Town of Normanton

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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

File:Carpentaria Division, March 1902.jpg
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

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  4. ↑ (The Queensland [Brisbane] Sat 6 Oct 1888)
  5. ↑ (Quensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Thu 14 Feb 1889, page 4)
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  7. ↑ (Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Mon 20 Apr 1891)
  8. ↑ (Quensland 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

External links

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