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.

Map of Shire of Toowong and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

History

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

The following men served as the president of the Shire of Toowong and the mayors of the Town of Toowong.^[8]

Shire presidents

• 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

• 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

1. "Proclamation [Toowong Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:993.
2. "Indooroopilly Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
3. "Shire of Toowong". Queensland Government Gazette. 22 May 1880. p. 26:1144.
4. "Official Notifications". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 29 May 1880. p. 679. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
5. "Proclamation [Toowong & Indooroopilly Divisions]". Queensland Government Gazette. 2 June 1880. p. 26:1315.
6. "Toowong Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
7. "Toowong Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
8. 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)
9. "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.

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