Town of Cooktown

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

On 3 April 1876, Cooktown was established as a separate municipality, the Borough of Cooktown.[1][2]

On 11 November 1879, the Daintree was created as a local government for the coastal land surrounding Cooktown.[3]

On 31 March 1903 with the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Borough of Cooktown became the Town of Cooktown and the Daintree Division became the Shire of Daintree.[1][3][4][5]

On 16 January 1919, the Shire of Daintree was merged with the Shire of Hann to create the Shire of Cook, covering much of Cape York Peninsula.[5][6]

On 4 August 1932, the Town of Cooktown was abolished and absorbed into the Shire of Cook.[4]

The mayors of the town were:

• 1876–1877: John Walsh[7]
• 1878: Hector Menzies[7]
• 1879: S. Samper[7]
• 1880: Andrew Thredgold[7]
• 1881: Robert Baird[7]
• 1882: John Davis[7]
• 1883: F.C. Hodel[7]
• 1884–1885: Edward D'Arcy[7]
• 1886–1887: John Davis[7]
• 1888: James Savage,[7] or John Davis[8]
• 1889–1890: John Davis[7]
• 1891: ????
• 1892: J. Young[7]
• 1893: J. Clunn, junior[7]
• 1894–1895: J.L. Adams[7]
• 1896: W.T. Sleep[7]
• 1897: J.B. Martin[7]
• 1898–1901: P. E. Seagren [9]
• 1902–1903: J.H. Hargreaves[7]
• 1904: G. Fellows and J.H. Hargreaves[7]
• 1905–1908: P.E. Seagren[7]
• 1909–1911: George A. Love[7]
• 1912: W.P Anderson[7]
• 1913–1917: George A. Love[7]
• 1918–1922: ????
• 1923: A. S. Sampson[7]
• 1924–1925: S.J. Keane[7]
• 1926: ????
• 1927: Stephen John Keane [10]
• 1928: J. Martin[7]
• 1929: Henry Lee[7]

• "Cooktown". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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