From the 19th century onwards, the islands were owned by the Clunies-Ross family, and in 1886 were granted to them in perpetuity by Queen Victoria.
Tweed Shire | Shire of Cardinia | Ross-shire | Shire | Shire (Middle-earth) | Shire of Widgee | Talia Shire | Shire of Wiluna | Hornsby Shire | David Shire | Byron Shire | Ballina Shire | Wollondilly Shire | Shire of Victoria Plains | Shire of Pine Rivers | Shire of Peak Downs | Shire Country Park | shire | Liverpool Plains Shire | Kinross-shire | Cocos | Beaudesert Shire Tramway | Wingecarribee Shire | Wagait Shire | Tiwi Islands Shire | Swordale, Ross-shire | Sutherland Shire | Snowy River Shire | Shire River | Shire plc |