Local government area in Queensland, Australia
TheCity of Warwick was alocal government area administering the regional centre ofWarwick in theDarling Downs region ofQueensland . The City covered an area of 25.1 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1861 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated withShire of Allora ,Shire of Rosenthal andShire of Glengallan to form theShire of Warwick .
TheBorough of Warwick came into being on 25 May 1861 under theMunicipalities Act 1858 , a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland at its separation two years earlier.[ 2]
With the passage of theLocal Authorities Act 1902 , the Borough of Warwick became theTown of Warwick .[ 2] [ 3]
On 4 April 1936 it was proclaimed as the City of Warwick.[ 3] [ 4]
On 19 March 1992, theElectoral and Administrative Review Commission , created two years earlier, produced its reportExternal Boundaries of Local Authorities , and recommended that local government boundaries in the Warwick area be rationalised into 3 new local government areas.[ 5] Allora ,Glengallan andRosenthal to form a newShire of Warwick . TheLocal Government (Allora, Glengallan, Rosenthal and Warwick) Regulation 1994 was gazetted on 20 May 1994. On 25 June, an election was held for the new council, and on 1 July 1994, the City of Warwick was abolished.[ 4] [ 6]
1861-1862: James Jones Kingsford[ 7] 1863: Thomas McEvoy[ 7] 1864: William Marshall[ 7] 1865: S. W. Alfred[ 7] 1866: Thomas McEvoy[ 7] 1866-1867 James Morgan, father ofArthur Morgan (mayor 1886-1889 and Premier of Queensland)[ 7] [ 8] 1868: John Liddell Ross[ 7] 1869: Edmund L. Thornton[ 7] 1870 John Liddell Ross[ 7] 1871-1872: Samuel Evenden[ 7] 1873-1874: John Liddell Ross[ 7] 1875: Frederick Morgan[ 7] 1876: Frederick Hudson[ 7] 1876-1877:Jacob Horwitz , Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forWarwick [ 7] [ 9] 1878: John W. Quinn[ 7] 1879-1880: James M'Keachie[ 7] 1881-1884:Thomas Alexander Johnson , Member of the Queensland Legislative Council and father of W.G. Johnson (mayor in 1912)[ 7] [ 9] 1885: W.D. Wilson[ 7] 1886-1889:Arthur Morgan , Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warwick, Member of theQueensland Legislative Council ,Premier of Queensland [ 7] [ 10] [ 9] 1890:John Archibald , also Member of the Queensland Legislative Council[ 7] [ 9] 1891: John Healy, a council member for 33 years and father ofJohn Healy , Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warwick[ 7] [ 11] [ 9] 1892:Francis Grayson , also Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly forCunningham [ 7] 1893: William Morgan[ 7] 1894: William Collins[ 7] 1895: Jeremiah Allman, father of John Allman (mayor in 1933)[ 7] [ 9] 1896: Francis Grayson (2nd term)[ 7] [ 12] 1897: John Archibald (2nd term)[ 7] [ 9] 1898: Arthur Morgan (2nd term)[ 7] 1899: William Wallace[ 7] 1900-1901: William Morgan[ 7] 1902: Jeremiah Allman (2nd term)[ 9] [ 13] 1903: C.B. Daveney[ 9] 1904: Francis Grayson (3rd term)[ 9] 1905: J.D. Connellan[ 9] 1906: J.S. Morgan[ 9] 1907: B.T. De Conlay[ 9] 1908-1909: R.J. Shilliday[ 9] 1910: Daniel Connolly[ 9] [ 14] 1911: John Healy (2nd term)[ 9] [ 11] 1912: W.G. Johnson, son of Thomas Alexander Johnson (MLC and mayor in 1881-1884)[ 9] 1913: John Allman[ 9] [ 15] 1914: John Lamb[ 9] 1915: John Anderson[ 9] 1916: D.J. Hutchings[ 9] 1917-1918: John W. Gilham[ 9] 1919: A.P. Jutsum[ 9] 1920: R.E. Gillam[ 9] 1921-1923: John Anderson[ 9] 1924: Daniel Connolly[ 9] [ 14] 1927: Daniel Connolly[ 16] 1933-1936: John Allman, son of Jeremiah Allman (mayor in 1895)[ 9] [ 17] 1988: Stanley Richard Walsh[ 18] 1861: Edward Jones[ 13] 1861: C. F. Bell[ 13] 1861-1863 :John Oxenham[ 13] 1863-1865: George Kennedy[ 13] 1865-1868: J. M. Garrett[ 13] 1868-1903: F. B. Woods[ 13] 1903-1916: J. Spreadborough[ 13] Year Population 1933 6,664 1947 7,129 1954 9,151 1961 9,843 1966 10,065 1971 9,303 1976 9,169 1981 8,853 1986 9,435 1991 10,393 1996 10,947
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1993).2730.3 Census counts for small areas : Queensland .ISBN 0-642-17236-6 ^a b "Agency ID 2505, Warwick Municipal Council" .Queensland State Archives . Retrieved3 February 2014 .^a b "Agency ID 2507, Warwick Town Council" .Queensland State Archives . Retrieved3 February 2014 .^a b "Agency ID 10419, Warwick City Council" .Queensland State Archives . Retrieved3 February 2014 .^ "External Boundaries of Local Authorities" (PDF) .Electoral and Administrative Review Commission . Retrieved3 February 2014 .^ "Agency ID 6067, Warwick Shire Council" .Queensland State Archives . Retrieved10 September 2013 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Mayors of Warwick to Date" .Warwick Examiner and Times (Qld. : 1867 - 1919) . Retrieved1 October 2015 .^ "1847-- --1936" .The Telegraph . Retrieved19 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "1847-- --1936" .The Telegraph . Retrieved19 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^ "Local Government Elections" .The Western Star and Roma Advertiser . Retrieved4 October 2013 .^a b "WARWICK VETERAN" .Daily Mail . Retrieved19 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^ "WARWICK MUNICIPAL COUNCIL" .Warwick Argus (Qld. : 1879 - 1901) . Retrieved1 October 2015 .^a b c d e f g h "SKETCH OF THE MAYOR'S LIFE" .Warwick Examiner And Times . Retrieved19 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^a b Australian History Publishing Co (1936),Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders' , retrieved1 October 2015 online Archived 2017-02-16 at theWayback Machine ^ Australian History Publishing Co (1936),Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders' , retrieved1 October 2015 online Archived 2017-02-16 at theWayback Machine ^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927).Pugh's Almanac for 1927 . Retrieved13 June 2014 . ^ Australian History Publishing Co (1936),Queensland and Queenslanders : incorporating 'Prominent Queenslanders' , retrieved1 October 2015 online Archived 2017-02-16 at theWayback Machine ^ "Warwick Town Hall Centenary" .Monument Australia . Retrieved1 October 2015 .
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