| Shire of Nebo Queensland |
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Location within Queensland |
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| Population: | 2,520 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1883 | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Bob Oakes | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Nebo | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mirani | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Capricornia | ||||||||||||
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Shire of Nebo is a Local Government Area in north Queensland, Australia. The shire contains the towns of Coppabella, Glenden and the administrative centre, Nebo.
Traditionally a rural shire, producing beef, sugar, sorghum and other grains, coal mining is now a major employer, with eight coal mines in the shire and capacity for a further five.[1] The area now known as Nebo Shire was first explored by Europeans when Ludwig Leichhardt came in 1845[2].
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