Shire of Booringa

The Shire of Booringa was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia. The largest town and home of the shire administration was Mitchell. It existed from 1879 to 2008. The shire is now part of the Maranoa Region.

Shire of Booringa Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population	1,706 (2006)^[1]
• Density	0.061382/km^2 (0.15898/sq mi)
Area	27,793 km^2 (10,730.9 sq mi)
Council seat	Mitchell
Region	Maranoa
Website	Shire of Booringa
LGAs around Shire of Booringa: Murweh Bauhinia Bauhinia Murweh Shire of Booringa Bungil Paroo Balonne Warroo

History

 

Map of Booringa Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

Wallumbilla Division was established on 11 November 1879 as one of the original divisions proclaimed under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 3217.^[2]

On 21 May 1880, part of Wallumbilla Division was separated to create Bungil Division.^[3]

Wallumbilla Division was renamed Booringa Division on 18 July 1891. The name Booringa is the Aboriginal name for the country around Mitchell.^[4]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Booringa Division became the Shire of Booringa on 31 March 1903.

In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released a report recommending a number of amalgamations of local government areas in Queensland. As a result, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007, on 15 March 2008, the new local government area of Roma Region was created, as an amalgamation of five previous local government areas:^[5]

• the Town of Roma;
• the Shire of Bendemere;
• the Shire of Booringa;
• the Shire of Bungil;
• and the Shire of Warroo.

On 26 July 2009, Roma Region was renamed Maranoa Region.^[5]

Towns and localities

The Shire of Booringa included the following settlements:

• Amby
• Mitchell
• Mungallala

Chairmen and mayor

• 1892–1894: William Gordon Burton-Bradley^[6][7][8]
• 1927: William James Sullivan^[9]
• 1931: John William Fletcher^[10]
• 1985–2008: Warren Wilson^[11]

References

1. "Booringa Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
2. "Proclamation [Wallumbilla Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:999.
3. "Proclamation [Bungil & Wallumbilla Divisions]". Queensland Government Gazette. 22 May 1880. p. 26:1145.
4. "Mitchell". The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Toowoomba, Qld. 15 August 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 21 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Agency ID 11033, Maranoa Regional Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
6. "Booringa Divisional Board". The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Toowoomba, Qld. 13 April 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 29 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Bo[?]ringa Divisional Board". The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Toowoomba, Qld. 14 October 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 29 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "Booringa Divisional Board". The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Toowoomba, Qld. 11 April 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 29 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
9. Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
10. "MRS. J. W. FLETCHER". The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Qld. 3 December 1931. p. 26. Retrieved 29 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
11. Mobbs, Melissa (14 January 2014). "Roma farewells former Booringa Shire Mayor Warren Wilson". The Toowoomba Chronicle. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

External links

• "Booringa Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
• . (official website immediately prior to disestablishment). Booringa Shire Council. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008.
• . Local Government Directory. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007.

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