Shire of Wambo

The Shire of Wambo was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The shire surrounded but did not include the town of Dalby – which had its own municipal government. It covered an area of 5,709.7 square kilometres (2,204.5 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Chinchilla, Murilla and Tara and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region.

Shire of Wambo
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population5,229 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density0.91581/km2 (2.37194/sq mi)
Established1879
Area5,709.7 km2 (2,204.5 sq mi)
Council seatDalby
RegionDarling Downs
WebsiteShire of Wambo
LGAs around Shire of Wambo:
Chinchilla Chinchilla Kingaroy
Chinchilla Shire of Wambo Nanango, Rosalie
Tara Millmerran Jondaryan

History
Map of Wambo Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

Wambo Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1018.[2][3]

On 23 February 1882, there was a realignment of boundaries between Wambo Division and Barambah Division, involving subdivision 3 of Wambo Division and subdivisions 1 and 2 of Barambah Division.[4][5]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Wambo Division became the Shire of Wambo on 31 March 1903.[3][6]

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 Wambo merged with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Chinchilla, Murilla and Tara and Division 2 of the Shire of Taroom (the Wandoan area) to form the Western Downs Region.[6][7]

Towns and localities

The Shire of Wambo included the following settlements:

Chairmen
  • 1927: Richard Henry Francis Best junior[8]

Robert Sparkes

Population
Year Population
19214,908
19335,208
19476,046
19546,976
19616,893
19666,452
19715,659
19765,423
19815,511
19865,497
19915,184
19965,205
20015,102
20065,229

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Wambo (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  2. "Proclamation [Wambo Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:997.
  3. "Agency ID 11214, Wambo Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. "Proclamation [Wambo Division amendment]". Queensland Government Gazette. 25 February 1882. p. 30:426-427.
  5. "Proclamation [Barambah Division amendment]". Queensland Government Gazette. 25 February 1882. p. 30:427-428.
  6. "Agency ID 1929, Wambo Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  7. "Agency ID 11044, Western Downs Regional Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  8. Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  • "Wambo Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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