Local government area in Queensland, Australia
Map of Borough of Gympie and adjacent local government areas, March 1902 TheCity of Gympie is a formerlocal government area in the south-east ofQueensland , Australia, responsible for governingGympie .
On 11 November 1879, theGympie Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under theDivisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 4338.[ 1]
However, the residents felt that Gympie warranted a municipality and petitioned theQueensland Government .[ 2] Borough of Gympie which held its first elections on 25 August 1880.[ 3]
A town hall was built in 1890.
On 4 January 1895,Glastonbury Division was abolished and split between theWidgee Division and the Borough of Gympie.[ 4] [ 5]
On 31 March 1903 the Borough of Gympie became theTown of Gympie under theLocal Authorities Act 1902 and on 7 January 1905 was proclaimed City of Gympie by theGovernor of Queensland .[ 6] [ 7]
On 19 March 1992, theElectoral and Administrative Review Commission , created two years earlier, produced its reportExternal Boundaries of Local Authorities , and recommended that the City of Gympie and theShire of Widgee should be amalgamated.[ 8] Local Government (Shire of Cooloola) Regulation 1993 creating the newShire of Cooloola on 2 November 1993.[ 9]
On 15 March 2008, under theLocal Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by theParliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Cooloola merged with theShire of Kilkivan and Division 3 (Theebine /Gunalda areas) ofShire of Tiaro to form theGympie Region .[ 10]
Chairmen and Mayors [ edit ] The following are the chairmen of Gympie Division:
1880— : William Henry Couldery[ 11] The following are the mayors of Gympie Borough/Town/City:[ 12]
1880–82:Matthew Mellor , also chairman ofWidgee Divisional Board , andMember of the Legislative Assembly forWide Bay andGympie 1882–83: William Ferguson (S.M.) 1883–84:William Smyth 1884–86: William Ferguson (S.M) 1886–90: Lieut.-Col. William Ferguson 1890–91: Edward Bytheway 1891–92: John L Mathews 1892–93: Abraham Hutchinson 1893–94: John L Mathews 1894–95: William Suthers 1895–96: Edward Bytheway 1896–97: William Suthers 1897–98:Matthew Mellor 1898–99:Daniel Mulcahy 1899 – October 1899:George Ryland October 1899 – 1901: Daniel Mulcahy 1902: Edgar Benjamin Davidson 1902: Daniel C Dowling 1903–04: David Elder Reid 1904–05: Gilbert Garrick 1905–07: George F. Lister[ 13] 1907–08: Walter G. Ambrose 1908–09: George A. Buist 1909–11: William E. Burbidge 1911–12: Richard H. Cox 1912–13: Walter G. Ambrose 1913–14: Alfred George Ramsey 1914–16: Peter Green 1916–17: Samuel D. Weller 1917–18: George H. Mackay 1918–19: R. Stitt 1919–20: W. H. Sedgman 1920–21: Luke J. Thomas (end of annual elections) 1921–24: Luke J. Thomas 1924–27: George Thomas[ 14] 1927–30: Luke J. Thomas 1930–March 1931: Alexander Glasgow 1931–April 1937: Dr Luther Morris[ 15] 1937–August 1941: Luke J. Thomas 1941–70: Ronald N Witham 1970–76: James E. Kidd 1976–88: Minas J. Venardos 1988–93 Joan E. Dodt ^ "Proclamation [Gympie Division]".Queensland Government Gazette ^ "Current News" .The Queenslander . Retrieved9 September 2013 .^ "Borough of Gympie — Order in Council".Queensland Government Gazette ^ "TO-DAY.—JANUARY 5" .The Brisbane Courier . Retrieved21 September 2013 .^ "GOLDEN BUTTER WORTH" .The Queenslander . Retrieved21 September 2013 .^ Queensland Government Gazette , 7 January 1905, p.1905:31.^ "Agency ID 10381, Gympie Town Council" .Queensland State Archives . Retrieved9 September 2013 .^ "External Boundaries of Local Authorities" (PDF) .Electoral and Administrative Review Commission . Retrieved3 February 2014 .^ Cooloola Shire Council (2001)."Cooloola Shire …a golden past" (PDF) .Gympie Regional Council . Retrieved3 February 2014 .^ "Agency ID 11054, Gympie Regional Council" .Queensland State Archives . Retrieved9 September 2013 .^ "Cedar Grove" .Suburbs .Logan City Council . Retrieved10 May 2014 .^ Cooloola Shire Council (2001)."Cooloola Shire …a golden past" (PDF) .Gympie Regional Council . p. 58. Retrieved3 February 2014 .^ "Queensland Mayors and Shire Chairmen" .The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) . Retrieved1 October 2015 .^ 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
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