Shire of Duaringa explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Duaringa
State:	qld
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Pop:	6744
Area:	18201
Seat:	Duaringa
Region:	Capricornia
Url:	http://www.duaringa.qld.gov.au
Near-Nw:	Broadsound
Near-N:	Broadsound
Near-Ne:	Livingstone
Near-W:	Emerald
Near-E:	Fitzroy
Near-Sw:	Bauhinia
Near-S:	Taroom
Near-Se:	Banana

The Shire of Duaringa was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. Duaringa Shire covered an area of 18,201 square kilometres and had a population of 6,744 according to the . On 15 March 2008 the shires of Duaringa, Emerald, Bauhinia and Peak Downs were amalgamated to form the Central Highlands Region.

History

Banana Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.On 20 April 1881 part of Banana Division was separated to create Duaringa Division.

On 4 January 1884, there was an adjustment of boundaries between Bauhinia Division's subdivisions Nos. 2 and 3 and the Duaringa Division. Soon after, on 20 March 1884, there was a further adjustment of boundaries between Bauhinia Division's subdivisions Nos. 1 and 3 and Duaringa Division.

On 3 March 1892, part of subdivision 2 of the Broadsound Division was transferred to subdivision 3 of the Gogango Division, while another part of subdivision 2 of the Broadsound Division was transferred to the Duaringa Division.

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

On 15 March 2008 the Shires of Duaringa, Emerald, Bauhinia and Peak Downs were amalgamated to form the Central Highlands Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Duaringa included the following settlements:

Towns:

• Duaringa
• Dingo
• Blackwater
• Bluff

Township:

• Bauhinia

Others

The Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda is located in five separate locations inside the former Shire of Duaringa - three of them wholly surrounded by Duaringa, and two on the border with Fitzroy Shire.

Economy

Duaringa is a local centre for the region's farmers, who cultivate sorghum and wheat, and graze beef cattle. Mining is another major industry within the Shire, due to the vast coal deposits around Blackwater.

Chairmen

• Archibald Francis Dutton (1881) (brother of Charles Boydell Dutton)^[1]
• Albert Andrew Wright (1882, 1883, 1884) (father of Phillip Wright)^[1]
• John Hay Ross (1885, 1886, 1887, 1888)^[1]
• Arthur Herbert MacDonald (1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893)^[1]
• William Irving Bell (after whom Bell Park at Emu Park is named) (1892, 1895, 1898, 1907) ^{[2] [3] [4]}
• Edmund Dempsey (1894, 1896, 1897, 1901)^[1]
• Somerled William MacDonald (1899, 1900)^[1]
• Charles Ashmall Barnard (1902, 1903, 1912, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921-1924, 1924-1927) ^[5]
• William Officer (1904, 1905, 1906, 1907)^[1]
• Henry Greensill Barnard (1908, 1909)^[1]
• Peter Diamond (1910, 1911, 1912, 1919)^[1]
• Richard Stewart Walsh (1913, 1914, 1915)^[1]
• Henry Richard Bauman (1920)^[1]
• James Thomas Dunne (1927-1930)^[1]
• Lorne Alexander MacKenzie (1930-1933)^[1]
• Edward Adams (1933-1936,1936-1939, 1939-1943, 1943-1946)^[6]
• Harold Park (1946-1949, 1949-1952, 1952-1955, 1955-1958)^[1]
• William Graeme (Tom) Graham (1958-1961, 1961-1964)^[1]
• Harold Joseph George Bauman (1964-1967, 1967-1970, 1970-1973)^[1]
• William Kerrod Park OBE (1973-1976, 1976-1979, 1979-1982, 1982-1985, 1985-1988, 1988-1991, 1991-1994)^{[1] [7]}
• Tom Hall (1994-1997, 1997-2000, 2000–2004)^[8]
• Gary Howard (2004-2008)^[9]

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Duaringa and Duaringa Shire

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Notes and References

1. Turner, Denise | Duaringa Shire : 100 years of local government, 1881-1981 | published in 1981 | published by Duaringa Shire Council |
2. News: Duaringa Divisional Board.. 26 September 1892. The Daily Northern Argus. 2319. Queensland, Australia. 1. 5. National Library of Australia. 2 November 2016.
3. News: DUARINGA DIVISIONAL BOARD.. 13 May 1895. Morning Bulletin. 9689. Queensland, Australia. XLVIII. 6. National Library of Australia. 2 November 2016.
4. News: QUEENSLAND NEWS.. 4 April 1898. Morning Bulletin. 10,520. Queensland, Australia. LXI. 5. National Library of Australia. 2 November 2016.
5. Book: Pugh. Theophilus Parsons. Pugh's Almanac for 1927. 1927. 13 June 2014.
6. News: COUNTRY WOMEN. 27 April 1934. Morning Bulletin. 21,141. Queensland, Australia. 14. National Library of Australia. 2 November 2016.
7. Web site: PARK, William Kerrod. It's An Honour. Australian Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055101/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1108898. 6 January 2019. live. 6 January 2019.
8. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/former-mayor-denies-agreement-for-duaringa-shire-to-build-australianthemed-playground-in-japan/news-story/fd2f3c5d1eda7ea3d6022ca7c42c2c98 Former mayor denies agreement for Duaringa Shire to build 'Australian-themed playground' in Japan
9. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-04-07/duaringa-mayor-sworn-in-today/165766 Duaringa mayor sworn in today