Town of Windsor
{{short description|Local government area of Queensland, Australia}}
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The Town of Windsor is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in northern Brisbane.
History
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On 11 February 1887, a portion of the Ithaca Division was proclaimed a municipality to be known as the Shire of Windsor.{{cite web|title=ID9631, Windsor Shire Council|url=http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=9631|publisher=Queensland State Archives|access-date=16 August 2013}}
On 10 February 1904, the shire was proclaimed the Town of Windsor.{{cite web|title=Agency ID9625, Windsor Town Council|url=http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=9625|publisher=Queensland State Archives|access-date=16 August 2013}}
On 1 October 1925, the town was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.
Windsor Town Council Chambers
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In the 1860s, local Brisbane tuff stone was extracted from a quarry at Windsor alongside Lutwyche Road. In 1897 the Windsor Shire Council built their Shire Chambers (later Town Chambers) at 356 Lutwyche Road (corner of Palmer Street) ({{coord|-27.42945|153.03214|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Windsor Town Hall}}), immediately beside the quarry using stone from the quarry.{{cite web|title=Windsor Shire Council Hall|url=http://www.yourbrisbanepastandpresent.com/2009/09/windsor-shire-council-hall.html|work=Your Brisbane: Past and Present|publisher=Blogger: the foto fanatic}}
After the amalgamation into City of Brisbane, the Windsor Town Council Chambers was used as storage and office space by the Brisbane City Council, which undertook a restoration of the building in 1987.{{cite web|title=Windsor Shire Council Chambers|url=http://www.mustdobrisbane.com/visitor-info-arts-culture-history/windsor-shire-council-chambers-windsor|work=Must Do Brisbane|access-date=16 August 2013}}
Today it is home to the Windsor and District Historical Society and the National Trust of Queensland; the public is welcome to visit.
The Windsor Town Council Chambers was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992.{{cite QHR|15124|Windsor Shire Council Chambers (former)|600349|access-date=16 August 2013}}
Presidents and mayors
The presidents of the Windsor Shire Council were:{{Citation | author1=Teague, David R. | title=Windsor Council Chambers 1897 – 1997 : a brief history of the Chambers Building, Windor Shire Council (1887–1903), Windsor Town Council (1904–1925) | publication-date=1997 | publisher=Windsor & Districts' Historical Soc. Inc | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/7516230}}
- 1887: Matthew Rigby
- 1888: Cornelius Ryan{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102551041 |title=Local Government Elections. |newspaper=The Western Star and Roma Advertiser |location=Toowoomba, Qld. |date=15 February 1888 |access-date=4 October 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
- 1889: Kenneth McLennan
- 1890: Charles Birkbeck
- 1891: George Jopp
- 1892: John McIntyre
- 1893: William Lane
- 1894: Thomas Hawkins
- 1895: William Mooney
- 1896–1897: Hugh Cameron
- 1898–1899: Kenneth McLennan (again)
- 1900: James Carroll
- 1901: Angus Briscoe
- 1902: Thomas Gardiner
- 1903: Frederick Hart
The mayors of the Windsor Town Council were:
- 1904: Kenneth McLennan (again)
- 1905: Austin Graham
- 1906: George Hewitt
- 1907: James Price
- 1908: William Bowser
- 1909: Thomas Gardiner (again)
- 1910: George Hewitt (again)
- 1911: Arthur Bale
- 1912: William Parsons
- 1913: Thomas Gardiner (again)
- 1914: William Clark
- 1915: Charles Taylor
- 1916: Robert Lane
- 1917: Alexander (Alex) Inglis{{cite news |date=10 February 1917 |title=WINDSOR TOWN COUNCIL. |page=8 |newspaper=Daily Mail |issue=4343 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article214356069 |accessdate=20 August 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}
- 1918–1919: William Jolly
- 1920: Robert Lane
- 1921–1923: William Jolly (again)
- 1924–1925: Henry Bond{{cite news |url=http://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}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|title=Windsor|url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/windsor|work=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}
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