- Town of Dalby
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Town of Dalby
Queensland
Location within QueenslandPopulation: 9,778(2006 census)[1] Established: 1863 Area: 14.6 km² (5.6 sq mi) Council Seat: Dalby Region: Darling Downs 
The Town of Dalby was a Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia which managed the affairs of Dalby. It was located 85 kilometres (53 mi) north-west of Toowoomba. It was first proclaimed a Municipality on 21 August 1863.
The Shire of Wambo, also headquartered in Dalby and managing areas which surrounded the town, provided many functions in partnership with the Town, including libraries and area promotion.
On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Town of Dalby merged with the Shires of Chinchilla, Murilla, Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region.
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Population
Year Population 1933 2,967 1947 4,385 1954 6,182 1961 7,600 1966 8,860 1971 8,879 1976 8,997 1981 8,784 1986 9,316 1991 9,385 1996 9,481 2001 9,693 2006 9,778 Mayors
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Mayor Term Frederick Roche 1863 John Healy 1864 Richard Sexton 1865 Joseph Milstead 1866 Patrick Hallinan 1866 W. R. Twine 1867 Frederick Roche 1868 Richard Sexton 1869 G. B. Molle 1870–1871 James Skelton 1880–1883 William Wood 1883–1884 and 1887–1888 John McQueen 1897 Edward Ryan 1898 William Fishbourne 1899 Victor Radcliffe Edward Drury 1910 Victor Radcliffe Edward Drury 1927 Thomas Jack 1930–1952 Charles Drew 1962–1965 H. S. Williams 1971 Richard William Aland 1974–1982 Warwick Geisel 1988–2008 References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Dalby (T) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA32650&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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Categories:- Populated places established in 1863
- 1863 establishments in Australia
- Former Local Government Areas of Queensland
- Towns in the Darling Downs
- Queensland geography stubs
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