Shire Of Coorparoo
The Shire of Coorparoo is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in eastern Brisbane.
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Reginald Macdonnell King, Chairman Coorparoo Shire Council, 1911
History
The Bulimba Division was created on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 2007. On 24 October 1888, the western portion of Bulimba Division was redesignated as the Shire of Coorparoo.
On 1 October 1925, the shire was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.
Chairmen
The chairmen of Cooparoo Shire were:
- 1888-1889: Frederick Thomas Brentnall (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council)
- 1890:
- 1891: George Valentine Hellicar
- 1892-1894: Walter Henry Barnes (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bulimba and Wynnum)
- 1895: A. McCorkindale
- 1896: George Henry Blocksidge
- 1897: J. V. Francis
- 1898-1899: Reginald Macdonnell King (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan)
- 1900: Walter Henry Barnes
- 1901: Thomas Rees
- 1902: Reginald Macdonnell King
- 1903: Sydney Robertson
- 1904-1905: Alexander Morrison Kirkland
- 1906: Walter Henry Barnes
- 1907: Reginald Macdonnell King
- 1908: Frank Thomas Edmonds
- 1909: Sydney Robertson
- 1910: Allan Carswell Wylie
- 1911-1913: Reginald Macdonnell King
- 1914: John Lackey
- 1915: Alexander McKinnon
- 1916:
- 1917: Allan Carwwell Wylie
- 1918: Arthur William Soden
- 1919: John Smith Bennett
- 1920-1921: J. W. Ewart
- 1922: Reginald Macdonnell King
- 1923: Walter Henry Barnes
- 1924-25: John Innes Brown (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan)
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Agency ID 609, Coorparoo Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "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
- Rechner, Judy Gale; Brisbane History Group (1991), The old Coorparoo Shire : a heritage drive tour, AEBIS Pub