Shire of Nebo
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{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Nebo
| state = qld
| image = Nebo LGA Qld.png
| image_upright = 0.81
| caption = Location within Queensland
| pop = 2,522
| pop_year = 2006 census
| pop_footnotes ={{Census 2006 AUS | id = LGA35700 | name = Nebo (S) (Local Government Area) | accessdate=3 June 2013|quick = on}}
| area = 10034.6
| est = 1883
| seat = Nebo
| mayor = Bob Oakes
| region = Central Queensland
| logo = Nebo Logo.png
| url =
| near-nw = Bowen
| near-n = Mirani
| near-ne = Mackay
| near-w = Belyando
| near-e = Sarina
| near-sw = Belyando
| near-s = Broadsound
| near-se = Broadsound
}}
The Shire of Nebo was a local government area in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, about {{convert|80|km|mi|0}} south-west of the regional city of Mackay. The Shire, administered from the town of Nebo, covered an area of {{convert|10034.6|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed as a local government entity from 1883 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the Shires of Belyando and Broadsound to form the Isaac Region.
Traditionally a rural area, producing beef, sugar, sorghum and other grains, coal mining is now a major employer, with eight coal mines in the area and capacity for a further five.
History
File:Nebo Division, March 1902.jpg
The area was first explored by Europeans when Ludwig Leichhardt came in 1845, and was named Nebo by William Landsborough in 1856.
On 11 November 1879, the Broadsound Division was established as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Broadsound Division]|volume=25|page=1004|date=11 November 1879}}{{cite QSA Agency|356|Broadsound Divisional Board|24 September 2013}} Following a short-lived gold rush in the area, 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|Nego Divisional Board|24 September 2013}}
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Nebo Division became the Shire of Nebo on 31 March 1903.{{cite QSA Agency|1445|Nebo 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, Nebo merged with the Shires of Belyando and Broadsound to form the Isaac Region.{{cite QSA Agency|1445|Isaac Regional Council|24 September 2013}}
Towns and localities
The Shire of Nebo included the following settlements:
Chairmen
- 1908: William Conyngham Ussher {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58461958 |title=LICENSING AUTHORITIES. |newspaper=Townsville Daily Bulletin |location=Qld. |date=4 April 1908 |access-date=19 May 2014 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
- 1927: J. Dillon {{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}}
Population
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Population | |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 394 |
| 1947 | 534 |
| 1954 | 447 |
| 1961 | 575 |
| 1966 | 479 |
| 1971 | 777 |
| 1976 | 800 |
| 1981 | 914 |
| 1986 | 2,352 |
| 1991 | 2,634 |
| 1996 | 2,462 |
| 2001 | 2,529 |
| 2006 | 2,522 |
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/nebo-shire|title=Nebo Shire|website=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}
{{Queensland former LGAs}}
{{coord|21|41|18.25|S|148|41|26.24|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU-QLD|display=title}}
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Category:Former local government areas of Queensland
Category:1883 establishments in Australia