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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 Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population	5,216 (2006 census)[1]
• Density	1.373/km2 (3.56/sq mi)
Area	3,800 km2 (1,467.2 sq mi)
Council seat	Miriam Vale
Website	Shire of Miriam Vale
LGAs around Shire of Miriam Vale: Calliope Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Calliope Shire of Miriam Vale Pacific Ocean Kolan Kolan Burnett

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:

• Bororen
• Lowmead
• Rosedale

Other communities:

• Baffle Creek
• Deepwater

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]

References

Further reading

• Jeffery, Arthur; Taylor, Margaret; Growcott, Val (1900), A short history of Miriam Vale Shire : the birthplace of Queensland : from the journals of Arthur Jeffery, Miram Vale Historical Society, ISBN 978-0-646-26966-5

External links

• "Miriam Vale and Miriam Vale Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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