Shire of Millmerran
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Millmerran
| state = qld
| image = Millmerran LGA Qld.png
| image_upright = 0.81
| caption = Location within Queensland
| pop = 3,078
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}}
| pop_footnotes ={{Census 2006 AUS | id = LGA35000 | name = Millmerran (S) (Local Government Area) | accessdate=2008-03-18|quick = on}}
| area = 4520.8
| est = 1913
| seat = Millmerran
| region = Darling Downs
| logo = Millmerran Logo.jpg
| url = http://www.millmerran.qld.gov.au/
| near-nw = Tara
| near-n = Wambo
| near-ne = Jondaryan
| near-w = Tara
| near-e = Clifton
| near-sw = Waggamba
| near-s = Inglewood
| near-se = Warwick
}}
The Shire of Millmerran was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, about {{convert|80|km|mi|0}} southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire covered an area of {{convert|4520.8|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed as a local government entity from 1913 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to become the Toowoomba Region.
The shire was located in the catchment of the Condamine and Macintyre Rivers and as well as traditional sheep and cattle grazing, industry in the shire included cotton, timber, piggeries and coal mining. The main crops grown are barley, wheat, sorghum and small grains.
History
The Shire of Millmerran came into existence on 24 April 1913 after its residents and those of the Pittsworth area to the northeast voted to split away from the Shire of Jondaryan.
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 Millmerran merged with the City of Toowoomba and the Shires of Cambooya, Clifton, Crows Nest, Jondaryan, Pittsworth and Shire of Rosalie to form the Toowoomba Region.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Millmerran includes the following settlements:
Population
class="wikitable" | |
Year
! Population | |
---|---|
1933 | 2,335 |
1947 | 3,012 |
1954 | 3,473 |
1961 | 3,423 |
1966 | 3,512 |
1971 | 3,435 |
1976 | 3,309 |
1981 | 3,047 |
1986 | 3,115 |
1991 | 3,014 |
1996 | 2,830 |
2001 | 3,935 |
2006 | 3,078 |
Chairmen and mayors
- 1925: J. McKenzie {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20926872|title=MILMERRAN DISTRICT. SUCCESSFUL PIONEERING WORK.|date=16 May 1925|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=28 July 2019|issue=21,001|location=Queensland, Australia|page=15|via=National Library of Australia}}
- 1927: J. McKenzie {{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}}
- 2004—2008: Paul Antonio
References
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Category:Former local government areas of Queensland