page_title: Shire of Barcaldine
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Shire of Barcaldine / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Barcaldine Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902
context_page_description: The Shire of Barcaldine was a local government area located in central Queensland and headquartered in the town of Barcaldine. It covered an area of 8,448.4 square kilometres, and existed as a local government entity from 1892 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of Aramac and Jericho to form the Barcaldine Region.
  Major industries in the area are wool and grazing.
context_section_description: Kargoolnah Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879, and included the areas of Blackall, Tambo and Barcaldine as well as parts of Jericho. On 3 September 1892, a new Barcaldine Division was proclaimed and excised from Kargoolnah.
  With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Barcaldine Division became Shire of Barcaldine 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 Barcaldine merged with the Shires of Aramac and Jericho to form the Barcaldine Region.
  The Barcaldine Shire Hall built it in 1912 is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
caption: Map of Barcaldine Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902
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