Town of Newtown

Coordinates: 27°33′40″S 151°56′02″E / 27.5611°S 151.9339°E / -27.5611; 151.9339
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The Town of Newtown was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, loosely based on the current Newtown, a suburb of Toowoomba. It existed between 1913 and 1917.

History[edit]

On 25 January 1913, the Shire of Gowrie was abolished and was split between the new Town of Newtown and the Shire of Jondaryan.[1][2]

On 23 Feb 1917, the Town of Newtown was abolished, being split between the City of Toowoomba and the Shire of Jondaryan.[2]

Mayors[edit]

  • Joseph Troy [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Agency ID 912, Gowrie Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Agency ID 1449, Newtown Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ^ Australian History Publishing Co (1936), Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders', Australian History Publishing Co, p. 286, retrieved 1 October 2015 — available online Archived 2017-02-16 at the Wayback Machine

27°33′40″S 151°56′02″E / 27.5611°S 151.9339°E / -27.5611; 151.9339