A cane farm on the Mulgrave River, Bellenden-Ker in background
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Mulgrave Shire
Mulgrave Shire, an area of 1761 sq km, was united with Cairns City in 1995.
Local government in the Cairns district began with the Cairns division (1880), and five years later the urban part was severed and proclaimed Cairns borough. The rural division included the areas that later became Herberton Shire and parts of Eacham and Mareeba Shires. Its coastal boundary, from Clifton Beach nearly to Innisfail, remained unchanged and the area was known as the Cairns local government division.
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A pictorial history of the Mulgrave Shire 1880-1980, Cairns, Mulgrave Shire Council, 1980
Mulgrave (Qld) Council, Displaying Mulgrave Shire in particular and North Queensland in general, Cairns, McDonald & Sons, 1954
Mulgrave Shire, 1989
Souvenir of the Cairns Shire Council: commemorating the 50th year of its foundation, with a resume of its advancement and progress, Cairns, The Council, 1930
Cairns entry
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