The Town of Normanton is a former local government area for the town of Normanton in North Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1886 to 1910.

History

Map of Borough of Normanton and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

On 6 February 1886, the Borough of Normanton was constituted separately as a municipality for the emerging town of Normanton. Its first elections held on 13 April 1886.[1]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Borough of Hughenden became the Town of Hughenden on 31 March 1903.[1][2]

On 8 January 1910, the Town of Normanton was abolished and absorbed into the Shire of Carpentaria.[2][3]

Mayors

  • 1888: R. G. Shanklin[4]
  • 1889: Major Colless[5]
  • 1890: H.B. Raffety[6]
  • 1891: Mr. Valkenburg[7]
  • 1892: Mr. Hely[8]
  • 1893: Alderman Lawrence[9]
  • 1894: Mr. R. Robinson[10]
  • 1898,[11] 1904: Mr. S. Mathers[12]
  • 1905, 1906,[13] 1908:[14] Mr. Rowland Robinson[15]
  • 1907: Mr. Mathers, proprietor of the Norman Chronicle[16]
  • 1909, 1910, 1911 : James Robert Butteris [17][18][19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Agency ID 2380, Normanton Borough Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Agency ID 10947, Normanton Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Agency ID 557, Carpentaria Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  4. ↑ (The Queensland [Brisbane] Sat 6 Oct 1888)
  5. ↑ (Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Thu 14 Feb 1889, page 4)
  6. ↑ Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1-876613-79-3.
  7. ↑ (Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Mon 20 Apr 1891)
  8. ↑ (Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Sat 30 Apr 1892)
  9. ↑ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers, Qld.] Sat 25 Feb 1893)
  10. ↑ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers, Qld.] Fri 2 Mar 1894)
  11. ↑ (The Queenslander [Brisbane, Qld.] Sat 14 May 1898, page 919)
  12. ↑ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers, Qld.] Wed 10 Feb 1904)
  13. ↑ (The Brisbane Courier [Qld.] Mon 1 Oct 1906)
  14. ↑ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Mon 27 Jan 1908)
  15. ↑ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] 30 Jan 1905)
  16. ↑ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Sat 11 May 1907)
  17. ↑ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Wed 24 Feb 1909
  18. ↑ (The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Thu 27 Jan 1910)
  19. ↑ The Cairns Post Monday 9 January 1911
  • "Normanton". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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