Town of Toowong
The Town of Toowong is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in western Brisbane in the area around the current suburb of Toowong.
History[edit]
The Toowong Division was established on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1789.[1][2]
In May 1880, the more populated part of Toowong Division was proclaimed the Shire of Toowong,[3][4] while the remaining part of the Toowong Division was renamed Indooroopilly Division.[2][5][6]
In 1902, the Local Authorities Act 1902 replaced all Divisions and Boroughs with Towns and Shires, creating the Town of Toowong on 31 March 1903.[6][7]
On 1 October 1925, it was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.[7]
Leaders[edit]
The following men served as the president of the Shire of Toowong and the mayors of the Town of Toowong.[8]
Shire presidents[edit]
- 1880: William Henry Miskin
- 1881–1884: Augustus Charles Gregory
- 1885–1887: Robert Cribb
- 1888–1890: Augustus Charles Gregory (again)
- 1891–1892: George Anthony Woodstock Kibble
- 1893–1894: Walter Frederick Wilson
- 1895: Augustus Charles Gregory (again)
- 1896: John Standring
- 1897: Charles Patterson
- 1898–1901: Augustus Charles Gregory (again)
- 1902: Charles Frederick Siemon
- 1903: Charles Patterson (again)
Town mayors[edit]
- 1903: Charles Patterson (continued)
- 1904: Sir Augustus Charles Gregory (again, knighted in 1903)
- 1905: William Land
- 1906: George Anthony Woodstock Kibble (again) [9]
- 1907: John Francis Bergin
- 1908: Charles Frederick Siemon (again)
- 1909: Richard John Cottell
- 1910: Thomas Biggs
- 1911: William Land (again)
- 1912: John Hiron
- 1913: John Francis Bergin (again)
- 1914: George Leslie Duff
- 1915–1916: Charles Patterson (again)
- 1917–1918: Alfred Henry Richer
- 1919: Frederick Watts
- 1920: William Henry Booth
- 1921–1923: Charles Patterson (again)
- 1924–1925: Archibald Watson
References[edit]
- ^ "Proclamation [Toowong Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:993.
- ^ a b "Indooroopilly Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Shire of Toowong". Queensland Government Gazette. 22 May 1880. p. 26:1144.
- ^ "Official Notifications". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 29 May 1880. p. 679. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Proclamation [Toowong & Indooroopilly Divisions]". Queensland Government Gazette. 2 June 1880. p. 26:1315.
- ^ a b "Toowong Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Toowong Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ Welch, Melva A, (compiler.); Toowong and District Historical Society (issuing body) (2013), Cradle to grave – Toowong Council, Toowong, [Queensland] Toowong and District Historical Society, ISBN 978-0-9872487-0-1
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Queensland Mayors and Shire Chairmen". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 24 February 1906. p. 22. Retrieved 1 October 2015.