Shire of Enoggera

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

The Shire of Enoggera is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in north-western Brisbane.

History

Ithaca Division was one of the original divisions created on 11 November 1879 under the The Divisional Boards Act 1879. It comprised 3 subdivisions. By 1886, the residents of subdivision 1 were petitioning to separate and become the Shire of Windsor,^[1] resulting in the establishment of the Shire of Windsor on 11 February 1887.^[2] Meanwhile, the residents of subdivision 2 were petitioning to separate and become the Shire of Ithaca,^[3] resulting in the creation of the Shire of Ithaca on 18 August 1887.^[4]

The now much depleted Ithaca Division then requested to be renamed the Enoggera Division^[5] and this occurred on 28 March 1888.^[6]

The Local Authorities Act 1902 replaced divisions with shires and towns. As a result, on 31 March 1903, the Enoggera Division became the Shire of Enoggera.^[6][7]

On 1 October 1925, the shire was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.^[7]

Chairmen

Thomas Pratt, Chairman Enoggera Shire Council, 1924

The chairmen of the division and shire were:^[8]

• 1880–1882: John Lloyd Bale
• 1883–1885: John Guthrie
• 1886–1887: Jesse Paten
• 1888: William McCallum Park
• 1889–1890: John Scott Mullin
• 1891: William Peter Gordon
• 1892: Edward Joseph Corbett
• 1893: Jesse Paten
• 1894–95: Charles Henry Chamberlain^[9]
• 1896–98: James Fred Cole
• 1899: Thomas Marshall senior
• 1900: James Fred Cole, then Jesse Paten
• 1901: John Francis Bergin^[9]
• 1902: John Tate
• 1903: David Lanham, later Thomas Robinson
• 1904: David Lanham
• 1905: James Fred Cole
• 1906: Alfred Pickering
• 1907: David Lanham
• 1908: John Tate
• 1909 Mr Marshall junior
• 1910: John Francis Bergin
• 1911: William Harwood Ashton
• 1912: George Oakden
• 1913: John Francis Bergin
• 1914: James Fred Cole
• 1915: Alfred Pickering
• 1916: Henry Willmington
• 1917: Henry Hilder
• 1918: Walter Woodcock
• 1919: James Fred Cole
• 1920–24: Thomas Pratt^[10]

References

1. "PROPOSED SHIRE OF WINDSOR.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 13 August 1886. p. 6. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
2. "Agency ID9631, Windsor Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
3. "The Brisbane Courier.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 11 February 1887. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
4. "Agency ID9741, Ithaca Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
5. "LOCAL GOVERNMENT.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 8 March 1888. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
6. "Agency ID8711, Enoggera Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
7. "Agency ID875, Enoggera Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
8. Welsh, Melva (2010). Local Government (folder). Enoggera & Districts Historical Society.
9. Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859–1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1 876613 79 3.
10. "Chairmen of Metropolitan Shire Councils, 1924.". The Queenslander (National Library of Australia). 27 September 1924. p. 27. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

Coordinates: 27°25′44″S 152°54′32″E / 27.429°S 152.909°E