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Town of Normanton

Coordinates: 17°40′19″S 141°04′41″E / 17.672°S 141.078°E / -17.672; 141.078
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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

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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

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  • 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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  1. ^ a b "Agency ID 2380, Normanton Borough Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "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
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  • "Normanton". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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