| 词条 | Shire of Burke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Shire of Burke | state = qld | image = Burke LGA Qld.png | image_upright = 0.81 | caption = Location within Queensland | pop = {{formatnum:328}} | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | area = 40126.8 | est = 1885 | seat = Burketown | mayor = Ernie Camp | region = North West Queensland | logo = Burkeshirecouncil logo.gif | logo_upright = 1.2 | url = http://www.burke.qld.gov.au/ | stategov = Traeger | fedgov = Kennedy | near-n = Gulf of Carpentaria | near-ne = Doomadgee Mornington | near-e = Carpentaria | near-se = Cloncurry | near-s = Mount Isa | near-sw = Barkly (NT) | near-w = Roper Gulf (NT) | near-nw = Gulf of Carpentaria }} The Shire of Burke is a local government area in North West Queensland, Australia. The shire lies on the south coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria and abuts the border with the Northern Territory. It covers an area of {{convert|40126.8|km2|sqmi|1}}, and has existed as a local government entity since 1885. The major town and administrative centre of the shire is Burketown. The shire and town and the Burke River passing through all are named in honour of ill-fated explorer Robert O'Hara Burke.[2] From the months of August to November, a rare meteorological phenomenon known as "Morning Glory" – long, tubular clouds, some up to 1000 km in length – are often observed in the skies above Burke Shire.[3] The shire contains Boodjamulla National Park (formerly called Lawn Hill National Park) and the World Heritage Site Riversleigh fossil fields. The Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee lies inside Burke Shire to the west of Burketown. It also includes Gregory Downs. HistoryThe Doonmunya Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 396.[4] However, the divisional board appeared to be completely inactive, perhaps because the division was so large (being the area surrounding the southern part of the Gulf of Carpentaria) and was very sparsely settled.[5] Nonetheless some of the citizens were unhappy about this.[6] Consequently, on 11 January 1883, the Doonmunya Division was abolished and a new Carpentaria Division was created to replace it.[7][8][9] However, once the Carpentaria Divisional Board became operational, the residents of the Burketown area became concerned that their rates were likely to be spent on the Normanton area rather than their own and began to agitate for their own division west of the Leichhardt River.[10] On 30 January 1885, the Burke Division was created from lands formerly within the Carpentaria Division with some adjustments to the Cloncurry Division.[11][12][13] On 31 March 1903, Burke Division became the Shire of Burke.[14] Towns and localitiesThe Shire of Burke includes the following settlements:
AmenitiesThe Burke Shire Council operate public library in Burketown.[15] Chairmen and mayors{{Expand list|date=November 2017}}
PopulationThe populations below exclude the Aboriginal community of Doomadgee, which hovered between 800-1000 residents for most of the period under consideration.
References1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA31950 |name=Burke (S) |accessdate=26 November 2017 |quick=on}} 2. ^{{cite QPN|5355|Burketown|accessdate=13 September 2015}} 3. ^ABC Australia, August 2003, Soaring the Glory Accessed 12 December 2006. 4. ^{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Doonmunya Division]|volume=25|page=1007|date=11 November 1879}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20704522 |title=Local Government Practically Applied. |newspaper=The Queenslander |location=Brisbane |date=15 January 1881 |accessdate=4 October 2013 |page=71 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3413838 |title=NORMANTON. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=12 January 1883 |accessdate=4 October 2013 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Doonmunya Division abolished]|volume=32|page=98|date=13 January 1883}} 8. ^{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Carpentaria Division constituted]|volume=32|page=98|date=13 January 1883}} 9. ^{{cite QSA Agency|556|Carpentaria Divisional Board|12 September 2013}} 10. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3434504 |title=BURKETOWN. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=26 September 1884 |accessdate=5 October 2013 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 11. ^{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Burke Division constituted]|volume=36|page=328-329|date=31 January 1885}} 12. ^{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Carpentaria Division amended]|volume=36|page=328|date=31 January 1885}} 13. ^{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Cloncurry Division amended]|volume=36|page=327-328|date=31 January 1885}} 14. ^{{cite QSA Agency|546|Burke Shire Council|5 October 2013}} 15. ^{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/services/burke|title=Burke Shire Council|last=|first=|date=20 September 2016|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205134906/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/services/burke|archive-date=5 February 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=5 February 2018}} 16. ^{{cite book|last1=Pugh|first1=Theophilus Parsons|title=Pugh's Almanac for 1927|date=1927|url=http://www.textqueensland.com.au/pughs-almanac|accessdate=13 June 2014}} 17. ^{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2008/BurkeShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2008 Burke Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|last=|first=|date=|website=31 August 2010|publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland|access-date=16 March 2017}} 18. ^{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/BurkeShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2012 Burke Shire - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|last=|first=|date=28 May 2012|website=|publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland|access-date=16 March 2017}} 19. ^{{cite web|title=Mayor and Councillor Profiles|url=http://www.burke.qld.gov.au/councillors_mayor_profiles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804044800/http://www.burke.qld.gov.au/councillors_mayor_profiles|dead-url=yes|archive-date=4 August 2012|website=Burke Shire COuncil|publisher=Burke Shire Council|accessdate=14 June 2014}} 20. ^{{Cite web|url=http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/BurkeShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html|title=2016 Burke Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary|last=|first=|date=19 April 2016|website=|publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland|access-date=16 March 2017}} External links
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