Population 4,910 (2010) State electorate(s) Warrego Shire of Murweh Maranoa Founded 1879 Council seat Charleville Federal division Division of Maranoa | Established 1879 Website Shire of Murweh Area 40,742 km² Region South West Queensland Mayor Annie Liston | |
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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.
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Map of Murweh, QLD, Australia
History
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.
On 11 October 1883, there was an adjustment of boundaries between Tambo Division and Murweh Division.
On 5 February 1889, the western part of Murweh Division was separated to create the new Adavale Division.
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.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Murweh Division became the Shire of Murweh on 31 March 1903.
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 .
Towns and localities
The Shire of Murweh includes the following settlements:
Shire Chambers
The first Murweh council chambers were built in the 1880s but were destroyed by fire in the 1930s.
The new Murweh Shire Council Chambers were opened in Alfred Street in February 1938 by the shire chairman William Herbert Corbett. The architects were Hall and Phillips and the contractor was T. E. Woollon of Brisbane.