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Logan, Queensland One Place Study

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Logan, Queensland One Place Study

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Name

The city is named after the Logan River, which itself is named after Captain Patrick Logan, who is notable for exploring the area in 1826. He originally named it the Darling River, after General Ralph Darling, then-Govenor of New South Wales[1] (the Logan area was under the administration of the Colony of New South Wales until June 1859, when the Colony of Queensland was established).[2] However, Darling, "returned the compliment," by overruling Logan's decision, and instead naming it the Logan River.[1] Darling, however, would still end up having a river named after him: the Darling River most Australians know today was named in 1829 by explorer Charles Sturt.[3]

Several places within the city also bear Logan's name, such as the suburbs of Logan Central, Logan Reserve, Logan Village, Loganholme, and Loganlea,[4] and the Logandale Estate in Cornubia,[5] which is often mistaken as being its own suburb.[6]

Geography

Continent: Oceania
Country: Australia
State: Queensland
GPS Coordinates: -27.7626558, 152.7646483
Elevation: 102.5 m or 336.5 feet

History

The area now part of Logan City are the traditional lands of multiple Indigenous groups. The Logan City Council officially recognises the, "Turrbal peoples; Yagara language speaking peoples; Yugumbeh language speaking peoples, including Munujali and Wanjeburra peoples, and; Yugara / Yugarapul peoples."[7] People, businesses and schools in eastern Logan will often cite the Jagera and Yugumbeh peoples as the traditional custodians of the land in Acknowledgements of Country, and the Jagera and Turrbal peoples in further northern parts of the region;[6] though it is disputed how far east the Jagera territory extends.[8]

Under the New South Wales Municipalities Act 1858, municipalities could be created by a local petition with at least 50 household signatories.[9] Queensland would continue to operate under this act after independence from New South Wales until 1864, with the passing of the Municipal Institutions Act 1864.[10]

The Divisional Boards Act 1879 made it a requirement that all areas of Queensland were to be under the control of one municipality with a name and defined borders.[11] Within the region that is now Logan City, this act saw the establishments of the Beenleigh Division, Coomera Division, Nerang Division, Taragalba Division, Tingalpa Division, Waterford Division, and Yeerongpilly Division.[12] Under the passing of the Local Authorities Act 1902, divisions and municipalities were replaced with cities, towns, and shires; the same system used across Queensland today.[13]

In August 1903, the Shire of Tabragalba was renamed to the Shire of Beaudesert.[14] In September 1925, the Shire of Yeerongpilly was dissolved, and its areas divided into the City of Brisbane, Shire of Beaudesert, Shire of Tingalpa, and the Shire of Waterford.[15]

In 1948, the Albert Shire was established,[16] which encompassed Nerang Shire (except the Burleigh Heads area, which formed the new South Coast Town, alongside Coolangatta Town and Southport Town), Coomera Shire, Beenleigh Shire, southern Tingalpa Shire (the northern part went to the new Redlands Shire, along with Cleveland Shire), and eastern Waterford Shire (the western part went to the new Beaudesert Shire, along with Tamborine Shire and the existing Beaudesert Shire).[17]

In 1978, the Logan Shire was established, encompassing of the northern parts of Beaudesert and Albert Shires. Not long after, in 1981, the area was redefined as Logan City.[1] In 1995, the remainder of Albert Shire south of the Logan River would be absorbed into the aforementioned South Coast Town, which had since been renamed Gold Coast Town in 1958,[18] and later Gold Coast City in 1959.[19]

In 1995, Logan recieved a small amount of land, as not all of the Moreton Shire was incorporated to City of Ipswich. The City of Brisbane and the Shire of Esk also recieved parts of the former Moreton Shire.[20]

The final significant changes made to Logan's borders were in 2008, when the Shire of Beaudesert was abolished. The southern areas, along with, "Harrisville/Peak Crossing area," part of Ipswich City, would form the new Scenic Rim Region.[21] The northern areas, along with the regions of Gold Coast City north of the Albert River, would join the existing City of Logan.[22]

Population

population data to be added later

Notables

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "An early history of Logan." Logan City Council. Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/heritage/early-history-logan
  2. "Creation of a state." Queensland Government. Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.qld.gov.au/about/about-queensland/history/creation-of-state
  3. "Darling River." Britannica Kids. Accessed April 9, 2023. https://kids.britannica.com/scholars/article/Darling-River/28790
  4. "Suburbs." Logan City Council. Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/suburbs
  5. "History." Logandale Cornubia. Accessed April 9, 2023. https://logandaleestate.com.au/sample-page/history/
  6. 6.0 6.1 Personal recollection by Zachariah Cooper, as remembered on 09 Apr 2023. Recorded by Zachariah Cooper on 09 Apr 2023.
  7. "About Logan City." Logan City Council. Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/about-logan-city
  8. "Our Story." Turrbal. Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.turrbal.com.au/our-story
  9. Municipalities Act 1858 (New South Wales). No 13. https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1858-16a
  10. Queensland State Archives. "Brisbane Municipal Council." Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A10315
  11. Warwick Angus (Qld, : 1879 - 1901). “The Divisional Boards Act,” October 28, 1879. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82293959.
  12. Queensland. 1879. An Explanation of the Divisional Boards Act : Followed by the Full Text Thereof, and the Boundaries of the Divisions : With Alphabetical Indices. Brisbane: Watson, Ferguson & Co. Cited in: Wikipedia contributors, "List of divisional boards in Queensland," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_divisional_boards_in_Queensland&oldid=1118711449 (accessed April 9, 2023).
  13. Davies, Nichola. “Local Government Legacy: 125 Years of LGAQ.” LGAQ, October 11, 2021. https://www.lgaq.asn.au/news/article/1211/local-government-legacy-125-years-of-lgaq.
  14. Queensland State Archives. "Beaudesert Shire Council." Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A322.
  15. Queensland State Archives. “Yeerongpilly Shire Council.” Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A9633.
  16. "Celebrations as Logan marks three decades City commemorates its coming of age." Albert & Logan News (Brisbane, Australia), October 2, 2009: 004. NewsBank: Access World News. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.ezylogan.org/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/12B2A6D37B39A6D0.
  17. The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954). “New Coast Names,” December 10, 1948. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49928855.
  18. Queensland State Archives. "South Coast Town Council." Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A2476
  19. Queensland State Archives. "Gold Coast Town Council." Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A10379
  20. Queensland State Archives. "Moreton Shire Council." Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A1425
  21. Queensland State Archives. "Beaudesert Shire Council." Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A322
  22. Queensland State Archives. "Logan City Council." Accessed April 9, 2023. https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A1141




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