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Shire of Burke

August 29, 2023

The Shire of Burke is a local government area in North West Queensland, Australia. The shire lies on the south coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria and abuts the border with the Northern Territory. It covers an area of 39,864 square kilometres (15,391.6 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1885. The major town and administrative centre of the shire is Burketown.

Shire of Burke
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population352 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.008870/km2 (0.02297/sq mi)
Established1885
Area39,684 km2 (15,322.1 sq mi)[1]
MayorErnie Camp
Council seatBurketown
RegionNorth West Queensland
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
WebsiteShire of Burke

The shire and town are named in honour of ill-fated explorer Robert O'Hara Burke.[2] The Gangalidda name for Burketown is Mungibi meaning ‘little Island’ for the fact that flooding in the wet season often isolates the town.[citation needed]

From the months of August to November, a rare meteorological phenomenon known as "Morning Glory" – long, tubular clouds, some up to 1000 km in length – are often observed in the skies above Burke Shire.[3]

The shire contains Boodjamulla National Park (formerly called Lawn Hill National Park) and the World Heritage Site Riversleigh fossil fields. The Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee lies inside Burke Shire to the west of Burketown. It also includes Gregory Downs.

History Edit

Yukulta (also known as Ganggalida) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Yukulta language region is the Gulf Country including the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee and Shire of Mornington.[4]

Yulluna (also known as Yalarnga, Yalarrnga, Jalanga, Jalannga, Wonganja, Gunggalida, Jokula) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Yulluna language region includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Cloncurry and other areas near the Gulf of Carpentaria.[5]

Garrwa (also known as Garawa) is a language of the Gulf region, taking in the localities of Borroloola and Westmoreland. The Garrwa language region takes in the landscape of the Roper Gulf Regional Council and the Doomadgee Shire Council.[6]

 
Map of Burke Division, March 1902

The Doonmunya Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 396.[7] However, the divisional board appeared to be completely inactive, perhaps because the division was so large (being the area surrounding the southern part of the Gulf of Carpentaria) and was very sparsely settled.[8] Nonetheless some of the citizens were unhappy about this.[9] Consequently, on 11 January 1883, the Doonmunya Division was abolished and a new Carpentaria Division was created to replace it.[10][11][12]

However, once the Carpentaria Divisional Board became operational, the residents of the Burketown area became concerned that their rates were likely to be spent on the Normanton area rather than their own and began to agitate for their own division west of the Leichhardt River.[13] On 30 January 1885, the Burke Division was created from lands formerly within the Carpentaria Division with some adjustments to the Cloncurry Division.[14][15][16]

On 31 March 1903, Burke Division became the Shire of Burke.[17]

Towns and localities Edit

The Shire of Burke includes the following settlements:

Escott Edit

Escott Station derives its name from its 1869 ownership by the English, Scottish, Australian Pastoral Co. In 1942, an American Liberator bomber crashed at Moonlight Creek, which was then a part of Escott. As the cattle station became less viable in the 1970s, it was opened up to tourists, and the Escott Barramundi Lodge was established in 1979.[18][19] The homestead is located at 17°43'59"S, 139°25'0"E,[20] and there is an airstrip.[21] It no longer functions as tourist accommodation.[22]

Amenities Edit

The Burke Shire Council operate public library in Burketown.[23]

Chairmen and mayors Edit

Population Edit

The populations below exclude the Aboriginal community of Doomadgee, which hovered between 800-1000 residents for most of the period under consideration.

Year Population
1933 355
1947 250
1954 248
1961 361
1966 291
1971 384
1976 413
1981 466
1986 511
1991 513
1996 660
2001 1,010
2006 1,145
2011 514
2016 328

References Edit

  1. ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Burketown (entry 5355)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ^ ABC Australia, August 2003, Soaring the Glory Accessed 12 December 2006.
  4. ^   This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Yukulta". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. ^   This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Yulluna". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. ^   This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Indigenous languages map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Proclamation [Doonmunya Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:1007.
  8. ^ "Local Government Practically Applied". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 15 January 1881. p. 71. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  9. ^ "NORMANTON". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 12 January 1883. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Proclamation [Doonmunya Division abolished]". Queensland Government Gazette. 13 January 1883. p. 32:98.
  11. ^ "Proclamation [Carpentaria Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 13 January 1883. p. 32:98.
  12. ^ "Agency ID 556, Carpentaria Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  13. ^ "BURKETOWN". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 26 September 1884. p. 6. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Proclamation [Burke Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 31 January 1885. p. 36:328-329.
  15. ^ "Proclamation [Carpentaria Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 31 January 1885. p. 36:328.
  16. ^ "Proclamation [Cloncurry Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 31 January 1885. p. 36:327-328.
  17. ^ "Agency ID 546, Burke Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  18. ^ "History of Escott Station, North Queensland". Dropbears. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  19. ^ "A Dude in the Outback". The New York Times. 22 June 1986. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Escott, Burke, State of Queensland, Australia". Mindat.org. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Escott, Queensland, Australia (AU)". Airport Codes. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Escott Lodge". This Adventurous Age. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Burke Shire Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2016. from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  24. ^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  25. ^ "2008 Burke Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". 31 August 2010. Electoral Commission of Queensland. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  26. ^ "2012 Burke Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  27. ^ . Burke Shire Council. Burke Shire Council. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  28. ^ "2016 Burke Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  29. ^ "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.[dead link]

External links Edit

  • "Burke Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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The Shire of Burke is a local government area in North West Queensland Australia The shire lies on the south coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria and abuts the border with the Northern Territory It covers an area of 39 864 square kilometres 15 391 6 sq mi and has existed as a local government entity since 1885 The major town and administrative centre of the shire is Burketown Shire of Burke QueenslandLocation within QueenslandPopulation352 2018 1 Density0 008870 km2 0 02297 sq mi Established1885Area39 684 km2 15 322 1 sq mi 1 MayorErnie CampCouncil seatBurketownRegionNorth West QueenslandState electorate s TraegerFederal division s KennedyWebsiteShire of BurkeLGAs around Shire of Burke Gulf of Carpentaria Gulf of Carpentaria DoomadgeeMorningtonRoper Gulf NT Shire of Burke CarpentariaBarkly NT Mount Isa CloncurryThe shire and town are named in honour of ill fated explorer Robert O Hara Burke 2 The Gangalidda name for Burketown is Mungibi meaning little Island for the fact that flooding in the wet season often isolates the town citation needed From the months of August to November a rare meteorological phenomenon known as Morning Glory long tubular clouds some up to 1000 km in length are often observed in the skies above Burke Shire 3 The shire contains Boodjamulla National Park formerly called Lawn Hill National Park and the World Heritage Site Riversleigh fossil fields The Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee lies inside Burke Shire to the west of Burketown It also includes Gregory Downs Contents 1 History 2 Towns and localities 3 Escott 4 Amenities 5 Chairmen and mayors 6 Population 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditYukulta also known as Ganggalida is an Australian Aboriginal language The Yukulta language region is the Gulf Country including the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee and Shire of Mornington 4 Yulluna also known as Yalarnga Yalarrnga Jalanga Jalannga Wonganja Gunggalida Jokula is an Australian Aboriginal language The Yulluna language region includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Cloncurry and other areas near the Gulf of Carpentaria 5 Garrwa also known as Garawa is a language of the Gulf region taking in the localities of Borroloola and Westmoreland The Garrwa language region takes in the landscape of the Roper Gulf Regional Council and the Doomadgee Shire Council 6 Map of Burke Division March 1902The Doonmunya Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 396 7 However the divisional board appeared to be completely inactive perhaps because the division was so large being the area surrounding the southern part of the Gulf of Carpentaria and was very sparsely settled 8 Nonetheless some of the citizens were unhappy about this 9 Consequently on 11 January 1883 the Doonmunya Division was abolished and a new Carpentaria Division was created to replace it 10 11 12 However once the Carpentaria Divisional Board became operational the residents of the Burketown area became concerned that their rates were likely to be spent on the Normanton area rather than their own and began to agitate for their own division west of the Leichhardt River 13 On 30 January 1885 the Burke Division was created from lands formerly within the Carpentaria Division with some adjustments to the Cloncurry Division 14 15 16 On 31 March 1903 Burke Division became the Shire of Burke 17 Towns and localities EditThe Shire of Burke includes the following settlements Burketown Gidya Gregory Lawn Hill NicholsonEscott EditEscott Station derives its name from its 1869 ownership by the English Scottish Australian Pastoral Co In 1942 an American Liberator bomber crashed at Moonlight Creek which was then a part of Escott As the cattle station became less viable in the 1970s it was opened up to tourists and the Escott Barramundi Lodge was established in 1979 18 19 The homestead is located at 17 43 59 S 139 25 0 E 20 and there is an airstrip 21 It no longer functions as tourist accommodation 22 Amenities EditThe Burke Shire Council operate public library in Burketown 23 Chairmen and mayors EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items November 2017 1927 F T Webber 24 2008 2012 Annie Clarke 25 2012 present Ernest J Ernie Camp 26 27 28 29 Population EditThe populations below exclude the Aboriginal community of Doomadgee which hovered between 800 1000 residents for most of the period under consideration Year Population1933 3551947 2501954 2481961 3611966 2911971 3841976 4131981 4661986 5111991 5131996 6602001 1 0102006 1 1452011 5142016 328References Edit a b 3218 0 Regional Population Growth Australia 2017 18 Population Estimates by Local Government Area ASGS 2018 2017 to 2018 Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 March 2019 Retrieved 25 October 2019 Estimated resident population 30 June 2018 Burketown entry 5355 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 13 September 2015 ABC Australia August 2003 Soaring the Glory Accessed 12 December 2006 This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4 0 licensed text from Yukulta Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map State Library of Queensland Retrieved 28 January 2020 This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4 0 licensed text from Yulluna Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map State Library of Queensland Retrieved 28 January 2020 This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4 0 licensed text from Indigenous languages map of Queensland State Library of Queensland State Library of Queensland Retrieved 5 February 2020 Proclamation Doonmunya Division Queensland Government Gazette 11 November 1879 p 25 1007 Local Government Practically Applied The Queenslander Brisbane National Library of Australia 15 January 1881 p 71 Retrieved 4 October 2013 NORMANTON The Brisbane Courier National Library of Australia 12 January 1883 p 6 Retrieved 4 October 2013 Proclamation Doonmunya Division abolished Queensland Government Gazette 13 January 1883 p 32 98 Proclamation Carpentaria Division constituted Queensland Government Gazette 13 January 1883 p 32 98 Agency ID 556 Carpentaria Divisional Board Queensland State Archives Retrieved 12 September 2013 BURKETOWN The Brisbane Courier National Library of Australia 26 September 1884 p 6 Retrieved 5 October 2013 Proclamation Burke Division constituted Queensland Government Gazette 31 January 1885 p 36 328 329 Proclamation Carpentaria Division amended Queensland Government Gazette 31 January 1885 p 36 328 Proclamation Cloncurry Division amended Queensland Government Gazette 31 January 1885 p 36 327 328 Agency ID 546 Burke Shire Council Queensland State Archives Retrieved 5 October 2013 History of Escott Station North Queensland Dropbears Retrieved 10 October 2020 A Dude in the Outback The New York Times 22 June 1986 Retrieved 10 October 2020 Escott Burke State of Queensland Australia Mindat org Retrieved 10 October 2020 Escott Queensland Australia AU Airport Codes Retrieved 10 October 2020 Escott Lodge This Adventurous Age Retrieved 10 October 2020 Burke Shire Council Public Libraries Connect State Library of Queensland 20 September 2016 Archived from the original on 5 February 2018 Retrieved 5 February 2018 Pugh Theophilus Parsons 1927 Pugh s Almanac for 1927 Retrieved 13 June 2014 2008 Burke Shire Mayoral Election Election Summary 31 August 2010 Electoral Commission of Queensland Retrieved 16 March 2017 2012 Burke Shire Mayoral Election Election Summary Electoral Commission of Queensland 28 May 2012 Retrieved 16 March 2017 Mayor and Councillor Profiles Burke Shire Council Burke Shire Council Archived from the original on 4 August 2012 Retrieved 14 June 2014 2016 Burke Shire Council Mayoral Election Election Summary Electoral Commission of Queensland 19 April 2016 Retrieved 16 March 2017 2020 Local Government Elections Saturday 28 March 2020 Electoral Commission of Queensland 2020 Retrieved 16 June 2020 dead link External links Edit Burke Shire Queensland Places Centre for the Government of Queensland University of Queensland 17 44 10 S 139 32 56 E 17 73611 S 139 54889 E 17 73611 139 54889 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shire of Burke amp oldid 1098120961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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