Shire of Waggamba

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Shire of Waggamba
Queensland
Waggamba Shire Hall, Goondiwindi, circa 1930.jpg
Waggamba Shire Hall, Goondiwindi, circa 1930
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Location within Queensland
Population2,951 (2006 census) [1]
 • Density0.22021/km2 (0.57034/sq mi)
Established1879
Area13,400.8 km2 (5,174.1 sq mi)
Council seat Goondiwindi
Region Darling Downs
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LGAs around Shire of Waggamba:
Balonne Tara Millmerran
Balonne Shire of Waggamba Inglewood
Moree Plains (NSW) Goondiwindi Inverell (NSW)

The Shire of Waggamba was a local government area of Queensland, Australia on the Queensland-New South Wales border in the Darling Downs region, surrounding the Town of Goondiwindi, a separate local government area limited to the town. Administered from (although not including) the town of Goondiwindi, it covered an area of 13,400.8 square kilometres (5,174.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Inglewood and the Town of Goondiwindi to form the Goondiwindi Region.

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History

Map of Waggamba Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902 Waggamba Division, March 1902.jpg
Map of Waggamba Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Waggamba Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1176. [2] Its headquarters were in the town of Goondiwindi. [3]

In 1888, the urban area of Goondiwindi was excised from the Waggamba Division to create a separate municipality, the Borough of Goondiwindi. [3]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Waggamba Division became the Shire of Waggamba 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 Waggamba merged with the Shire of Inglewood and Town of Goondiwindi to form the Goondiwindi Region. [3]

Towns and localities

Waggamba Shire Hall, Goondiwindi district, 1905 Waggamba Shire Hall, Goondiwindi district, 1905.jpg
Waggamba Shire Hall, Goondiwindi district, 1905

The Shire of Waggamba included the following settlements:

Population

YearPopulation
19332,468
19472,590
19542,968
19613,123
19662,895
19712,913
19762,539
19812,732
19862,757
19912,898
19962,712
20012,975
20062,951

Chairmen

Harry Marshall was the chairman of the Waggamba Shire Council for three years (he had been blind for 45 years when this photograph was taken in 1905) StateLibQld 2 89744 Harry Marshall.jpg
Harry Marshall was the chairman of the Waggamba Shire Council for three years (he had been blind for 45 years when this photograph was taken in 1905)

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References

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