Shire of Clifton
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| Shire of Clifton Queensland |
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| Population: | 2,549 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 867.5 km² (334.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Clifton | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Clifton was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Clifton, covered an area of 867.5 square kilometres (334.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to become the Toowoomba Regional Council.
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[edit] History
The Clifton Divisional Board was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Clifton became a shire council on 31 March 1903.
On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Clifton merged with the City of Toowoomba and the Shires of Cambooya, Crows Nest, Jondaryan, Millmerran, Pittsworth and Shire of Rosalie to form the Toowoomba Regional Council.
[edit] Towns and localities
- Clifton
- Kings Creek
- Nobby (split with Shire of Cambooya)
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1933 | 3,105 |
| 1947 | 2,760 |
| 1954 | 2,542 |
| 1961 | 2,572 |
| 1966 | 2,549 |
| 1971 | 2,378 |
| 1976 | 2,260 |
| 1981 | 2,188 |
| 1986 | 2,354 |
| 1991 | 2,301 |
| 1996 | 2,308 |
| 2001 | 2,327 |
| 2006 | 2,549 |
[edit] Mayors and Chairmen
- Ian Jones (2004—2008)
- Patricia Collins (1997—2004)
- Reg Murphy (1994—1997)
- Ian Jones (1991—1994)
- Emmett Lyons (1982—1991)
- William Bishop (1979—1982)
- Virgil O'Leary (1976—1979)
- William Finlay (1967—1976)
- William Bourke (1955—1967)
- Herbert Warfield (1949—1955)
- Heinrich Heinrichsen (1947—1949)
- James Meara (1924—1947)
- W. R. Ross (1922—1923)
- James Meara (1917—1921)
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Clifton (S) (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
