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Shire of Coorparoo

Coordinates: 27°29′42″S 153°03′36″E / 27.495°S 153.060°E / -27.495; 153.060
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Map of Shire of Coorparoo and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Shire of Coorparoo is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in eastern Brisbane.

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]

  • 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

  1. ^ "Proclamation [Bulimba Division]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:989.
  2. ^ "Agency ID 357, Bulimba Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Agency ID 609, Coorparoo Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Brisbane and Environs". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 6 October 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. ^ "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.

27°29′42″S 153°03′36″E / 27.495°S 153.060°E / -27.495; 153.060