page_title: Shire of Hinchinbrook
section_title: Shire hall
hierarchical_section_title: Shire of Hinchinbrook / Shire hall
caption_attribution_description: English: Ingham Shire Hall building, Queensland, ca. 1922 Sign in front of the shire offices advertises an upcoming entertainment. The building has a classical facia above a two storeyed office building.
context_page_description: The Shire of Hinchinbrook is a local government area in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Ingham, covers an area of 2,807 square kilometres, and has existed since its creation on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.
  The council consists of a mayor plus six councillors, each of whom represents the entire Shire. Prior to 2008, the council consisted of a mayor plus eight councillors.
context_section_description: The first shire hall was constructed in 1883, but was destroyed by fire in May 1916. A new double-storey building was built at a different site in 1919. The present shire hall opened in 1963.
caption: Shire Hall building, Ingham, ca. 1922
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