| Shire of Miriam Vale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 5,216 (2006 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.373/km2 (3.56/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,800 km2 (1,467.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Miriam Vale | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Miriam Vale | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Miriam Vale was a local government area near Gladstone in Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre was the town of Miriam Vale.
Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. [2] On 7 January 1902 the Miriam Vale Division was separated from Calliope Division. [3] [4]
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Miriam Vale Division became the Shire of Miriam Vale on 31 March 1903.
Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas:
were amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008. [5] [6]
The Shire of Miriam Vale included the following settlements:
Towns:
Villages:
Other communities:
The Shire of Miriam Vale was a sheep growing area, and also supported timber, beef and dairy cattle. Tourism was an emerging industry within the Shire.
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