The Town of Normanton is a former local government area for the town of Normanton in North Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1886 to 1910.
History
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On 6 February 1886, the Borough of Normanton was constituted separately as a municipality for the emerging town of Normanton. Its first elections held on 13 April 1886.[1]
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Borough of Hughenden became the Town of Hughenden on 31 March 1903.[1][2]
On 8 January 1910, the Town of Normanton was abolished and absorbed into the Shire of Carpentaria.[2][3]
Mayors
[edit]- 1888: R. G. Shanklin[4]
- 1889: Major Colless[5]
- 1890: H.B. Raffety[6]
- 1891: Mr. Valkenburg[7]
- 1892: Mr. Hely[8]
- 1893: Alderman Lawrence[9]
- 1894: Mr. R. Robinson[10]
- 1898,[11] 1904: Mr. S. Mathers[12]
- 1905, 1906,[13] 1908:[14] Mr. Rowland Robinson[15]
- 1907: Mr. Mathers, proprietor of the Norman Chronicle[16]
- 1909, 1910, 1911 : James Robert Butteris [17][18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Agency ID 2380, Normanton Borough Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Agency ID 10947, Normanton Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Agency ID 557, Carpentaria Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ (The Queensland [Brisbane] Sat 6 Oct 1888)
- ^ (Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Thu 14 Feb 1889, page 4)
- ^ Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1-876613-79-3.
- ^ (Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Mon 20 Apr 1891)
- ^ (Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Sat 30 Apr 1892)
- ^ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers, Qld.] Sat 25 Feb 1893)
- ^ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers, Qld.] Fri 2 Mar 1894)
- ^ (The Queenslander [Brisbane, Qld.] Sat 14 May 1898, page 919)
- ^ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers, Qld.] Wed 10 Feb 1904)
- ^ (The Brisbane Courier [Qld.] Mon 1 Oct 1906)
- ^ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Mon 27 Jan 1908)
- ^ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] 30 Jan 1905)
- ^ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Sat 11 May 1907)
- ^ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Wed 24 Feb 1909
- ^ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Thu 27 Jan 1910)
- ^ The Cairns Post Monday 9 January 1911
External links
[edit]- "Normanton". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.