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Gympie Municipal Council
The City of Gympie is a former Local government in Australia, local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia, responsible for governing Gympie. History On 11 November 1879, the Gympie Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 4338. However, the residents felt that Gympie warranted a municipality and petitioned the Queensland Government. On 25 June 1880, the division was abolished in favour of a municipality, the Borough of Gympie which held its first elections on 25 August 1880. A town hall was built in 1890. On 4 January 1895, Glastonbury Division was abolished and split between the Widgee Division and the Borough of Gympie. On 31 March 1903 the Borough of Gympie became the Town of Gympie under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' and on 7 January 1905 was proclaimed City of Gympie by the Governor of Queensland. On 19 March 1992, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gympie Municipality, March 1902
Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queensland), Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. The locality of Gympie is the central business district for the city of Gympie and also the administrative centre for the Gympie Region local government area. In the , Gympie had an urban population of 22,424 people. Gympie is famous for its gold field. It contains a number of historic buildings registered on the Queensland Heritage Register. History ''Gabi-Gabi language, Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region, particularly the towns of Caloundra, Noosa Heads, Queensland, Noosa Heads, Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough, Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature, legislative body of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of Monarchy in Australia, the King, represented by the Governor of Queensland, and the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral state legislature in the country since the upper chamber, the Queensland Legislative Council, Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in Parliament House, Brisbane, Parliament House in the state capital, Brisbane. The Queensland Parliament retains Plenary power, plenary legislative power over Queensland, however Commonwealth laws apply to the extent of any inconsistency. Some laws from the colonial era passed by the Parliament of New South Wales, New South Wales parliament and the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Imperial Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Mulcahy (Queensland Politician)
Daniel Mulcahy (1857 – 6 January 1932) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Mulcahy was born at Tamworth, New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ..., the son of John Mulcahy and his wife Ellen (née Allen). He was educated in Tamworth and he became a miner and investor in Gympie from 1880. After his defeat in politics, Mulcahy worked as a land agent in Gympie. On 8 September 1885, he married Bridget Mary Ryan. She died the following year. He then married Mary Frances Synan, a school teacher, in 1892. They had three daughters and one son together. Mulcahy died in January 1932 and was buried in the Gympie Cemetery. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Smyth (Australian Politician)
William Smyth (1846–1899) was a politician in Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ..., Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gympie. He was mayor of Gympie from 1883 to 1884. He built and occupied 30 Lady Mary Terrace, Gympie. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Smyth, William (Australian politician) Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Colony of Queensland people 1846 births 1899 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians Burials at Brookwood Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Gympie
Gympie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ... The electorate is centred on the city of Gympie and stretches north to Rainbow Beach and as far south to Pomona. The seat is currently held by Tony Perrett of the Liberal National Party. The district's most famous former member is Andrew Fisher, who later became Prime Minister of Australia. Members for Gympie Election results References External links * {{Electoral districts of Queensland Gympie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Wide Bay
Wide Bay was a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr .... History Wide Bay was one of the 16 original electorates of 1859; it centred on Maryborough but also included the coastal strip from the Mooloolah River, north to Bustard Head near Gladstone. However, in 1864, the Electoral district of Maryborough was established and the Wide Bay electorate contracted towards the south of Maryborough but still include the rural areas around Maryborough. Initially Wide Bay was a single member constituency, but from 1878 to 1888 it became a two-member constituency, after which it reverted to a single member. In the 1949 redistribution, taking effect in 1950, Wide Bay was abolished, being split up between the Electoral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several national legislatures. Australia Members of the Legislative Assemblies of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, and the Houses of Assembly of South Australia and Tasmania use the suffix MP. Previously, these states used the suffixes MLA and MHA respectively. Members of the Legislative Assemblies of Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Australian Capital Territory are known as MLAs. However, the suffix MP is also commonly used. In the federal parliament, members of the House of Representatives are designated MP and not MHR. Brazil In Brazil, members of all 26 legislative assemblies () are called ''deputados estaduais'' (). Unlike the federal legislative body which is bicameral, Brazilian state legislatures are unicameral. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widgee Divisional Board
The Shire of Widgee is a former Local government in Australia, local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland, Australia. It was located in the rural areas around the town of Gympie but did not include the town itself, which was always in a separate local government area (Gympie Division, Borough of Gympie, Town of Gympie and City of Gympie). The administrative offices of the Shire of Widgee were located in Gympie. History The Widgee Division was one of the original divisions incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1609. Kilkivan Division was created on 1 July 1886 from the western part of the Widgee Division and part of the Barambah Division under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. However, the changes to Widgee's boundaries were not welcomed by the Widgee Divisional Board; they felt so much territory had been removed from Widgee Division that it was effectively abolished and the board members all threa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Mellor
Mathew Mellor (1839 – 17 February 1899) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was mayor of Gympie and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Politics Mellor was the first mayor of the Borough of Gympie (later City of Gympie). He served first from 1880 to 1881 and then again in 1897. Mellor also served two terms as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, holding the seat of Wide Bay from 1883 to 1888 and Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River ( ... from 1888 to 1893. Personal life Mellor married Martha Pache and they had two sons. He then married Mary Ann Bouchard on 24 February 1880. Together three sons and four daughters. Dying in 1899, Mellor was buried in the Gympie Cemetery. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan City Council
The City of Logan is a local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City of Logan also borders the Scenic Rim Region, the City of Ipswich, and Redland City LGAs. Logan is divided into 70 suburbs and 12 divisions; a councillor is elected to each of the latter. The council had a population of 326,615 as of June 2018. Gaining significant area in 2008 from the amalgamation of parts of the Shire of Albert, Albert and Beaudesert Shires, the City of Logan extends north to Priestdale, Queensland, Priestdale, south to Mundoolun, Queensland, Mundoolun near the Albert River (Queensland), Albert River, east to Carbrook, Queensland, Carbrook at the Logan River, and west to Lyons, Queensland, Lyons. Logan is located across parts of the sub-basin of Oxley Creek, and the Logan River, Logan and Albert Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gympie Region
The Gympie Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shires of Shire of Cooloola, Cooloola and Shire of Kilkivan, Kilkivan and part of the Shire of Tiaro. The Regional Council, which governs the Region, has an estimated operating budget of Australian dollar, A$50 million. In the , the Gympie Region had a population of 53,242 people. History ''Gabi-Gabi language, Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gubbi Gubbi country. The Gubbi Gubbi language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region, particularly the towns of Caloundra, Noosa Heads, Queensland, Noosa Heads, Gympie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Tiaro
The Shire of Tiaro was a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1879 until 2008, when it was dissolved and split between two new local government areas, the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region. The name "Tiaro" is of Aboriginal origin, meaning withered or dead tree. 43 per cent of the Shire was covered by State forest. The main industries in the shire were sugar, beef and dairy cattle, orchards and timber felling and milling. History Tiaro Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of the initial 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1852. On 9 February 1884, following a petition by the ratepayers of subdivisions Nos. 2 and 3 of Tiaro Division, part of Tiaro Division was excised to establish a sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
