Purga Division
The Shire of Purga is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia.
On 11 November 1879, the Purga Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 2089.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Purga Division became the Shire of Purga on 31 March 1903.
On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented. It involved the abolition of five shires:
resulting in:
Coordinates: 27°42′06″S 152°42′54″E / 27.7018°S 152.715°E
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