Former local government area of Queensland, Australia
Map of Shire of Toowong and adjacent local government areas, March 1902 TheTown of Toowong is a formerlocal government area ofQueensland , Australia, located in westernBrisbane in the area around the current suburb ofToowong .
TheToowong Division was established on 11 November 1879 under theDivisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1789.[ 1] [ 2]
In May 1880, the more populated part of Toowong Division was proclaimed theShire of Toowong ,[ 3] [ 4] Indooroopilly Division .[ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
In 1902, theLocal Authorities Act 1902 replaced all Divisions and Boroughs with Towns and Shires, creating the Town of Toowong on 31 March 1903.[ 6] [ 7]
On 1 October 1925, it was amalgamated into theCity of Brisbane .[ 7]
The following men served as the president of the Shire of Toowong and the mayors of the Town of Toowong.[ 8]
1880:William Henry Miskin 1881–1884:Augustus Charles Gregory 1885–1887:Robert Cribb 1888–1890: Augustus Charles Gregory (again) 1891–1892: George Anthony Woodstock Kibble 1893–1894: Walter Frederick Wilson 1895: Augustus Charles Gregory (again) 1896: John Standring 1897: Charles Patterson 1898–1901: Augustus Charles Gregory (again) 1902: Charles Frederick Siemon 1903: Charles Patterson (again) 1903: Charles Patterson (continued) 1904: Sir Augustus Charles Gregory (again, knighted in 1903) 1905: William Land 1906: George Anthony Woodstock Kibble (again)[ 9] 1907: John Francis Bergin 1908: Charles Frederick Siemon (again) 1909:Richard John Cottell 1910: Thomas Biggs 1911: William Land (again) 1912: John Hiron 1913: John Francis Bergin (again) 1914: George Leslie Duff 1915–1916: Charles Patterson (again) 1917–1918: Alfred Henry Richer 1919: Frederick Watts 1920: William Henry Booth 1921–1923: Charles Patterson (again) 1924–1925:Archibald Watson
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