Shire of Murweh

The Shire of Murweh is a local government area in the Maranoa district, which is part of South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre and largest town in the shire is Charleville. In June 2018, the Shire of Murweh had a population of 4,318.^[1]

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History

Bidjara (Bidyara, Pitjara, Peechara) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bidjara people. The Bidjara language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Murweh Shire Council, particularly the towns of Charleville, Augathella and Blackall as well as the properties of Nive Downs and Mount Tabor.^[2]

Murweh Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions of Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1286.^[3]

On 11 October 1883, there was an adjustment of boundaries between Tambo Division and Murweh Division.^[4]^[5]

On 5 February 1889, the western part of Murweh Division was separated to create the new Adavale Division.^[6]^[7]^[8]

On 21 March 1894, under the "Local Government Act 1878", Subdivision 2 of the Murweh Division was separated to create a municipality called Borough of Charleville.^[9]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Murweh Division became the Shire of Murweh on 31 March 1903.^[10]

On 10 September 1960, the Town of Charleville (the successor of the Borough of Charleville) which had been separated from Murweh Division in 1894, was absorbed back into the Shire of Murweh .^[10]^[11]

Towns and localities

The Shire of Murweh includes the following towns and localities:

Amenities

Murweh Shire Council operates public libraries in Augathella, Charleville and Morven.^[12] all three of these libraries have access to the internet through a high speed ISDN Broadband Internet Connection (provided through the National Broadband Network) to Brisbane.

The Murweh Shire Council operates the Charleville Airport and the aerodromes in Augathella, Morven and Cooladdi.

Murweh Shire Council also owns and operates these parks and recreational facilities throughout the shire

Augathella

Brassington Park, Bendee Street, Augathella
Meat Ant Park, 73 Main Street, Augathella
Warrego Park, Corner Welch and Main Streets, Augathella

Charleville

Graham Andrews Parkland, Sturt Street (Mitchell Highway), Charleville
Baker Street Reserve, Baker Street, Charleville
King Edward Park (original Charleville Showgrounds), Parry Street, Charleville
Charleville Showgrounds, Partridge Street, Charleville (near Charleville State High School)
Anzac Park, Wills Street, Charleville

Morven

Memorial Park, Albert Street, Morven
Morven Recreation Grounds (encompassing Sadlier's Waterhole), Corner Nebine Road and Old Charleville Road, Morven

Population

Year	Population
1879	1,286
1933	6,141
1947	5,930
1954	7,532
1961	7,845
1966	7,483
1971	6,053
1976	5,585
1981	5,338
1986	5,287
1991	5,291
1996	4,962
2001	4,975
2006	4,580
2016	4,307
2021	3,971

Shire Chambers

The first Murweh council chambers were built in the 1880s but were destroyed by fire in the 1930s.^[13]

The new Murweh Shire Council Chambers were opened in Alfred Street in February 1938 by the shire chairman William Herbert Corbett.^[13] The architects were Hall and Phillips and the contractor was T. E. Woollon of Brisbane.^[14]

The chambers suffered extensive damage during the 1990 flood which devastated Charleville. Repairs were carried out by Q-Build in late 1990.^[13] These repairs held fast in the 1997 flood that hit Charleville, but suffered moderate damage during the 2010 flood that hit Charleville.^{[citation needed]}

Chairmen and mayors

1911 - 1934: J.W.S Gildea Esq.
1935 - 1946: William Henry Corbett
1946 - 1955: Arthur Carruthers Little
1955 - 1958: Reginald Bowen Lynch
1958 - 1965: Mr. F.O Elliott
1965 - 1976: Clement Edmund Francis O.B.E
1976 - 1978: John Albert Aiken
1978 - 1982: Frances Muriel Hayden
1982 - 1985: Michael Phillip Gordon
1985 - 2001: Graham Andrews
2001 - 2004: Wendy Choice-Brooks
2004 - 2012: Mark Arthur O'Brien
2012 - 2016: Denis Michael Cook
2016 - 2020: Annie Liston
2020 - Present: Shaun Radnedge

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
^ "Bidjara". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
^ "Proclamation [Murweh Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:1000.
^ "Proclamation [Tambo Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 13 October 1883. p. 33:1018.
^ "Proclamation [Murweh Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 13 October 1883. p. 33:1018-1019.
^ "Proclamation [Adavale Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 9 February 1889. p. 46:469.
^ "Country News". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 2 February 1889. p. 198. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
^ "Agency ID 287, Adavale Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
^ "Agency ID 2098, Charleville Municipal Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Agency ID 1435, Murweh Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
^ "Agency ID 560, Charleville Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
^ "Murweh Shire Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "OFFICIAL OPENING". The Charleville Times. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 11 February 1938. p. 7. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
^ "CHARLEVILLE NOTES". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 28 December 1937. p. 2. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

v t e Towns and localities in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland
Augathella Bakers Bend Boatman Caroline Crossing Charleville Clara Creek Cooladdi Gowrie Station Langlo Morven Murweh Nive Redford Riversleigh Sommariva Tyrconnel Upper Warrego Wallal Ward Westgate
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