Town of Cooktown
The Town of Cooktown is the former local government area for Cooktown in Far North Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1876 to 1932.
History
On 3 April 1876, Cooktown was established as a separate municipality, the Borough of Cooktown.[1][2]
On 11 November 1879, the Daintree was created as a local government for the coastal land surrounding Cooktown.[3]
On 31 March 1903 with the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Borough of Cooktown became the Town of Cooktown and the Daintree Division became the Shire of Daintree.[1][4][3][5]
On 16 January 1919, the Shire of Daintree was merged with the Shire of Hann to create the Shire of Cook, covering much of Cape York Peninsula.[5][6]
On 4 August 1932, the Town of Cooktown was abolished and absorbed into the Shire of Cook.[4]
Mayors
References
- ^ a b "Agency ID 605, Cooktown Municipal Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 6 August 1932. p. 138:400.
- ^ a b "Agency ID 813, Daintree Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Agency ID 1184, Cooktown Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Agency ID 814, Daintree Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Agency ID 603, Cook Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Local Government Elections". The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Toowoomba, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 15 February 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1 876613 79 3.
- ^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External links
- "Cooktown". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.