Town of Normanton
Local government area of Queensland, Australia
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The Town of Normanton is a former local government area for the town of Normanton in North Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1886 to 1910.
History
On 6 February 1886, the Borough of Normanton was constituted separately as a municipality for the emerging town of Normanton. Its first elections held on 13 April 1886.[1]
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Borough of Hughenden became the Town of Hughenden on 31 March 1903.[1][2]
On 8 January 1910, the Town of Normanton was abolished and absorbed into the Shire of Carpentaria.[2][3]
Mayors
- 1888: R. G. Shanklin[4]
- 1889: Major Colless[5]
- 1890: H.B. Raffety[6]
- 1891: Mr. Valkenburg[7]
- 1892: Mr. Hely[8]
- 1893: Alderman Lawrence[9]
- 1894: Mr. R. Robinson[10]
- 1898,[11] 1904: Mr. S. Mathers[12]
- 1905, 1906,[13] 1908:[14] Mr. Rowland Robinson[15]
- 1907: Mr. Mathers, proprietor of the Norman Chronicle[16]
- 1909, 1910, 1911 : James Robert Butteris[17][18][19]