Shire of Middle Ridge

The Shire of Middle Ridge was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, south of Toowoomba, Queensland centred on Middle Ridge (now a suburb of Toowoomba). It existed from 1880 to 1917.

History

Map of Middle Ridge Shire and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. Legend: Toowoomba Municipality (4), Drayton Shire (6), Middle Ridge Division (7), Gowrie Division (12)

The Shire of Middle Ridge was established as a municipal shire on 22 May 1880.[1][2] Its centre was at the intersection of Stenner and Hume Streets, where there was the shire hall, the school and a church.[3]

On 23 February 1917, the Shire of Middle Ridge was abolished, split between the City of Toowoomba and the Shire of Drayton.[4][5] In 2008 during a major local government amalgamation, both parts of the former Shire of Middle Ridge became part of Toowoomba Region.

Presidents

• 1883: Mr Stenner[6]
• 1886-1888: John Truss[7]

References

1. "Shire of Middle Ridge". Queensland Government Gazette. 22 May 1880. p. 26:1143.
2. "Official Notifications". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 29 May 1880. p. 679. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
3. "Middle Ridge". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
4. "Agency ID 1386, Middle Ridge Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
5. "Agency ID 858, Drayton Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
6. "QUEENSLAND NEWS". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 17 February 1883. p. 241. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
7. "QUEENSLAND NEWS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 11 February 1888. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

External links

• "Middle Ridge". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.