Town of Dalby

The Town of Dalby was a local government area of Queensland, Australia which managed the affairs of Dalby. It was located 85 kilometres (53 mi) north-west of Toowoomba. It was amalgamated into the Western Downs Region in 2008.

Town of Dalby
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population9,778 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density669.7/km2 (1,735/sq mi)
Established1863
Area14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Council seatDalby
RegionDarling Downs
WebsiteTown of Dalby
Dalby Town Hall, 2008

History

Following a petition of residents, the Borough of Dalby was proclaimed a Municipality on 21 August 1863. The first elections for the Dalby Municipal Council held October 1863.[2]

On 31 March, the Borough of Dalby became the Town of Dalby under the Local Authorities Act 1902.[2][3]

The Shire of Wambo, also headquartered in Dalby and managing areas which surrounded the town, provided many functions in partnership with the Town, including libraries and area promotion.

On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Town of Dalby merged with the Shires of Chinchilla, Murilla, Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region.

Population
Year Population
19332,967
19474,385
19546,182
19617,600
19668,860
19718,879
19768,997
19818,784
19869,316
19919,385
19969,481
20019,693
20069,778

Mayors
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MayorTermNotes
Frederick Roche1863
John Healy1864
Richard Sexton1865
Joseph Milstead1866
Patrick Hallinan1866
W. R. Twine1867
Frederick Roche1868
Richard Sexton1869
G. B. Molle1870–1873
J. S. Jessop1873
Patrick Landy1874
E. Campbell1875
Patrick Landy1876–1879
James Skelton1880–1883
William Wood1883–1884[4]
William Wood1887–1888[4]
John McQueen1897
Edward Ryan1898
William Fishbourne1899
H. McPherson1906[5]
Victor Radcliffe Edward Drury1910
Peter Garrow1926[6]
Victor Radcliffe Edward Drury1927
W. J. Vowels 3 times [7]
Thomas Jack1930–1952[8]
Charles Drew1962–1965
H. S. Williams1971
Richard William Aland1974–1982
Margaret Wuth1982–1988
Warwick Geisel1988–2008
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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Dalby (T) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. "Agency ID 11209, Dalby Municipal Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. "Agency ID 2186, Dalby Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1 876613 79 3.
  5. "Queensland Mayors and Shire Chairmen". The Queenslander. 24 February 1906. p. 22. Retrieved 1 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  7. Australian History Publishing Co (1936), Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders', Australian History Publishing Co, p. 291, retrieved 1 October 2015 — available online Archived 2017-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Australian History Publishing Co (1936), Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders', Australian History Publishing Co, p. 161, retrieved 1 October 2015 — available online Archived 2017-02-16 at the Wayback Machine

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