Shire of Coomera

Local government area in South East Queensland, Australia

Map of Coomera Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. Legend: Tingalpa Division (16), Waterford Division (18), Yeerongpilly Division (20)

The Shire of Coomera was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from Coomera, existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1949.

## History

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Coomera Shire Council members, ca. 1911

On 11 November 1879, the Coomera Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 642.[1][2]

On 6 July 1883, Southport Division was formed from part of subdivision No. 1 of Nerang Division and part of subdivision No. 1 of Coomera Division.[3][4][5][6]

On 18 January 1884, there was an adjustment of boundaries between subdivision No. 1 of Tabragalba Division and subdivision No.2 of the Coomera Division.[7][8]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Coomera Division became the Shire of Coomera on 31 March 1903.[9]

### Amalgamations in 1948

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On 9 December 1948, as part of a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland, an Order in Council replacing ten former local government areas between the City of Brisbane and the New South Wales border with only four.[10][11] The former ten were:

* Beaudesert
* Beenleigh
* Cleveland
* Coolangatta
* Coomera
* Nerang
* Southport
* Tamborine
* Tingalpa
* Waterford

The four resulting local government areas were:

* the new Shire of Albert: a merger of Beenleigh, Coomera, Nerang (except for the Burleigh Heads area), the southern part of Tingalpa and the eastern part of Waterford[12]
* an enlarged Shire of Beaudesert, an amalgamation of Beaudesert and Tamborine with the western part of Waterford
* Town of South Coast, an amalgamation of the Towns of Southport and Coolangatta with the Burleigh Heads part of Nerang (which later became City of Gold Coast)
* the new Redland Shire, an amalgamation of Cleveland and the northern part of Tingalpa (which later became Redland City)

The Order came into effect on 10 June 1949, when the first elections were held.

## Chairmen

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Chairman | Term

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David Yaun | 1880–1883
William Bailey | 1884–1885
A. Robinson | 1886
Samuel Grimes | 1887
Richard Mayes | 1900
J. Yaun | 1904
John Beattie | 1905
A. Thomson | 1906
I. Hart | 1907
J. Yaun | 1908
T. Doherty | 1909
John Joseph Johns | 1910
James Frank Oxenford | 1911–1913
John Siganto | 1914
James Frank Oxenford | 1915
Richard Mayes | 1916–1917
John Beattie | 1918
James Frank Oxenford | 1919–1922
S. F. Walker | 1922
T. Doherty | 1923
A. Thomson | 1923
John Joseph Johns[13] | 1924–1927
John Siganto | 1927–1930
Charles Edwards | 1930–1937
S. R. Black | 1937–1946
William Frank Oxenford | 1946–1949

## References

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1. ^ "Proclamation [Coomera Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:988.
2. ^ "Agency ID 606, Coomera Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
3. ^ "Proclamation [Southport Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 14 July 1883. p. 33:255.
4. ^ "Proclamation [Cooma Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 14 July 1883. p. 33:254.
5. ^ "Proclamation [Nerang Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 14 July 1883. p. 33:253.
6. ^ "Agency ID 1835, Southport Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
7. ^ "Proclamation [Tabragalba Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 15 May 1884. p. 34:1483–1484.
8. ^ "Proclamation [Coomera Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 15 May 1884. p. 34:1484–1485.
9. ^ "Agency ID 607, Coomera Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
10. ^ "New coast names". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 10 December 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
11. ^ "DETAILS OF SOUTH COAST SHIRES". Queensland Times (DAILY ed.). Ipswich, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 10 December 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
12. ^ "Agency ID 290, Albert Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
13. ^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

## External links

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* "Coomera and Coomera Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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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
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* 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
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* 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

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