Shire of Crows Nest 3033407 223737506 2008-07-05T15:06:17Z Kyle the bot 3115531 robot Adding: [[fr:Comté de Crows Nest]] {{Infobox Australian Place | type = lga | name = Shire of Crows Nest | state = qld | image = Crows Nest LGA Qld.png | imagesize= 135 | caption = Location within [[Queensland]] | pop = 12,595 | pop_footnotes = (2006 census)<ref>{{Census 2006 AUS | id = LGA32550 | name = Crows Nest (S) (Local Government Area) | accessdate=2008-03-18|quick = on}}</ref> | area = 1629.9 | est = 1913 | seat = [[Crows Nest, Queensland|Crows Nest]] | region = [[Darling Downs]] | logo = Crows Nest Logo.png | logosize = 117 | url = http://www.cnnet.com.au/ | near-nw = [[Shire of Rosalie|Rosalie]] | near-n = [[Shire of Nanango|Nanango]] | near-ne = [[Shire of Esk|Esk]] | near-w = [[Shire of Rosalie|Rosalie]] | near-e = [[Shire of Esk|Esk]] | near-sw = [[City of Toowoomba|Toowoomba]] | near-s = [[Shire of Gatton|Gatton]] | near-se = [[Shire of Gatton|Gatton]] }} [[Image:Council Chambers.jpg|thumb|Former Council Chambers]] The '''Shire of Crows Nest''' was a [[Local Government Areas of Australia|Local Government Area]] located in the [[Darling Downs]] region of [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], immediately northeast of the regional city of [[Toowoomba, Queensland|Toowoomba]]. The shire, administered from the town of [[Crows Nest, Queensland|Crows Nest]], covered an area of {{convert|1629.9|km2|sqmi|1|lk=on}}, and existed as a local government entity from 1913 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to become the [[Toowoomba Regional Council]]. Its growth in later years has been fuelled by the expansion of Toowoomba, particularly the suburbs of [[Highfields, Queensland|Highfields]] and [[Blue Mountain Heights, Queensland|Blue Mountain Heights]] which, with a combined population of 7,333 in 2006, were home to over half the Shire's population. == History == Crows Nest was named after an [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] man called Jimmy Crow, who lived in a hollow tree near the present council swimming pool. Timber hauling bullock teams would stop in this area overnight and Jimmy Crow used to give them directions. He was also a member of the first Australian cricket team to tour the United Kingdom.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} There is a 6ft statue of Jimmy Crow in Centenary Park, Crows Nest to honour this legend. The first local government in the area was the Highfields Divisional Board, which was incorporated on [[11 November]] [[1879]] under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Highfields became a shire council on [[31 March]] [[1903]]. On [[25 January]] [[1913]], the Crows Nest Shire was excised from Highfields, initially over a somewhat smaller area. When Highfields was abolished on [[19 March]] [[1949]], part of its area was included within Crows Nest. The council had two divisions each of which returned four councillors, and a separately elected chairman (mayor from 1993). 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 Crows Nest merged with the [[City of Toowoomba]] and the Shires of [[Shire of Cambooya|Cambooya]], [[Shire of Clifton|Clifton]], [[Shire of Jondaryan|Jondaryan]], [[Shire of Millmerran|Millmerran]], [[Shire of Pittsworth|Pittsworth]] and [[Shire of Rosalie]] to form the [[Toowoomba Regional Council]]. ==Towns and localities== *[[Crows Nest, Queensland|Crows Nest]] *[[Blue Mountain Heights, Queensland|Blue Mountain Heights]] *[[Cabarlah, Queensland|Cabarlah]] *[[Geham, Queensland|Geham]] *[[Haden, Queensland|Haden]] *[[Hampton, Queensland|Hampton]] *[[Highfields, Queensland|Highfields]] *[[Meringandan, Queensland|Meringandan]] *[[Ravensbourne, Queensland|Ravensbourne]] *[[Spring Bluff, Queensland|Spring Bluff]] == Mayors == {| class="wikitable" ! # !! [[Mayor]] !! Term |- | 1 || James Nolan || 1913 |- | 2 || J. A. McRae || 1914 |- | 3 || L. Dascombe || 1915 |- | 4 || Alfred Littleton || 1916 |- | 5 || A. King || 1917 |- | 6 || A. M. Collins|| 1918 |- | 7 || Alfred Littleton|| 1919—1930 |- | 8 || John Breydon|| 1930—1933 |- | 9 || Alfred Littleton|| 1933—1946 |- | 10 || Johann Christian Vandersee|| 1946—1967 |- | 11 || Ernest Matthies Schefe|| 1967—1970 |- | 12 || Colin Littleton|| 1970—1988 |- | 13 || Ivan Vonhoff|| 1988—1993 |- | 14 || Geoff Patch || 1993—2008 |} ==Population== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Population |- | 1933 || 2,850 |- | 1947 || 2,361 # |- | 1954 || 3,733 |- | 1961 || 3,474 |- | 1966 || 3,244 |- | 1971 || 3,111 |- | 1976 || 3,445 |- | 1981 || 4,125 |- | 1986 || 5,308 |- | 1991 || 6,644 |- | 1996 || 8,644 |- | 2001 || 10,005 |- | 2006 || 12,595 |} <small># The estimated 1947 population of the post-1949 area was 4,036.<ref>''Queensland Year Book'', No.11 (1950), p.47.</ref></small> == Notable Residents== * [[John French]] VC (1914 - 1942) * [[Ben Walker]] Rugby League Player * [[Chris Walker (rugby league footballer)|Chris Walker]] Rugby League Player * [[Shane Walker]] Rugby League Player == Schools == * Amaroo Environmental Education Centre * Crows Nest Special Education Unit * Crows Nest State High School * Crows Nest State Primary School * Geham State Primary School * Haden State Primary School * Highfields State Primary School * Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School * Meringandan State Primary School * St Peters (Ironbark) Lutheran College * Toowoomba Christian College ==References== {{reflist}} {{Queensland former LGAs}} ==External links== *[http://enc.slq.qld.gov.au/logicrouter/servlet/LogicRouter?PAGE=object&OUTPUTXSL=object_enc36ui.xslt&pm_RC=REPOMODS01&pm_OI=134&pm_GT=Y&pm_IAC=Y&api_1=GET_OBJECT_XML&num_result=1 Crows Nest Photographic Memory ] The Photographic Memories competition held in Crows nest Shire, Queensland. From the State Library of Queensland 'Queensland Stories' collection. {{DEFAULTSORT:Crows Nest}} [[Category:Former Local Government Areas of Queensland]] [[Category:Lists of mayors]] [[fr:Comté de Crows Nest]]