Town of Windsor

Windsor Town Hall, 2008

The Town of Windsor is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in northern Brisbane.

History

Map of Shire of Windsor and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

On 11 February 1887, a portion of the Ithaca Division was proclaimed a municipality to be known as the Shire of Windsor.[1]

On 10 February 1904, the shire was proclaimed the Town of Windsor.[1][2]

On 1 October 1925, the town was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.[2]

Windsor Town Council Chambers

Main article: Windsor Town Council Chambers

In the 1860s, local Brisbane tuff stone was extracted from a quarry at Windsor alongside Lutwyche Road. In 1897 the Windsor Shire Council built their Shire Chambers (later Town Chambers) at 356 Lutwyche Road (corner of Palmer Street) (27°25′46″S 153°01′56″E / 27.42945°S 153.03214°E / -27.42945; 153.03214 (Windsor Town Hall)), immediately beside the quarry using stone from the quarry.[3]

After the amalgamation into City of Brisbane, the Windsor Town Council Chambers was used as storage and office space by the Brisbane City Council, which undertook a restoration of the building in 1987.[4]

Today it is home to the Windsor and District Historical Society and the National Trust of Queensland; the public is welcome to visit.[3][4]

The Windsor Town Council Chambers was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992.[5]

Presidents and mayors

The presidents of the Windsor Shire Council were:[6]

  • 1887: Matthew Rigby
  • 1888: Cornelius Ryan[7]
  • 1889: Kenneth McLennan
  • 1890: Charles Birkbeck
  • 1891: George Jopp
  • 1892: John McIntyre
  • 1893: William Lane
  • 1894: Thomas Hawkins
  • 1895: William Mooney
  • 1896–1897: Hugh Cameron
  • 1898–1899: Kenneth McLennan (again)
  • 1900: James Carroll
  • 1901: Angus Briscoe
  • 1902: Thomas Gardiner
  • 1903: Frederick Hart

The mayors of the Windsor Town Council were:[6]

  • 1904: Kenneth McLennan (again)
  • 1905: Austin Graham
  • 1906: George Hewitt
  • 1907: James Price
  • 1908: William Bowser
  • 1909: Thomas Gardiner (again)
  • 1910: George Hewitt (again)
  • 1911: Arthur Bale
  • 1912: William Parsons
  • 1913: Thomas Gardiner (again)
  • 1914: William Clark
  • 1915: Charles Taylor
  • 1916: Robert Lane
  • 1917: Alexander (Alex) Inglis[8]
  • 1918–1919: William Jolly
  • 1920: Robert Lane
  • 1921–1923: William Jolly (again)
  • 1924–1925: Henry Bond[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "ID9631, Windsor Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Agency ID9625, Windsor Town Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Windsor Shire Council Hall". Your Brisbane: Past and Present. Blogger: the foto fanatic.
  4. ^ a b "Windsor Shire Council Chambers". Must Do Brisbane. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Windsor Shire Council Chambers (former) (entry 600349)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b Teague, David R. (1997), Windsor Council Chambers 1897 – 1997 : a brief history of the Chambers Building, Windor Shire Council (1887–1903), Windsor Town Council (1904–1925), Windsor & Districts' Historical Soc. Inc
  7. ^ "Local Government Elections". The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Toowoomba, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 15 February 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  8. ^ "WINDSOR TOWN COUNCIL". Daily Mail. No. 4343. Queensland, Australia. 10 February 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Mayors And Chairmen Of Councils Who Were Entertained Yesterday By Alderman Jolly". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 1 October 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  • "Windsor". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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