Former local government area of Queensland, Australia
Map of Shire of Toowong and adjacent local government areas, March 1902
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
The
Toowong Division was established on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1789.
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In May 1880, the more populated part of Toowong Division was proclaimed the
Shire of Toowong ,
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[4] while the remaining part of the Toowong Division was renamed
Indooroopilly Division .
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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.
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On 1 October 1925, it was amalgamated into the
City of Brisbane .
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Leaders
The following men served as the president of the Shire of Toowong and the mayors of the Town of Toowong.
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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)
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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
Cities Towns Boroughs/Municipalities Shires Divisions Lists
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