Shire of Coorparoo
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File:Coorparoo Shire, March 1902.jpg
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.{{Gazette QLD|title=Proclamation [Bulimba Division]|volume=25|page=989|date=11 November 1879}}{{cite QSA Agency|357|Bulimba Divisional Board|20 August 2013}}
On 24 October 1888, the western portion of Bulimba Division was redesignated as the Shire of Coorparoo.{{cite QSA Agency|609|Coorparoo Shire Council|20 August 2013}}
On 1 October 1925, the shire was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.
Chairmen
File:R M King, Chairman Coorparoo Shire Council, 1911.JPGThe chairmen of Cooparoo Shire were:{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article177081402 |title=Brisbane and Environs. |newspaper=The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) |location=Brisbane, Qld. |date=6 October 1925 |access-date=24 January 2016 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
- 1888–1889: Frederick Thomas Brentnall (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council)
- 1890:
- 1891: George Valentine Hellicar
- 1892–1894: Walter Henry Barnes (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bulimba and Wynnum)
- 1895: A. McCorkindale
- 1896: George Henry Blocksidge
- 1897: J. V. Francis
- 1898–1899: Reginald Macdonnell King (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan)
- 1900: Walter Henry Barnes
- 1901: Thomas Rees
- 1902: Reginald Macdonnell King
- 1903: Sydney Robertson
- 1904–1905: Alexander Morrison Kirkland
- 1906: Walter Henry Barnes
- 1907: Reginald Macdonnell King
- 1908: Frank Thomas Edmonds
- 1909: Sydney Robertson
- 1910: Allan Carswell Wylie
- 1911–1913: Reginald Macdonnell King
- 1914: John Lackey
- 1915: Alexander McKinnon
- 1916:
- 1917: Allan Carwwell Wylie
- 1918: Arthur William Soden
- 1919: John Smith Bennett
- 1920–1921: J. W. Ewart
- 1922: Reginald Macdonnell King
- 1923: Walter Henry Barnes
- 1924–25: John Innes Brown{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20965022 |title=Mayors and Chairmen of Councils Who Were Entertained Yesterday By Alderman Jolly |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=1 October 1925 |access-date=26 December 2013 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan)
References
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Further reading
- {{Citation|author1=Rechner, Judy Gale|title=The old Coorparoo Shire : a heritage drive tour|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21444773|publication-date=1991|publisher=AEBIS Pub|author2=Brisbane History Group}}
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Category:Former local government areas of Queensland