Shire of Rosewood

On 11 November 1879, the Walloon Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.[1] On 11 October 1890, part of the Walloon Division was separated to create the Rosewood Division.[2]

The first elections in Rosewood Division were held on 31 January 1891 and the first meeting was held on 11 February 1892.[3][4]

On 31 March 1903, with the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Rosewood Division became the Shire of Rosewood,[1][5] while the Walloon Division became the Shire of Walloon.[6]

Following some years of protracted discussion and considerable argument, on 4 July 1905, the Shire of Mutdapilly was abolished and absorbed into an enlarged Shire of Rosewood.[5] The rationale for this amalgamation was that the two shires were too small to be economical, with 30% of income going to office expenses; a combined shire was expected to have more funds for roads.[7] The normal shire council elections that would normally have been held at the start of 1905 were delayed pending the finalisation of the amalgamation.[8] The former Mutdapilly Shire would constitute 2 divisions within the new shire, each returning 2 members, while the former Rosewood would constitute 1 division within the new shire, returning 3 members.[9]

• February 1891 – February 1892: Stephen Hardgrave[4][25]
• February 1892 – March 1892: William Arndt (resigned)[25][26]
• March 1892 – May 1892: Mark Bensley (resigned)[26][27]
• May 1892 – February 1897: Stephen Hardgrave[28][29][30][31][32][33]
• February 1897 – February 1898: John Lane[33][34]
• February 1898 – January 1899: Stephen Hardgrave[34][35]
• January 1899 – February 1900: Thomas Edward Coulson[35][36]
• February 1900 – February 1901: Robert Samuel Hodge[36][37]
• February 1901 – February 1902: Richard Robert Rudolf Kamp[37][38]
• February 1902 – February 1903: Thomas Edward Coulson[38][39]
• February 1903 – February 1904: Xavier Oberle[39][40]
• February 1904 – : Thomas Edward Coulson[40]
• 1905: Thomas Edward Coulson[41]
• September 1905 – : E. Collins[42]
• 1910: John Yates[43]
• 1911–1912: Mr Creedy[44]
• January 1912 – January 1913: John Kurt Just[44][45]
• February 1913 – February 1914: Francis Arthur Kingston[46]
• February 1914 – : Mr Ahearn[47]
• February 1919 – February 1920: Herbert Dutney[48][49]
• February 1920 – July 1921 : James Arthur Wells[49]
• July 1921 – August 1923: William Ruhno[50][51]
• Aug 1923 – April 1927: Herbert Dutney[51][52][53]
• April 1927 – May 1930: Frank Julius William Etchstadt[53][54]
• May 1930 – September 1930: Harry Heiner (died in office on 22 September 1930)[55][56][57]
• November 1930 – April 1936: Frank Gunthorpe[57][58][59][60][61]
• April 1936 – December 1937: Christy Littman (council dissolved)[61][62]
• December 1937 – June 1945 (resigned): Arthur James Loveday[63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70]
• June 1945 – 1949: Cornelius Joseph Murphy[70][71][72][73][74]

• "Rosewood and Rosewood Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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