Shire of Miriam Vale
Local government area in Queensland, Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Miriam Vale | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,800 km2 (1,500 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 5,216 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.373/km2 (3.56/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Miriam Vale | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
History
Calliope 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 Vale
were amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008.[5][6]
Towns and localities
The Shire of Miriam Vale included the following settlements:
Towns:
- 1770
- Agnes Water
- Miriam Vale (administrative centre)
- Turkey Beach
Villages:
Other communities:
Economy
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.
Chairmen
- 1927: G. G. Hales[7]