The Shire of Aramac was a local government area located in central Queensland about north west of the state capital, Brisbane, between the towns of Barcaldine and Winton. It covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of Barcaldine and Jericho to form the Barcaldine Region.
History
The Aramac Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 841.
On 9 May 1900, part of the Aramac Division was excised to create the new Longreach Division under the Divisional Boards Act 1887.
On 27 December 1902, part of the Aramac Division was excised to create the Ilfracombe Division under the Divisional Boards Act 1887.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Aramac Division became the Shire of Aramac on 31 March 1903.
On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Aramac merged with the Shires of Barcaldine and Jericho to form the Barcaldine Region.
The Shire operated the Aramac Tramway from Aramac to its junction near Barcaldine with the Central Western railway line from Rockhampton to Longreach from 1911 to 1975.The Aramac Tramway Preston, R & Tonkies, R. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, August 1957 pp118-123
Towns and localities The Shire of Aramac included the following settlements:
Aramac (town) Bangall Cornish Creek Galilee Ibis Ingberry Muttaburra (town) Pelican Creek Sardine Tablederry Upland Upper Cornish Creek
Chairmen
1880: T. Whannell 1881: J. Tilbury (resigned November 1881) 1882: E.R. Edkins (resigned March 1882) 1882: W. Forsyth 1883–1884: T. Whannell 1885: W. Forsyth 1886–1888: E.R. Edkins 1889–1890: S.P. Fraser 1891: E.R. Edkins 1892–1901: S.P. Fraser 1902: E.R. Edkins 1903–1905: S.P. Fraser 1906: D.C.K. Cameron 1907–1914: S.P. Fraser 1915 – December 1923: E.W. Bowyer 1924–1936: Sydney Harold Fraser 1936–1939: B. Duke 1939–1946: Sydney Harold Fraser 1946–1955: R.A. Stobo 1955–1976: J.T. Neill 1976–1982: O.N. Landers 1986: Antonio Monte de Ramos Jr
Population Year Population 1933 1,679 1947 1,592 1954 1,714 1961 1,790 1966 1,652 1971 1,168 1976 1,059 1981 1,082 1986 1,097 1991 832 1996 778 2001 742 2006 754
See also List of tramways in Queensland
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