The economy of the area is largely reliant on primary production. Agriculture is the mainstay of the community, with beef and pork production, wool growing, and horticulture traditionally underwriting the local economy.
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^"Former mayor receives OAM for life of service". Chinchilla News. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
shire, chinchilla, local, government, area, darling, downs, region, queensland, australia, shire, administered, from, town, chinchilla, covered, area, square, kilometres, existed, local, government, entity, from, 1912, until, 2008, when, amalgamated, with, tow. The Shire of Chinchilla was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland Australia The shire administered from the town of Chinchilla covered an area of 8 700 3 square kilometres 3 359 2 sq mi and existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008 when it amalgamated with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Murilla Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region Shire of Chinchilla QueenslandLocation within QueenslandPopulation5 942 2006 census 1 Density0 68296 km2 1 76887 sq mi Established1912Abolished2008Postcode s 4413Area8 700 3 km2 3 359 2 sq mi Council seatChinchillaRegionDarling DownsWebsiteShire of ChinchillaLGAs around Shire of Chinchilla Taroom Eidsvold MundubberaMurilla Shire of Chinchilla Wondai KingaroyTara Tara Wambo The economy of the area is largely reliant on primary production Agriculture is the mainstay of the community with beef and pork production wool growing and horticulture traditionally underwriting the local economy Contents 1 History 2 Towns and localities 3 Chairmen and Mayors 4 Population 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Shire of Chinchilla was established on 12 January 1912 by severance from the Shire of Wambo 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 Chinchilla merged with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Murilla Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region Towns and localities editThe Shire of Chinchilla included the following settlements Towns Chinchilla Brigalow Kogan Localities Barakula Boonarga Brigalow Burncluith Burra Burri Canaga Goombi Hopeland Pelican Rywung WychieChairmen and Mayors editOffice Holder Date From Date To Title Notes Leonard Louis Atkins 13 March 1912 23 January 1913 Chairman 2 William C Fraser 6 March 1913 3 March 1914 Chairman 2 Thomas Evans 3 March 1914 25 February 1916 Chairman 2 John Alexander Wilkinson 1916 1917 Chairman 2 George Wilbert Wood 1917 1919 Chairman 2 Frederick Joseph Glasson 1919 1933 Chairman 2 3 James Edward Mackie 1933 1939 Chairman Elected with 568 votes over FJ Glasson with 444 2 Thomas William Reid 1939 1948 Chairman Resigned in 1948 2 George L Castle 1948 1949 Chairman 2 John Dorney 1949 1968 Chairman Died while in office on 17 September 1968 2 Harvey Fuller 1968 April 1981 Chairman Resigned from office 2 Eric Stewart 1981 1985 Chairman Did not seek reelection 2 Ivan Middleton 1985 2000 Chairman later Mayor 2 Bill McCutcheon 2000 2008 Mayor 4 Population editYear Population 1921 3 103 1933 3 936 1947 5 203 1954 6 021 1961 6 063 1966 6 093 1971 5 524 1976 5 319 1981 5 387 1986 5 534 1991 5 406 1996 5 590 2001 5 609 2006 5 942References edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Chinchilla S Local Government Area 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 15 June 2011 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Matthews Tony 2004 Footsteps Through Time A History of the Chinchilla Shire Vol 2 Chinchilla Shire Council pp 640 706 998 1000 ISBN 0975210815 Pugh Theophilus Parsons 1927 Pugh s Almanac for 1927 Retrieved 13 June 2014 Former mayor receives OAM for life of service Chinchilla News Retrieved 31 March 2017 External links editQueensland Places Chinchilla Shire 26 44 33 5 S 150 37 24 E 26 742639 S 150 62333 E 26 742639 150 62333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shire of Chinchilla amp oldid 1135850521, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
