Town of Clermont

The Town of Clermont is a former local government area for Clermont, Queensland, Australia.

History

Borough of Clermont and its adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Borough of Clermont was established in January 1867.[1]

On 31 March 1903, under the Local Authorities Act (1902), the Borough of Clermont became the Town of Clermont.

In 1930, the Town of Clermont was absorbed into the Shire of Belyando (which had previously surrounded the town).[1]

Mayors

  • 1867: John Winter [1]
  • 1883: B. Mullen [2]
  • 1891: H. H. Thompson [2]
  • 1892: W. G. Griffin [2]
  • 1921: Dr John Higgins [3]
  • 1927: E. Bowler [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Clermont". Do you know ... Isaac Regional Council. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Consolidated Index to Queensland Government Gazette 1859-1919. Queensland Family History Society. 2004. ISBN 1 876613 79 3.
  3. ↑ "Practical Sympathy". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 24 September 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  • "Clermont and Copperfield". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

Coordinates: 22°49′55″S 147°38′42″E / 22.832°S 147.645°E / -22.832; 147.645

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