City of South Brisbane
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The City of South Brisbane was a municipality
on the southern side of the Brisbane River
, Queensland
, Australia
. It was established in 1888 and existed until 1925 when it was amalgamated into the City of Greater Brisbane.
and the ward of South Brisbane, the area between Vulture Street and the river.
The Queensland Government passed the Divisional Boards Act of 1879 in order to establish a system of Divisional Boards for the purpose of providing local government for portions of the colony outside the boundaries of municipalities. The first Divisional Boards were proclaimed on 11 Nov 1879. Although Woolloongabba Divisional Board was intended to be one of the first established, some delays occurred and it was not established until 9 Jan 1880.
The role of a Divisional Board was to provide such public services as:
Divisional boards were intended to administer areas with lower and more sparse population than that of a municipality. However, population of the Woolloongabba Divisional Board grew rapidly as the result of the introduction of a railway line into South Brsibane. On 7 Jan 1888, the Borough of South Brisbane was proclaimed separate Municipal Institution. It combined the areas formerly part of the Division of Woolloongabba and the South Ward of the Municipality of Brisbane. However, the ward of Kangaroo Point remained part of the Town of Brisbane.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
on the southern side of the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was established in 1888 and existed until 1925 when it was amalgamated into the City of Greater Brisbane.
History
When the town of Brisbane was first established, it was predominantly on the northern bank of the Brisbane River, but included some areas south of the river, including the ward of Kangaroo PointKangaroo Point
Kangaroo Point can be either:* Kangaroo Point, New South Wales - a suburb in Sutherland Shire, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia* Kangaroo Point, Hornsby, New South Wales - a suburb in Hornsby Shire, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and the ward of South Brisbane, the area between Vulture Street and the river.
The Queensland Government passed the Divisional Boards Act of 1879 in order to establish a system of Divisional Boards for the purpose of providing local government for portions of the colony outside the boundaries of municipalities. The first Divisional Boards were proclaimed on 11 Nov 1879. Although Woolloongabba Divisional Board was intended to be one of the first established, some delays occurred and it was not established until 9 Jan 1880.
The role of a Divisional Board was to provide such public services as:
- transport, including roads and bridges
- public health, including water, sanitation and drainage
- public amenities, including parks and cemeteries, etc.
Divisional boards were intended to administer areas with lower and more sparse population than that of a municipality. However, population of the Woolloongabba Divisional Board grew rapidly as the result of the introduction of a railway line into South Brsibane. On 7 Jan 1888, the Borough of South Brisbane was proclaimed separate Municipal Institution. It combined the areas formerly part of the Division of Woolloongabba and the South Ward of the Municipality of Brisbane. However, the ward of Kangaroo Point remained part of the Town of Brisbane.
Mayors
The voters elected aldermen to represent them. The alderman elected one of their number each year to be mayor; this election took place in February each year.| Year | Mayor | Notes and references |
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| 1888 | William Stephens | |
| 1889 | William Stephens | |
| 1890 | Arthur Morry | |
| 1891 | Thomas Heaslop | |
| 1892 | Thomas Heaslop | |
| 1893 | Thomas Heaslop | |
| 1894 | William Jones William Jones -Academics and authors:* William Jones , Welsh mathematician who proposed the use of the symbol π* Sir William Jones , English philologist who proposed a relationship among Indo-European languages... |
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| 1895 | William Jones William Jones -Academics and authors:* William Jones , Welsh mathematician who proposed the use of the symbol π* Sir William Jones , English philologist who proposed a relationship among Indo-European languages... |
William Jones resigned as alderman and mayor in Sept 1895 but was unanimously re-elected a fortnight later. |
| 1896 | Abraham Fleetwood Luya | |
| 1897 | Abraham Fleetwood Luya | |
| 1898 | Abraham Fleetwood Luya | |
| 1899 | Philip Nott | |
| 1900 | John Garsden | |
| 1901 | William Stephens | |
| 1902 | John Currie John Currie John Currie was a U.S. soccer player who earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1937. His first game with the national team in a 7-2 loss to Mexico on September 12, 1937. His second game was two weeks later, a 7-3 loss to Mexico.-References:... |
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| 1903 | George Henry Blocksidge | |
| 1904 | William Jones William Jones -Academics and authors:* William Jones , Welsh mathematician who proposed the use of the symbol π* Sir William Jones , English philologist who proposed a relationship among Indo-European languages... |
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| 1905 | John Davies | |
| 1906 | Robert Edward Burton | |
| 1907 | Andrew Gillespie | |
| 1908 | David Ballantyne McCullough | |
| 1909 | George Henry Schofield | |
| 1910 | George Alfred Savage | |
| 1911 | Andrew Gillespie | |
| 1912 | John Edward Burke | |
| 1913 | Henry Neylan | |
| 1914 | Joseph Allen Joseph Allen Joseph Allen may refer to:* Joseph Allen , member of the eleventh United States Congress* Joseph Allen , Bishop of Bristol and Bishop of Ely* Joseph Allen * Joseph H... |
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| 1915 | James Davey James Davey James "Maffer" Davey was a British rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... |
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| 1916 | John Edwin Hilton | |
| 1917 | Robert William Henry Long | |
| 1918 | Peter Forrest Peter Forrest Peter James Forrest is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for the Queensland Bulls. With a rookie contract in the 2006-07 season, Forrest made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Queensland on 1 March 2007... |
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| 1919 | John Gaffney John Gaffney John H. Gaffney , nicknamed the "King of Umpires" and "Honest John", was an American umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. He was baseball's first great umpire, and played a pioneering role in the use of multiple umpires in baseball games.Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Gaffney's family... |
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| 1920 | Alfred Faulkner | |
| 1921 | Alfred Faulkner | |
| 1922 | Alfred Faulkner | |
| 1923 | Alfred Faulkner | |
| 1924 | John Keogh John Keogh -Biography:Keogh was a leading Irish campaigner who struggled to get Irish Roman Catholics the right to vote and the repeal of the Penal Laws. He was of an obscure family and made his considerable fortune in land speculation, brewing, and silk trading... |
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| 1925 | John Keogh John Keogh -Biography:Keogh was a leading Irish campaigner who struggled to get Irish Roman Catholics the right to vote and the repeal of the Penal Laws. He was of an obscure family and made his considerable fortune in land speculation, brewing, and silk trading... |