Shire of Purga

The Shire of Purga is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia.

On 11 November 1879, the Purga Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 2089.

[1] [2] With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Purga Division became the Shire of Purga on 31 March 1903.

[2][3] On 13 October 1916, a rationalisation of the local government areas in and around Ipswich was implemented.

It involved the abolition of five shires:[4] resulting in: