Shire of Atherton
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The Shire of Atherton was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire, adm
Tinaroo Shire Council Chambers in Atherton, Queensland, 1928
Shire of Mareeba
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The Shire of Mareeba is a local government area at the base of Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, inland from Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mareeba, covered an area of 53,
Shire of Atherton
…Tablelands Region. The Tinaroo Division was created on 3 September 1881 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 out of parts of the Cairns, Hinchinbrook and Woothakata Divisions, and was responsible for a large area which took in Herberton and Lake Eacham. On 20 December 1890, part of the Tinaroo Division was excised…
George J. Evenden