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Shire of Chillagoe 
Summary
The Shire of Chillagoe was a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia.
History edit
On 16 December 1908, a small part of Shire of Woothakata was transferred to the Shire of Walsh, which was then split with one part being proclaimed the new Shire of Chillagoe, based at Chillagoe.[1][2]
On 25 June 1932, the Shires of Chillagoe and Walsh were merged back into the Shire of Woothakata,[3][4] which was renamed the Shire of Mareeba on 20 December 1947.[5][6][7]
Chairmen edit
- 1927: William Cooper Bourke[8]
References edit
- ^ "SHIRE BOUNDARIES". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 19 December 1908. p. 10. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "SHIRE BOUNDARIES". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 19 December 1908. p. 10. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 23 April 1932. p. 137:1553.
- ^ "ABOLITION OF SHIRES". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 April 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Woothakata Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "WOOTHAKATA NOW MAREEBA SHIRE". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 19 December 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "TONGUE-TWISTER CHANGES NAME". The Northern Miner. Charters Towers, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 22 December 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External links edit
- "Chillagoe and Chillagoe Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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