Shire of Cairns
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Shire of Mulgrave Queensland |
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Location within Queensland
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| Population | 54,783 (1991 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 31.8821/km2 (82.5742/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,718.3 km2 (663.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cairns | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Mulgrave was a local government area surrounding the City of Cairns in the Far North region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Cairns, covered an area of 1,718.3 square kilometres (663.4 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1995, when it was dissolved and amalgamated into the City of Cairns.
The Cairns Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 34.
On 3 June 1880, part of the Cairns Division was separated to create the Douglas Division.
On 3 September 1881, 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.
Following a petition by local residents, on 28 May 1885, the Borough of Cairns was established under the Local Government Act 1878, being excised from the Cairns Division.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Cairns Division became the Shire of Cairns on 31 March 1903. Originally based in the town of Gordonvale, which historically was called Mulgrave, its offices were located at Cairns Esplanade, Cairns.
On 20 December 1919, the Shire absorbed territory from the abolished Shire of Barron, which was divided between the Shires of Cairns and Shire of Woothakata.
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