The City of Charters Towers was a local government area in North Queensland, Australia, consisting of the centre and suburbs of the town of Charters Towers. Established in 1877, it was entirely surrounded by the Shire of Dalrymple, with which it amalgamated in 2008 to form the Charters Towers Region.
| City of Charters Towers Queensland | |
|---|---|
 Location within Queensland | |
| Population | 8,155 (2006 census)[1] |
| • Density | 194.17/km2 (502.9/sq mi) |
| Established | 1877 |
| Area | 42.0 km2 (16.2 sq mi) |
| Council seat | Charters Towers |
| Region | North Queensland |
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History
editThe Borough of Charters Towers was proclaimed on 21 June 1877 under the Municipal Institutions Act 1864.[2][3] It achieved a measure of autonomy in 1878 with the enactment of the Local Government Act. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Borough of Charters Towers became the Town of Charters Towers on 31 March 1903.[4]
On 13 April 1909, Charters Towers was proclaimed a City.[4][5][6]
A separate Shire of Queenton was excised from the surrounding Dalrymple Division on 2 July 1902 and merged with the City of Charters Towers on 23 December 1916.[6][7]
On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the City of Charters Towers amalgamated with the Shire of Dalrymple to form the Charters Towers Region.[6][8]
Suburbs
editThe City of Charter Towers included the following settlements:
Population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 6,978 |
| 1947 | 7,561 |
| 1954 | 6,961 |
| 1961 | 7,633 |
| 1966 | 7,602 |
| 1971 | 7,518 |
| 1976 | 7,914 |
| 1981 | 6,823 |
| 1986 | 7,208 |
| 1991 | 9,016 |
| 1996 | 8,893 |
| 2001 | 8,492 |
| 2006 | 8,155 |
Mayors
edit
In the early period of local government in Queensland, elections for aldermen were held annually and the mayor was elected from among the aldermen. Later the mayor became directly elected but still on an annual basis. Finally there was the move to three-year election cycles.[citation needed]
- 1877–?: John McDonald[9][10]
- 1894: Frederick Johnson[11] (son of South Australian politician Thomas Johnson)
- 1897: Edward Miles 1897[12]
- 1901: P. J. Allen
- 1903: Frederick Johnson[11]
- 1908: David Rollston [13]
- 1908: William Grant Clark
- David (Dave) Missingham[14]
- 1913–1914: Frederick Johnson [11]
- 1916: C. Watts [15]
- 1925: Thomas Chappe[10]
- 1927: Charles Brownson [16]
- Bryan Beveridge[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Charters Towers (C) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ 28 Vic No. 21 (Imp)
- ^ "Agency ID 11207, Charters Towers Municipal Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Agency ID 11208, Charters Towers Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Queensland Government Gazette, Vol. XCII, 13 April 1909, p.1019.
- ^ a b c "Agency ID 2099, Charters Towers City Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Agency ID 1676, Queenton Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Agency ID 11043, Charters Towers Regional Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "World History". Charters Towers Regional Council. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b "MUNICIPAL HISTORY". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 December 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Personal". The Advertiser. 5 August 1914. p. 19. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "DEATH OF PROMINENT CITIZENS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 4 March 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "LICENSING AUTHORITIES". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 4 April 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Missingham, David (1896), Letters (biographical metadata for library holdings), retrieved 19 September 2012
- ^ Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1-876613-79-3.
- ^ "CHARTERS TOWERS MAYOR". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 12 April 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 29 October 2013.