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The Shire of Murilla was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland

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, Australia

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. The shire, administered from the town of Miles

Miles, Queensland

Miles is a small town in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Miles had a population of 1,164.The town is situated on the Warrego Highway, 340 kilometres west of Brisbane, the state capital. Formerly known as Dogwood Crossing, the town is situated on Dogwood Creek, named by German explorer...

, covered an area of 6075.8 square kilometres (2,345.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Town of Dalby

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...

and the Shires of Chinchilla

Shire of Chinchilla

The Shire of Chinchilla was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Chinchilla, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Town of Dalby and...

, Tara

Shire of Tara

The Shire of Tara was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Tara, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of...

and Wambo

Shire of Wambo

The Shire of Wambo was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The shire completely surrounded but did not include the town of Dalby — which had its own municipal government...

and the southern part of Taroom

Shire of Taroom

The Shire of Taroom was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the Leichhardt Highway to the north of Miles...

to form the Western Downs Region.

History

Murilla Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, it became a shire on 31 March 1903.

On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland

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on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Murilla merged with the Town of Dalby