Shire of Nanango
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Nanango
| state = qld
| image = Nanango LGA Qld.png
| image_upright = 0.81
| caption = Location within Queensland
| pop = 9,049
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}}
| pop_footnotes ={{Census 2006 AUS | id = LGA35650 | name = Nanango (S) (Local Government Area) | accessdate=2008-03-18|quick = on}}
| area = 1738.4
| est = 1879
| seat = Nanango
| region = South Burnett
| logo = NanangoSCLogo.PNG
| url = http://www.nanango.qld.gov.au/
| near-nw = Kingaroy
| near-n = Murgon
| near-ne = Kilkivan
| near-e = Cooloola
| near-w = Wambo
| near-sw = Rosalie
| near-s = Crows Nest
| near-se = Esk
}}
The Shire of Nanango was a local government area located in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about {{convert|100|km|mi|0}} northwest of the capital, Brisbane. The Shire covered an area of {{convert|1738.4|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the South Burnett area to become the South Burnett Regional Council.
History
Barambah Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1539.{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Baramba Division]|volume=25|page=1003|date=11 November 1879}}
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.{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Wambo Division amendment]|volume=30|page=426-427|date=25 February 1882}}{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Barambah Division amendment]|volume=30|page=427-428|date=25 February 1882}}
Kilkivan Division was created on 1 July 1886 from the western part of the Widgee Division and part of the Barambah Division under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Kilkivan Division constituted]|volume=39|page=4-5|date=3 July 1886}} However, the changes to Widgee's boundaries were not welcomed by the Widgee Divisional Board; they felt so much territory had been removed from Widgee Division that it was effectively abolished and the board members all threatened to resign in protest.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4494730 |title=COUNTRY MAILS. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=13 July 1886 |access-date=7 October 2013 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4484745 |title=COUNTRY MAILS. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=20 July 1886 |access-date=7 October 2013 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} The government then hastily abolished Kilkivan Division on 30 July 1886, only four weeks after it was created,{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Kilkivan Division abolished]|volume=39|page=324|date=31 July 1886}} leading to protests by the residents of Kilkivan.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4495320 |title=COUNTRY MAILS. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=9 August 1886 |access-date=7 October 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} Arguments about boundaries continued for a year.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3469933 |title=COUNTRY MAILS. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=20 May 1887 |access-date=7 October 2013 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3470170 |title=KILKIVAN TROUBLES. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=23 May 1887 |access-date=7 October 2013 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3470217 |title=PROPOSED NEW KILKIVAN DIVISION. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=24 May 1887 |access-date=7 October 2013 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3481764 |title=The Brisbane Courier. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=24 October 1887 |access-date=7 October 2013 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} Kilkivan Division was eventually re-constituted on 17 November 1887, comprising part of No. 2 subdivision of Widgee Division and part of the No. 2 subdivision and all of the No. 3 subdivision of Barambah Division, to be governed by a board of six members.{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Kilkivan Division re-constituted]|volume=42|page=979|date=19 November 1887}}{{cite QSA Agency|1013|Kilkivan Divisional Board|21 September 2013}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19928298 |title=Current News. |newspaper=The Queenslander |location=Brisbane |date=5 November 1887 |access-date=7 October 2013 |page=725 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
In 1888, Barambah Division was renamed Nanango Division.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Nanango Division became the Shire of Nanango on 31 March 1903.
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 Nanango merged with the Shires of Kingaroy, Murgon and Wondai to form the South Burnett Regional Council.
Towns
The Shire of Nanango included the following settlements:
Population
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Population | |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 4,073 |
| 1947 | 4,184 |
| 1954 | 3,938 |
| 1961 | 3,743 |
| 1966 | 3,501 |
| 1971 | 3,244 |
| 1976 | 2,961 |
| 1981 | 4,149 |
| 1986 | 5,326 |
| 1991 | 6,735 |
| 1996 | 7,810 |
| 2001 | 8,230 |
| 2006 | 9,049 |
Chairmen
- 1909: E. G. Lord {{cite book|title=Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919|year=2004|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=1-876613-79-3}}
- 1920: John Archibald Lee {{cite web|title=Blackbutt War Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/90574-blackbutt-war-memorial/photo/2|publisher=Monument Australia|access-date=4 April 2014}}
- 1926: John Archibald Lee {{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}}
References
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{{Queensland former LGAs}}
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Category:Former local government areas of Queensland
Category:1879 establishments in Australia