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The Shire of Gatton was a local government area located in the Lockyer Valley region between the cities of Toowoomba and Ipswich, and about west of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1880 until its merger with the Shire of Laidley to form the Lockyer Valley Region on 15 March 2008. ==History== Tarampa Division was created on 15 January 1880 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'', and its board held its first meeting on 20 February 1880. On 25 April 1888, the Laidley Division area broke away and separately incorporated, and on 25 January 1890, the Forest Hill area moved from Tarampa Division to Laidley Division.〔''Queensland Government Gazette'', 25 April 1888, p.1403.〕 With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Tarampa Division became the Shire of Tarampa on 31 March 1903. On 3 September 1938, the Shire of Tarampa was renamed the Shire of Gatton. On 19 March 1949 it grew to incorporate part of the former Shires of Drayton and Highfields, while losing some of its original area to the City of Toowoomba and Shire of Crows Nest. 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 Gatton merged with the Shire of Laidley to form the Lockyer Valley Region. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shire of Gatton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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