The Shire of Ipswich is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia.
On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented.
It involved the abolition of five shires:[1] resulting in: One 28 July 1917, the Shire of Ipswich was renamed the Shire of Moreton.
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