Shire of Eidsvold

The Shire of Eidsvold was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,809.4 square kilometres (1,856.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.

Shire of Eidsvold
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population876 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density0.18214/km2 (0.47175/sq mi)
Established1890
Area4,809.4 km2 (1,856.9 sq mi)
Council seatEidsvold
RegionWide Bay–Burnett
WebsiteShire of Eidsvold
LGAs around Shire of Eidsvold:
Banana Monto Monto
Taroom Shire of Eidsvold Perry
Chinchilla Mundubbera Gayndah

The major activities in the shire were beef cattle raising and forestry, and some irrigated properties existed along the Burnett and Nogo Rivers. Eidsvold was named after the Norwegian town of Eidsvoll, where the Norwegian declaration of freedom was signed in 1814.

The Eidsvold district is the self-proclaimed Beef Capital of the Burnett and is a hub for the regional cattle industry.

History
Map of Eidsvold Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Eidsvold Division was proclaimed on 25 January 1890, initially with a chairman and six councillors, and the first meeting took place on 14 May 1890.

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Eidsvold Division became the Shire of Eidsvold on 31 March 1903. The original shire included both the towns of Eidsvold and Monto, and in the late 1920s, its administrative centre moved to Watt Street, Monto.

On 3 March 1932, an Order in Council dissolved the Shire of Eidsvold, and created the Shire of Monto from parts of Eidsvold and Mundubbera, and a new Shire of Eidsvold from parts of the old Eidsvold, Mundubbera and Perry. The new council had 5 members compared to 12 in the previous incarnation.

On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Eidsvold merged with the Shires of Biggenden, Gayndah, Monto, Mundubbera and Perry to form the North Burnett Region.[2]

Towns and localities

The Shire of Eidsvold included the following settlements:

Chairmen
  • 1880-1898: William McCord
  • 1927: C. E. K. McCord [3]

Population
Year Population
19331,475
19471,313
19541,311
19611,242
19661,702
19711,222
19761,231
19811,256
19861,212
19911,028
1996970
2001933
2006876

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Eidsvold (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
  2. Burnett Regional Council "Agency IDNorth Burnett Regional Council, 23 September 2013" Check |url= value (help). Queensland State Archives.
  3. Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

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