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3 unusual facts about Shire of Albert


Gaven, Queensland

It was named after a prominent pioneer family involved in politics and was once a part of the Shire of Albert.

Shire of Albert

It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert.

On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in South East Queensland be rationalised with a view to creating stronger local authorities with a single community of interest.



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