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Map of Booroodabin Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

Booroodabin Division is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in inner northern Brisbane immediately north of the Brisbane CBD today. It existed from 1879 to 1903.

History

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Booroodabin Division came into existence on 11 November 1879 with a population of 3462, as one of the original divisions created by the Divisional Boards Act 1879.[1][2]

On 13 Jan 1903, the Booroodabin Division was abolished and absorbed into Town of Brisbane.[2]

Chairmen

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From the inception of the division, the elected aldermen chose one of their number to be chairman for the ensuing year. The election normally took place in late January or February.

YearChairmanNotes
1880–1881James Cowlishaw [3]Member of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1878–1922 [4]
1881–1886Francis Beattie [5]Member for Fortitude Valley in 1874–1878 and 1879–1886 [4]
1886–1887Andrew Dath [6]
1887–1888Peter Mallon [7]
1888–1889Andrew Dath [8]Second term
1889–1890Peter Morrison Campbell [9]Campbell was reelected in the annual 1890 chairman election and then resigned the following month, citing "lack of leisure time." [10][11]
1890–1891Joseph Peirson [12]
1891–1892Benjamin Robert Bale [13]Chairman of the Shire of Yeerongpilly in 1911–1913 [14]
1892–1894George Down [15]Appointed acting chairman before the 1892 election.[16] Mayor of Brisbane in 1915-1916 [17]
1894–1895William Stevenson [18]
1895–1896Benjamin Robert Bale [19]Second term
1896–1897George Down [20]Second term
1897–1898Thomas Welsby [21]Member for Brisbane North in 1911–1912 and Merthyr in 1912–1915 [4]
1898–1899Andrew Dath [22]Third term
1899–1900William Murray Thompson [23]Mayor of Brisbane in 1907 [24]
1900–1901Thomas Welsby [25]Second term
1901–1902Benjamin Robert Bale [26]Third term
1902–1903George Down [27]Third term

Population

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Year Population Notes
18793,462[1]
18812,292[28]
18865,197[29]
18916,853[29]
19018,489[30]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Queensland government gazette". T.P. Pugh's Printing Office. 11 November 1879. p. 993. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Agency ID 346, Booroodabin Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "BOOROODABIN DIVISION". The Telegraph. 6 February 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "BOOROODABIN DIVISIONAL". The Telegraph. 12 February 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Booroodabin Board". The Telegraph. 13 February 1886. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Booroodabin Divisional Board". The Telegraph. 5 February 1887. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Booroodabin Divisional Board". The Telegraph. 4 February 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Brisbane Courier. 14 February 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Booroodabin Board". Evening Observer. 12 February 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Booroodabin Division". The Telegraph. 21 March 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "Booroodabin Divisional Board". The Telegraph. 4 April 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  13. ↑ "Local Government". The Telegraph. 19 February 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  14. ↑ Coopers Plains Local History Group (2000), A closer look at Salisbury and Nathan Heights, Coopers Plains Local History Group, retrieved 4 December 2020
  15. ↑ "Local Government Nominations and Elections". The Queenslander. 30 January 1892. p. 235. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  16. ↑ "Local Government". The Telegraph. 14 January 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  17. ↑ "MR. GEORGE DOWN DEAD". The Telegraph. 9 July 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  18. ↑ "Booroodabin Board". The Telegraph. 15 February 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  19. ↑ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Brisbane Courier. 31 January 1895. p. 6. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  20. ↑ "Booroodabin Divisional Board". The Telegraph. 30 January 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  21. ↑ "Local Government". The Telegraph. 28 January 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  22. ↑ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Brisbane Courier. 17 February 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  23. ↑ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS". The Brisbane Courier. 26 January 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  24. ↑ "DEATH OF ALDERMAN W.M. THOMPSON". The Queenslander. No. 2423. Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1912. p. 29. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  25. ↑ "Local Elections". The Telegraph. 25 January 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  26. ↑ "Booroodabin Board". Evening Observer. 13 February 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  27. ↑ "Booroodabin Division". Evening Observer. 12 February 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  28. ↑ "QLD Census of the Colony of Queensland, 1881". Registrar General (Queensland). 20 April 1881. p. 21. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  29. 1 2 "CENSUS OF QUEENSLAND, 1891". Registrar General (Queensland). 5 April 1891. p. 30. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  30. ↑ "NINTH CENSUS OF QUEENSLAND". Registrar General (Queensland). 31 March 1901. p. 10. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
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