The Shire of Murilla was a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Miles, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Chinchilla, Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom 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 a population of 761.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Murilla Division became the Shire of Murilla on 31 March 1903.
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 Murilla merged with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Chinchilla, Tara and Wambo and Division 2 of Shire of Taroom (the Wandoan area) to form the Western Downs Region.
Towns and localities The Shire of Murilla included the following settlements:
Towns: Miles Condamine Drillham Dulacca
Localities: Barramornie Bogandilla Columboola Dalwogon Drillham South Glenaubyn Gurulmundi Hookswood Kowguran Myall Park Moraby Nangram Pine Hills Sunnyside Yulabilla
Population Year Population 1933 2,217 1947 2,493 1954 3,090 1961 3,599 1966 3,494 1971 3,239 1976 3,137 1981 3,007 1986 3,212 1991 2,919 1996 2,775 2001 2,687 2006 2,740
Chairmen 1894: Edward Ainsworth Gaden 1902: Henry Bourne 1927: George Mundell
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