Shire of Coorparoo
The Shire of Coorparoo is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in eastern Brisbane.
Map of Shire of Coorparoo and adjacent local government areas, March 1902
History
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
Reginald Macdonnell King, Chairman Coorparoo Shire Council, 1911
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
- "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.
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