Shire of Lowood

The Shire of Lowood is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia. It existed between 1912 and 1916.

History

From around 1890, increasing settlement in and around the town of Lowood resulted in ongoing agitation to establish a new shire.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] An alternative proposal was to relocate the office of the Shire of Walloon away from Marburg and into Lowood on the grounds that the majority of the population of the Shire of Walloon used Lowood as their market town and that Lowood had the advantage of being on the railway line (which Marburg was not).^[5]^[6] In November 1907, the decision was made to relocate the office to Lowood,^[7] which was rescinded in the following month.^[8] The issue continued to be argued for some time, with petitions and counter-petitions.^[9] However, once it became clear the office would not be relocated to Lowood, the Lowood area residents resumed their push for the establishment of a separate shire.^[10]^[11]

Eventually, on 19 January 1912, under the Local Authorities Act 1902, part of the Shire of Walloon was excised to create the Shire of Lowood.^[12]

The Greater Ipswich Scheme

On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires:^[13]

resulting in:

an enlarged Shire of Esk by including all of the Shire of Lowood^[14]
an enlarged Shire of Rosewood by including part of the Shire of Walloon
a new Shire of Ipswich by amalgamating part of the Shire of Brassall, part of the Shire of Bundanba, part of the Shire of Walloon and all of the Shire of Purga^[15]
an enlarged City of Ipswich by including part of the Shire of Brassall and part of the Shire of Bundanba^[16]

References

↑ "Our Queensland Letter.". Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW: National Library of Australia). 26 July 1890. p. 10. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "Country News.". The Queenslander (National Library of Australia). 26 July 1890. p. 150. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "Forthcoming Events.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 28 June 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "PROPOSED LOWOOD SHIRE.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 12 January 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "WEST MORETON SHIRES.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 14 April 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "Meetings at Tarampa.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 9 August 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "Walloon Shire Council.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 5 November 1907. p. 12. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "Local Government.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 5 December 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "Walloon Shire Council.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 7 July 1908. p. 9. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "Walloon Shire Council.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 7 July 1908. p. 9. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "PROPOSED NEW SHIRE.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 30 June 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "Agency ID11326, Lowood Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
↑ "Greater Ipswich Scheme.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 14 October 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
↑ "Agency ID11326, Lowood Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
↑ "Agency ID995, Ipswich Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
↑ "Agency ID992, Ipswich City Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

External links

"Lowood". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

Former local government areas of Queensland

Cities	Bundaberg Cairns Caloundra Charters Towers Gladstone Gympie Hervey Bay Mackay Maryborough Redcliffe Rockhampton South Brisbane Thuringowa Toowoomba Warwick

Towns	Allora Beaudesert Blackall Brisbane Bowen Bundaberg Charleville Clermont Cooktown Coolangatta Croydon Dalby Gayndah Goondiwindi Hamilton Hughenden Ithaca Laidley Mount Morgan Newtown Normanton North Rockhampton Roma Sandgate South Coast Southport Thursday Island Toowong Warwick Windsor Wynnum

Boroughs/Municipalities	Allora Blackall Bowen Brisbane Bundaberg Cairns Charleville Charters Towers Clermont Cooktown Croydon Dalby Gayndah Gladstone Goondiwindi Gympie Herberton Hughenden Ipswich Mackay Maryborough Mount Morgan Normanton North Rockhampton Rockhampton Roma Sandgate South Brisbane St George Toowoomba Townsville Warwick

Shires	Adavale Albert Allora Antigua Aramac Atherton Auburn Ayr Balmoral Barcaldine Barclay/Barkly Tableland Barolin Barron Bauhinia Beaudesert Beenleigh Belmont Belyando Bendemere Biggenden Blackall Boonah Booringa Bowen Brassall Broadsound Bundamba/Bundanba Bungil Burnett Burrum Caboolture Cairns Calliope Calliungal Cambooya Cardwell Chillagoe Chinchilla Cleveland Clifton Cooloola Coomera Coorparoo Crows Nest Daintree Dalrymple Degilbo Drayton Duaringa Eacham Eidsvold Einasleigh Emerald Enoggera Esk Fitzroy Gatton Gayndah Glengallan Gogango Gooburrum Goolman Gowrie Granville Hann Herberton Hervey Bay Highfields Howard Hughenden Ilfracombe Indooroopilly Inglewood Ipswich Isis Isisford Ithaca Jericho Johnstone Jondaryan Kargoolnah Kedron Kilcoy Kilkivan Kingaroy Kolan Laidley Landsborough Longreach Lowood Mackinlay Maroochy Middle Ridge Millmerran Mirani Miriam Vale Moggill Monto Moreton Mount Morgan Mulgrave Mundubbera Murgon Murilla Mutdapilly Nanango Nebo Nerang Normanby Peak Downs Perry Pialba Pine / Pine Rivers Pioneer Pittsworth Proserpine Purga Queenton Ravenswood Rawbelle Rosalie Rosenthal Rosewood Sarina Sherwood Southport Stanthorpe Stephens Tabragalba Tambo Tamborine/Tambourine Tara Tarampa Taringa Taroom Theodore Tiaro Tinana Tinaroo Tingalpa Toombul Toowong Waggamba Walloon Walsh Wambo Wangaratta Warroo Warwick Waterford Whitsunday Widgee Wienholt Windsor Wondai Woocoo Woongarra Woothakata Wyangarie Yeerongpilly

Divisions	Adavale Antigua Aramac Ayr Ballandean Balmoral Balonne Banana Barambah Barcaldine Barcoo Barolin Barron Bauhinia Beenleigh Belmont Belyando Booringa Booroodabin Boulia Brassall Broadsound Bulimba Bulloo Bundaberg Bundanba Bungil Burke Burrum Caboolture Cairns Calliope Cardwell Carpentaria Cleveland Clifton Cloncurry Coomera Croydon Daintree Dalrymple Diamantina Doonmunya Douglas Duaringa Durundur Eidsvold Einasleigh Emerald Enoggera Esk Fitzroy Glastonbury Glengallan Gogango Gooburrum Goolman Gowrie Granville Gregory Gympie Hamilton Hann Herberton Highfields Hinchinbrook Howard Hughenden Ilfracombe Indooroopilly Inglewood Isis Ithaca Johnstone Jondaryan Kargoolnah Kedron Kianawah Kilkivan Kolan Laidley Longreach Mackinlay Maroochy Miriam Vale Murilla Murweh Mutdapilly Nanango Nebo Nerang Nogoa Normanby Nundah Paroo Peak Downs Perry Pine Pioneer Purga Ravenswood Rawbelle Redcliffe Rosalie Rosenthal Rosewood Sherwood Southport Stanthorpe Stephens Tabragalba Tambo Tambourine Tarampa Taringa Taroom Thuringowa Tiaro Tinana Tinaroo Tingalpa Toombul Toowong Torres Ula Ula Waggamba Walloon Wallumbilla Walsh Wambo Wangaratta Warroo Waterford Widgee Winton Wooloongabba Woongarra Woothakata Wynnum Yeerongpilly

Lists	List of former local government areas of Queensland List of divisional boards in Queensland

Coordinates: 27°28′01″S 152°34′12″E / 27.467°S 152.57°E / -27.467; 152.57

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