Shire of Dalrymple
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The Shire of Dalrymple was a Local Government Area located in North Queensland
, Australia
, and surrounded but did not include the town of Charters Towers
, at which its council and administrative centre was based. It covered an area of 68324.5 square kilometres (26,380.2 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the separate City of Charters Towers
to form the Charters Towers Region.
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 Dalrymple amalgamated with the separate City of Charters Towers
to form the Charters Towers Region.
North Queensland
North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the state of Queensland in Australia. Queensland is a massive state, larger than most countries, and the tropical northern part of it has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and surrounded but did not include the town of Charters Towers
Charters Towers, Queensland
Charters Towers is a city in northern Queensland, Australia. It is located 137 kilometres inland from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. In 2006 the population was 7,979 people, some 450 fewer than in the 2001 census. During the last quarter of the 19th century the town boomed as the rich gold...
, at which its council and administrative centre was based. It covered an area of 68324.5 square kilometres (26,380.2 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the separate City of Charters Towers
City of Charters Towers
The City of Charters Towers was a Local Government Area located in North Queensland, Australia, consisting of the centre and suburbs of the town of Charters Towers...
to form the Charters Towers Region.
History
Dalrymple and Ravenswood Divisions were created on 11 November 1879 as two of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, they became shires on 31 March 1903. On 1 January 1930, Ravenswood was amalgamated into Dalrymple.On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland
Parliament of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. According to the state's constitution, the Parliament consists of the Queen and the Legislative Assembly. It is the only unicameral state parliament in the country, the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, having been...
on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Dalrymple amalgamated with the separate City of Charters Towers
City of Charters Towers
The City of Charters Towers was a Local Government Area located in North Queensland, Australia, consisting of the centre and suburbs of the town of Charters Towers...
to form the Charters Towers Region.
Towns and localities
- Black Jack
- Breddan
- Campaspe
- Crimea
- GreenvaleGreenvale, QueenslandGreenvale is a nickel mining settlement in Queensland, Australia, approximately northwest of Townsville. Other metal ores are also extracted there. It is located within the Charters Towers Region....
- Hervey Range
- Homestead
- Llanarth
- Macrossan
- Mingela
- PalumaPaluma, QueenslandPaluma is a township of around 25 permanent residents in the Mount Spec ranges of Townsville's heritage-listed Wet Tropics. Paluma developed from a mining and forestry background. The first people to arrive here were tin prospectors in the 1870s after an abundance of tin in the mountains. The area...
- PentlandPentland, QueenslandPentland is a town in north-western Queensland. It is located in between Charters Towers and Hughenden.Pentland is about 140 km away from the town of Hughenden. Hughenden has about 2000 people and Charters Towers has about 9000. Pentland's population is estimated to be 400 people. Pentland...
- RavenswoodRavenswood, QueenslandRavenswood is a small mining town in Queensland, Australia. The town is located approximately south of Mingela, and about from Charters Towers. At the 2006 census, Ravenswood had a population of 191....
- Sellheim
- Toll
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 3,260 |
| 1947 | 2,311 |
| 1954 | 1,914 |
| 1961 | 2,206 |
| 1966 | 2,003 |
| 1971 | 2,278 |
| 1976 | 2,580 |
| 1981 | 3,338 |
| 1986 | 4,252 |
| 1991 | 3,484 |
| 1996 | 3,669 |
| 2001 | 3,853 |
| 2006 | 3,782 |