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The Shire of Mount Morgan was a Local Government Area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland
Central Queensland

Central Queensland is an ambiguous geography division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton, Queensland and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, Queensland, north to Mackay, Queensland, and south to Gladstone, Que...
, Queensland
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, Australia
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, about south of the regional city of Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
. The shire, which was based around the former gold mining town of Mount Morgan
Mount Morgan, Queensland

Mount Morgan is a town located in central Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Dee River, 38 kilometres south of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland, and is 680 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane....
, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Regional Council
Rockhampton Regional Council

Rockhampton Regional Council is a Local Government Areas of Australia in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on March 15, 2008 as a result of Local Government Reform undertaken by the State Government....
.

t Morgan came into being with the discovery of gold in the area in 1882.






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The Shire of Mount Morgan was a Local Government Area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland
Central Queensland

Central Queensland is an ambiguous geography division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton, Queensland and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, Queensland, north to Mackay, Queensland, and south to Gladstone, Que...
, Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, about south of the regional city of Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
. The shire, which was based around the former gold mining town of Mount Morgan
Mount Morgan, Queensland

Mount Morgan is a town located in central Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Dee River, 38 kilometres south of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland, and is 680 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane....
, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Regional Council
Rockhampton Regional Council

Rockhampton Regional Council is a Local Government Areas of Australia in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on March 15, 2008 as a result of Local Government Reform undertaken by the State Government....
.

History

Mount Morgan came into being with the discovery of gold in the area in 1882. It was established as a Municipality in 1890, becoming a town on 31 March 1903 with the enactment of the Local Authorities Act 1902. On 17 March 1909 the surrounding area was incorporated as the Shire of Calliungal. On 5 November 1931, the two merged to form the Shire of Mount Morgan.

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 Monarchy in Australia and the Queensland Legislative Assembly. It is the only unicameral state parliament in the country, the upper chamber, the Legislative Council of Queensland, having been abolis...
 on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Mount Morgan merged with the City of Rockhampton
City of Rockhampton

The City of Rockhampton was a Local Government Areas of Australia located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing most of the suburban area of the regional city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
 and the Shires of Livingstone and Fitzroy
Shire of Fitzroy

The Shire of Fitzroy was a Local Government Areas of Australia located in the Capricornia, Queensland region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate west and south of the regional city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
 to form the Rockhampton Regional Council
Rockhampton Regional Council

Rockhampton Regional Council is a Local Government Areas of Australia in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on March 15, 2008 as a result of Local Government Reform undertaken by the State Government....
.

Towns and localities

  • Mount Morgan
    Mount Morgan, Queensland

    Mount Morgan is a town located in central Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Dee River, 38 kilometres south of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland, and is 680 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane....
  • Baree
  • Hamilton Creek
  • Horse Creek
  • Moongan
  • The Mine
  • Walterhall


Population

Year Population
1933 4,404
1947 4,954
1954 5,060
1961 4,871
1966 4,421
1971 3,967
1976 3,467
1981 3,136
1986 3,108
1991 3,093
1996 2,858
2001 2,776
2006 2,925