Shire of Coorparoo
The Shire of Coorparoo is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in eastern Brisbane.
History[edit]
The Bulimba Division was created on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 2007.[1][2] On 24 October 1888, the western portion of Bulimba Division was redesignated as the Shire of Coorparoo.[3]
On 1 October 1925, the shire was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.[3]
Chairmen[edit]
The chairmen of Cooparoo Shire were:[4]
- 1888-1889: Frederick Thomas Brentnall[4] (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council)
- 1890:
- 1891: George Valentine Hellicar[4]
- 1892-1894: Walter Henry Barnes[4] (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bulimba and Wynnum)
- 1895: A. McCorkindale[4]
- 1896: George Henry Blocksidge[4]
- 1897: J. V. Francis[4]
- 1898-1899: Reginald Macdonnell King[4] (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan)
- 1900: Walter Henry Barnes[4]
- 1901: Thomas Rees[4]
- 1902: Reginald Macdonnell King[4]
- 1903: Sydney Robertson[4]
- 1904-1905: Alexander Morrison Kirkland[4]
- 1906: Walter Henry Barnes[4]
- 1907: Reginald Macdonnell King[4]
- 1908: Frank Thomas Edmonds[4]
- 1909: Sydney Robertson[4]
- 1910: Allan Carswell Wylie[4]
- 1911-1913: Reginald Macdonnell King[4]
- 1914: John Lackey[4]
- 1915: Alexander McKinnon[4]
- 1916:
- 1917: Allan Carwwell Wylie[4]
- 1918: Arthur William Soden[4]
- 1919: John Smith Bennett[4]
- 1920-1921: J. W. Ewart[4]
- 1922: Reginald Macdonnell King[4]
- 1923: Walter Henry Barnes[4]
- 1924-25: John Innes Brown[4][5] (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan)
References[edit]
- ^ "Proclamation [Bulimba Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:989.
- ^ "Agency ID 357, Bulimba Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Agency ID 609, Coorparoo Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Brisbane and Environs". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 6 October 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Mayors and Chairmen of Councils Who Were Entertained Yesterday By Alderman Jolly". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 1 October 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
Further reading[edit]
- Rechner, Judy Gale; Brisbane History Group (1991), The old Coorparoo Shire : a heritage drive tour, AEBIS Pub