Town of Dalby


The Town of Dalby was a local government area of Queensland, Australia which managed the affairs of Dalby. It was located north-west of Toowoomba. It was amalgamated into the Western Downs Region in 2008.

History

Following a petition of residents,
the Borough of Dalby was proclaimed a Municipality on 21 August 1863. The first elections for the Dalby Municipal Council held October 1863.
On 31 March, the Borough of Dalby became the Town of Dalby under the Local Authorities Act 1902.
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 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.

Population

Mayors

MayorTermNotes
Frederick Roche1863
John Healy1864
Richard Sexton1865
Joseph Milstead1866
Patrick Hallinan1866
W. R. Twine1867
Frederick Roche1868
Richard Sexton1869
G. B. Molle1870–1873
J. S. Jessop1873
Patrick Landy1874
E. Campbell1875
Patrick Landy1876–1879
James Skelton1880–1883
William Wood1883–1884
William Wood1887–1888
John McQueen1897
Edward Ryan1898
William Fishbourne1899
H. McPherson1906
Victor Radcliffe Edward Drury1910
Peter Garrow1926
Victor Radcliffe Edward Drury1927
W. J. Vowels3 times
Thomas Jack1930–1952
Charles Drew1962–1965
H. S. Williams1971
Richard William Aland1974–1982
Margaret Wuth1982–1988
Warwick Geisel1988–2008