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.
^"OFFICIAL ITEMS". The Queenslander. 11 January 1902. p. 52. Retrieved 27 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Miriam Vale and Miriam Vale Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^"Gladstone Region". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
^"Gladstone Regional Council",Centre for the Government of Queensland, Retrieved January 14, 2012.
^Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
Further readingedit
Jeffery, Arthur; Taylor, Margaret; Growcott, Val (1900), A short history of Miriam Vale Shire : the birthplace of Queensland : from the journals of Arthur Jeffery, Miram Vale Historical Society, ISBN978-0-646-26966-5
External linksedit
"Miriam Vale and Miriam Vale Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
shire, miriam, vale, local, government, area, near, gladstone, queensland, australia, administrative, centre, town, miriam, vale, queenslandlocation, within, queenslandpopulation5, 2006, census, density1, area3, council, seatmiriam, valewebsitelgas, around, ca. The Shire of Miriam Vale was a local government area near Gladstone in Queensland Australia The administrative centre was the town of Miriam Vale Shire of Miriam Vale QueenslandLocation within QueenslandPopulation5 216 2006 census 1 Density1 373 km2 3 56 sq mi Area3 800 km2 1 467 2 sq mi Council seatMiriam ValeWebsiteShire of Miriam ValeLGAs around Shire of Miriam Vale Calliope Pacific Ocean Pacific OceanCalliope Shire of Miriam Vale Pacific OceanKolan Kolan Burnett Contents 1 History 2 Towns and localities 3 Economy 4 Chairmen 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Map of Miriam Vale Division and adjacent local government areas March 1902Calliope 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 City of Gladstone Shire of Calliope Shire of Miriam Valewere amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008 5 6 Towns and localities editThe Shire of Miriam Vale included the following settlements Towns 1770 Agnes Water Miriam Vale administrative centre Turkey BeachVillages Bororen Lowmead RosedaleOther communities Baffle Creek DeepwaterEconomy editThe 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 Chairmen edit1927 G G Hales 7 References edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Miriam Vale S 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 March 2018 Proclamation Calliope Division Queensland Government Gazette 11 November 1879 p 25 1004 OFFICIAL ITEMS The Queenslander 11 January 1902 p 52 Retrieved 27 December 2013 via National Library of Australia Miriam Vale and Miriam Vale Shire Queensland Places Centre for the Government of Queensland University of Queensland Retrieved 27 December 2013 Gladstone Region Queensland Places Centre for the Government of Queensland University of Queensland Retrieved 8 September 2013 Gladstone Regional Council Centre for the Government of Queensland Retrieved January 14 2012 Pugh Theophilus Parsons 1927 Pugh s Almanac for 1927 Retrieved 13 June 2014 Further reading editJeffery Arthur Taylor Margaret Growcott Val 1900 A short history of Miriam Vale Shire the birthplace of Queensland from the journals of Arthur Jeffery Miram Vale Historical Society ISBN 978 0 646 26966 5External links edit Miriam Vale and Miriam Vale Shire Queensland Places Centre for the Government of Queensland University of Queensland 24 19 43 S 151 33 43 4 E 24 32861 S 151 562056 E 24 32861 151 562056 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shire of Miriam Vale amp oldid 1029786936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
