Town of Dalby
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The Town of Dalby was a local government area of Queensland, Australia which managed the affairs of Dalby. It was located Script error: No such module "convert". north-west of Toowoomba. It was amalgamated into the Western Downs Region in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 2,967 |
| 1947 | 4,385 |
| 1954 | 6,182 |
| 1961 | 7,600 |
| 1966 | 8,860 |
| 1971 | 8,879 |
| 1976 | 8,997 |
| 1981 | 8,784 |
| 1986 | 9,316 |
| 1991 | 9,385 |
| 1996 | 9,481 |
| 2001 | 9,693 |
| 2006 | 9,778 |
Mayors
| Mayor | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Roche | 1863 | |
| John Healy | 1864 | |
| Richard Sexton | 1865 | |
| Joseph Milstead | 1866 | |
| Patrick Hallinan | 1866 | |
| W. R. Twine | 1867 | |
| Frederick Roche | 1868 | |
| Richard Sexton | 1869 | |
| G. B. Molle | 1870–1873 | |
| J. S. Jessop | 1873 | |
| Patrick Landy | 1874 | |
| E. Campbell | 1875 | |
| Patrick Landy | 1876–1879 | |
| James Skelton | 1880–1883 | |
| William Wood | 1883–1884 | [4] |
| William Wood | 1887–1888 | [4] |
| John McQueen | 1897 | |
| Edward Ryan | 1898 | |
| William Fishbourne | 1899 | |
| H. McPherson | 1906 | [5] |
| Victor Radcliffe Edward Drury | 1910 | |
| Peter Garrow | 1926 | [6] |
| Victor Radcliffe Edward Drury | 1927 | |
| W. J. Vowels | 3 times | [7] |
| Thomas Jack | 1930–1952 | [8] |
| Charles Drew | 1962–1965 | |
| H. S. Williams | 1971 | |
| Richard William Aland | 1974–1982 | |
| Margaret Wuth | 1982–1988 | |
| Warwick Geisel | 1988–2008 |
Election results
1933
References
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