City of South Brisbane

The City of South Brisbane was a local government area on the southern side of the Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1888 and existed until 1925 when it was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.[1]

The former South Brisbane Municipal Chambers

History
Map of Borough of South Brisbane and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

When the Town of Brisbane was first established, it was predominantly on the northern bank of the Brisbane River, but included some areas south of the river, including the ward of Kangaroo Point and the ward of South Brisbane, the area between Vulture Street and the river.[2]

The Queensland Government passed the Divisional Boards Act of 1879 to establish a system of Divisional Boards for the purpose of providing local government for portions of the colony outside the boundaries of municipalities. The first Divisional Boards were proclaimed on 11 November 1879. Although the Woolloongabba Division was intended to be one of the first established, some delays occurred and it was not established until 9 January 1880.[3]

The role of a Divisional Board was to provide such public services as:[3]

  • transport, including roads and bridges
  • public health, including water, sanitation and drainage
  • public amenities, including parks and cemeteries, etc.

Divisional boards were intended to administer areas with lower and more sparse population than that of a municipality. However, population of the Woolloongabba Divisional Board grew rapidly as the result of the introduction of a railway line into South Brisbane. On 7 January 1888, the Borough of South Brisbane was proclaimed a separate Municipal Institution. It combined the areas formerly part of the Division of Woolloongabba and the South Ward of the Municipality of Brisbane. However, the ward of Kangaroo Point remained part of the Town of Brisbane.[1][3]

In 1891, work commenced on the construction of the South Brisbane Town Hall. The building was officially opened on 1 July 1892.[4] Although it was commonly known as the "Town Hall", it was officially called the South Brisbane Municipal Chambers. The town hall is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[5]

South Brisbane Memorial Park, 2010

The South Brisbane Memorial Park commemorates those of South Brisbane who died in World War I. On 20 May 1921 the South Brisbane City Council set aside a triangular block land bounded by Stanley Street, Vulture Street and Sidon Street opposite the South Brisbane Town Hall. On 6 August 1923 the park was dedicated Governor-General of Australia, Henry Forster.[6][7]

Mayors

The voters elected aldermen to represent them. The aldermen elected one of their number each year to be mayor; this election took place in February each year.

YearName of MayorNotes and references
1888William Stephens[8][9][10]
1889William Stephens[8][9][11]
1890Arthur Morry[9][12]
1891Thomas Heaslop[9][13]
1892Thomas Heaslop[9][14]
1893Thomas Heaslop[9][15]
1894William Jones[9][15]
1895William JonesWilliam Jones resigned as alderman and mayor in Sept 1895 but was unanimously re-elected a fortnight later.[9][16][17][18]
1896Abraham Fleetwood Luya[8][9][19]
1897Abraham Fleetwood Luya[8][9][20]
1898Abraham Fleetwood Luya[8][9][21]
1899Philip Nott[9][22]
1900John Garsden[9][23]
1901William Stephens[8][9][24]
1902John Currie[9][25]
1903George Blocksidge[9][26]
1904William Jones[9][27]
1905John Davies[9][28]
1906Robert Edward Burton[9][29]
1907Andrew Gillespie[9][30]
1908David Ballantyne McCullough[9][31]
1909George Henry Schofield[9][32]
1910George Alfred Savage[9][33]
1911Andrew Gillespie[9][34]
1912John Edward Burke[9][35]
1913Henry Neylan[9][36]
1914Joseph Allen[9][37]
1915James Davey[9][38]
1916John Edwin Hilton[9][39]
1917Robert William Henry Long[9][40]
1918Peter Forrest[9][41]
1919John Gaffney[9][42]
1920Alfred Faulkner[9][43][44]
1921Alfred Faulkner[9]
1922Alfred Faulkner[9]
1923Alfred Faulkner[9]
1924John Keogh[9]
1925John Keogh[9][45]

Significant places

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