Nogoa Division
The Nogoa Division was a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Australia.
History[edit]
On 11 November 1879, the Nogoa Division was established as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1251.[1] However, the residents failed to elect a board and those appointed to the board by the Queensland Government failed to take any action. The division was described in 1881 as "inoperative"[2] and the Queensland Government attempted to persuade neighbouring divisions to take over the management of Nogoa Division but without success.[3]
About 10 years of inaction followed, before it was decided to abolish Nogoa and split the area across a number of neighbouring divisions. Gogango Division acquired approximately 1000 square miles of very sparsely populated land.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Proclamation [Nogoa Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:1004.
- ^ "Divisional Boards". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 January 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "GOGANGO DIVISIONAL BOARD". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 3 May 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "THE GOGANGO DIVISIONAL BOARD". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 6 March 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 24 September 2013.