Shire of Boulia

The Shire of Boulia is a local government area in Central West Queensland, bordering the Northern Territory. Its administrative centre is in the town of Boulia.

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

Shire of Boulia
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Boulia Shire Hall, 2016
Population425 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.006978/km2 (0.018073/sq mi)
Established1887
Area60,906 km2 (23,515.9 sq mi)[1]
MayorRick Britton
Council seatBoulia
RegionCentral West Queensland
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
WebsiteShire of Boulia
LGAs around Shire of Boulia:
Barkly (NT) Mount Isa Cloncurry
Barkly (NT) Shire of Boulia Winton
Central Desert (NT) Diamantina Diamantina

It covers an area of 60,906 square kilometres (23,515.9 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. The main industry in the shire is beef production.

The shire is known for the unexplained phenomenon of the Min Min light, a light that has been reported to follow travellers in the area for some distance before disappearing.

On its logo, the Shire has the motto E pluribus unum.

History

Waluwarra (also known as Warluwarra, Walugara, and Walukara) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Western Queensland. Its traditional language region is the local government area of Shire of Boulia, including Walgra Station and Wolga, from Roxborough Downs north to Carandotta Station and Urandangi on the Georgina River, on Moonah Creek to Rochedale, south-east of Pituri Creek.[2]

Boulia Divisional Board Hall, ca. 1900.

The Boulia Division was established on 24 September 1887.

On 31 March 1903, Boulia Division became the Shire of Boulia.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Boulia includes the following settlements:

Amenities

Boulia Shire Council operates a public library in Boulia.[3]

The Boulia Shire Hall is in Herbert Street and can be hired for functions.

Population
Year Population
1933604
1947676
1954764
1961833
1966645
1971755
1976635
1981600
1986583
1991575
1996550
2001643
2006494

Chairmen and mayors
  • 1918: Joseph Richard Coghlan [4]
  • 1927: James Griffith Scholefield [5]
  • 2008– : Eric Charles (Rick) Britton[6][7][8][9]

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Waluwarra". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. "Boulia Shire Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1 876613 79 3.
  5. Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. "2008 Boulia Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  7. "2012 Boulia Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  8. "2016 Boulia Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  9. "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

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