Shire of Broadsound
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Broadsound
| state = qld
| image = Broadsound LGA Qld.png
| image_upright = 0.81
| caption = Location within Queensland
| pop = 6,843
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}}
| pop_footnotes ={{Census 2006 AUS | id = LGA31700 | name = Broadsound (S) (Local Government Area) | accessdate=3 June 2013|quick = on}}
| area = 18546.0
| est = 1879
| seat = St Lawrence
| region = Capricornia
| logo = Broadsound CorpLogo.png
| near-nw = Belyando
| near-n = Nebo
| near-ne = Sarina
| near-w = Peak Downs
| near-e = Pacific Ocean
| near-sw = Emerald
| near-s = Duaringa
| near-se = Livingstone
}}
Shire of Broadsound was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. The Shire, administered from the town of St Lawrence, covered an area of {{convert|18546.0|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the Shires of Belyando and Nebo to form the Isaac Region.
History
File:Broadsound Division, March 1902.jpg
On 11 November 1879, the Broadsound Division was established as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1146.{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Broadsound Division]|volume=25|page=1004|date=11 November 1879}}{{cite QSA Agency|356|Broadsound Divisional Board|24 September 2013}}
On 3 March 1892, part of subdivision 2 of the Broadsound Division was transferred to subdivision 3 of the Gogango Division. Another part of subdivision 2 of the Broadsound Division was transferred to the Duaringa Division.{{Gazette QLD | title=Order in Council [Broadsound, Gogango and Duaringa Divisions] | volume = 55 | page = 920 | date = 5 March 1892}}
On 7 February 1883, part of subdivisions 2 and 3 of Broadsound Division were separated to create Nebo Division.{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Nebo Division constituted]|volume=32|page=354|date=10 February 1883}}{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Broadsound Division amended]|volume=32|page=354|date=10 February 1883}}{{cite QSA Agency|1444|Nebo Divisional Board|4 October 2013}}
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Broadsound Division became the Shire of Broadsound on 31 March 1903.{{cite QSA Agency|185|Broadsound Shire Council|24 September 2013}}
On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, Broadsound merged with the Shires of Belyando and Nebo to form the Isaac Region.{{cite QSA Agency|11032|Isaac Regional Council|24 September 2013}}
Towns and localities
The Shire of Broadsound included the following settlements:
Population
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Population | |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 1,590 |
| 1947 | 1,415 |
| 1954 | 1,537 |
| 1961 | 1,539 |
| 1966 | 1,625 |
| 1971 | 1,589 |
| 1976 | 3,379 |
| 1981 | 6,908 |
| 1986 | 8,419 |
| 1991 | 8,472 |
| 1996 | 7,486 |
| 2001 | 6,601 |
| 2006 | 6,843 |
Chairmen
- 1907: J.C. Hutton {{cite book|title=Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919|year=2004|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=1-876613-79-3}}
- 1909: Ramsden Gledstanes Talbot
- 1915: Ramsden Gledstanes Talbot
- 1927: James Gillespie {{cite book|last1=Pugh|first1=Theophilus Parsons|title=Pugh's Almanac for 1927|date=1927|url=http://www.textqueensland.com.au/pughs-almanac|access-date=13 June 2014}}
- 1979 - 1982: Jim Randell{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2023| url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Members/Former-Members/Former-Members-Register/Former-Member-Details?id=1643061375|accessdate= 11 April 2023}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Shire of Broadsound}}
- {{cite web|title=Broadsound Shire|url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/broadsound-shire|work=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/broadsound.qld.gov.au |date=* |title=Official website }}
{{Queensland former LGAs}}
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Category:Former local government areas of Queensland
Category:2008 disestablishments in Australia