Shire of Queenton
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The Shire of Queenton was a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia. It was located to the south of Charters Towers and existed from 1902 to 1916.
History
Dalrymple Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.
From as early as 1889, there were local residents seeking to create a separate local government area in the Queenton area.[1]
On 2 July 1902, the No. 1 subdivision of Dalrymple Division was excised to create a separate Shire of Queenton.[2][3][4]
On 23 Dec 1916, the Shire of Queenton was abolished and absorbed into the Town of Charters Towers.[2][5]
Chairman
- 1907: Alexander Hobson Pritchard[6]
References
- ↑ "Northern Miner. PUBLISHED DALLY.". The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) (Charters Towers, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 20 May 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Agency ID1676, Queenton Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ↑ "THE PROPOSED SHIRE.". The North Queensland Register (Townsville, Qld. : 1892 - 1905) (Townsville, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 22 July 1901. p. 8. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "THE QUEENTON SHIRE.". The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) (Charters Towers, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 3 July 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "Agency ID2099, Charters Towers Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Unidentified (1907), A. H. Pritchard, Chairman, Queenton Shire Council, 1907, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 9 January 2014
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Coordinates: 20°05′17″S 146°16′08″E / 20.088°S 146.269°E
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