Shire of Crows Nest
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{{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.
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[[Category:Lists of mayors]]
[[fr:Comté de Crows Nest]]