The Shire of Bundanba is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1879 to 1916.
The spelling of Bundanba was officially changed to Bundamba in 1932, but the Bundamba spelling was in common use long prior to that. [1]
On 11 November 1879, the Bundanba Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1828. [2] [3]
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Bundanba Division became the Shire of Bundanba on 31 March 1903. [3] [4]
On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires: [5]
resulting in:
The following served as chairmen:
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