Shire of Paroo

Shire of Paroo
Queensland
Location in Queensland
Population 1,640 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 0.03437/km2 (0.08902/sq mi)
Established 1879
Area 47,714.5 km2 (18,422.7 sq mi)
Mayor Lindsay Godfrey
Council seat Cunnamulla
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Website Shire of Paroo
LGAs around Shire of Paroo:
Quilpie Murweh Maranoa
Bulloo Shire of Paroo Balonne
Far West (NSW) Bourke (NSW) Brewarrina (NSW)

The Shire of Paroo is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre is the town of Cunnamulla. The Paroo Shire covers an area of 47,714.5 square kilometres (18,422.7 sq mi). At the 2006 census, 1,217 of Paroo's 1,928 residents lived in Cunnamulla.

The dominant industry is grazing. Opal fields are also worked within the shire.

History

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

Paroo Division was established on 11 November 1879 as one of the original divisions proclaimed under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 799.[2][3]

On 3 June 1880, the western part of the Paroo Division was separated to create the Bulloo Division was established on 3 June 1880.[4]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Paroo Division became the Shire of Paroo on 31 March 1903.[3][5]

Shire facilities

Paroo Shire Hall and Council Chambers, Cunnamulla, circa 1930
The current Paroo Shire Hall with statue of the Cunnamulla Fella (from the Stan Coster song famously performed by Slim Dusty) in the foreground

In 1924, the shire was building a new shire hall, but it was wrecked in a violent dust storm on 5 February 1924.[6] However, they were able to straighten and strengthen the building[7] and it was finally opened on 6 December 1924 by the Minister for Public Instruction, Frank Brennan.[8]

The current Paroo Shire Council Civic centre is located on the corner of Stockyard Street and Louise Street, Cunnamulla.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Paroo includes the following settlements:

Amenities

Paroo Shire Council operates public libraries at Cunnamulla, Wyandra and Yowah.[9]

Population

Year Population
19333,505
19473,165
19544,143
19614,099
19663,600
19713,310
19763,021
19812,691
19862,733
19912,733
19962,432
20012,310
20061,928
20111,858
20161,640

Chairmen and mayors

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  • 1907: William Duncan Rankin [10]
  • 1924: Mr Mackay [11]
  • 1927: John Henry Kerr [12]
  • 2006: Ian Tonkin
  • 2008 - 2012: Jo Sheppard[13]
  • 2012 - : Lindsay Godfrey[14][15][16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Paroo (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Proclamation [Paroo Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:1000.
  3. 1 2 "Agency ID1472, Paroo Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Proclamation [Bulloo Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 5 June 1880. p. 26:1316.
  5. ↑ "Agency ID1473, Paroo Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "SEVERE DUST STORM". The Queensland Times. National Library of Australia. 7 February 1924. p. 5 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "CUNNAMULLA". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 21 April 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "NEW BUILDINGS AT CUNNAMULLA". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 11 December 1924. p. 19. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Paroo Shire Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1 876613 79 3.
  11. ↑ "CUNNAMULLA". The Brisbane Courier (20, 663). Queensland, Australia. 14 April 1924. p. 17. Retrieved 16 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "2008 Paroo Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Meet Your Councillors". Paroo Shire Council. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  15. ↑ "2012 Paroo Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "2016 Paroo Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

Further reading

  • Blake, Thom; Paroo Shire, Queensland. Council (1979), Cunnamulla : a brief history of the Paroo Shire, Paroo Shire Council, ISBN 978-0-9595353-0-3
  • Longhurst, Robert (2003), Paroo Shire history : Volume 1 : World War II 1847–1936, Paroo Shire Council, retrieved 14 January 2014
  • "Paroo Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

Coordinates: 28°04′00″S 145°41′00″E / 28.06667°S 145.68333°E / -28.06667; 145.68333

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