The Shire of Middle Ridge was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, south of Toowoomba, Queensland, centred on Middle Ridge (now a suburb of Toowoomba). It existed from 1880 to 1917.
The Shire of Middle Ridge was established as a municipal shire on 22 May 1880. [1] [2] Its centre was at the intersection of Stenner and Hume Streets, where there was the shire hall, the school, and a church. [3]
On 23 February 1917, the Shire of Middle Ridge was abolished, split between the City of Toowoomba and the Shire of Drayton. [4] [5] In 2008 during a major local government amalgamation, both parts of the former Shire of Middle Ridge became part of Toowoomba Region.
Drayton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Drayton had a population of 1,710 people.
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The Shire of Clifton was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Clifton, covered an area of 867.5 square kilometres (334.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region.
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The Toowoomba Golf Club Middle Ridge is one of two golf clubs in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; the other being City Golf Club Toowoomba. Toowoomba Golf Club is situated in the suburb of Middle Ridge, and its address is 235–323 Rowbotham Street.