- Croydon Shire Council
Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Croydon
state = qld
imagesize= 180
caption = Location withinQueensland
pop = 325
area =
est =
seat = Croydon
mayor = Corrie Pickering
region =
url = http://www.croydonshire.com.au/
stategov = Mount Isa
fedgov = Kennedy
near-nw = Carpentaria
near-n = Carpentaria
near-ne = Mareeba
near-w = Carpentaria
near-e = Etheridge
near-sw = McKinlay
near-s = Richmond
near-se = RichmondThe Shire of Croydon is a Local Government Area in northQueensland ,Australia . The administrative centre of the shire is the town of Croydon. The shire was originally settled as part of agold rush in the 1880s, and at one time has a population of 7,000. [ [http://www.croydonshire.com.au/ Croydon Shire Website] - Retrieved12 December 2006 .]External links
* [http://www.lgp.qld.gov.au/applications/lgdirectory/CouncilInfo/Default.aspx?OrgCode=CROY Queensland Department of Local Government] - Local Government Directory
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