Town of Ithaca

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Map of Shire of Ithaca and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Town of Ithaca is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in inner western Brisbane.

History

Unveiling of the Ithaca War Memorial in Paddington, Brisbane, 1922

The Ithaca Division was first proclaimed in 1879, and originally covered an area that stretched from Windsor, Kelvin Grove and Milton in the east, through to The Gap and beyond the Enoggera Dam in the west. In 1887 the division was split into the Shire of Windsor and the Enoggera Division, with the remainder in the south east becoming the Shire of Ithaca. Ithaca was proclaimed a town in 1903, before being amalgamated into the City of Brisbane in 1925.

Geography

The Town of Ithaca comprised most of the inner western suburbs of Brisbane from Kelvin Grove Road to the foot of Mount Coot-tha. Its boundary followed Enoggera Creek to the north, Coopers Camp, Simpsons and Boundary Roads in Bardon to the west, and Baroona and Milton Roads to the south.[1] Hale Street and an area just before the junction of Waterworks/Musgrave Road and Kelvin Grove Road formed the south-eastern extremity of the town. This eastern boundary was shared with the Brisbane Municipal Council; the Brisbane side of Hale Street was paved and channeled while the Ithaca side was not.[2]

Ithaca Town Council Chambers

The Ithaca Town Council Chambers in Enoggera Terrace in 1920.

The Ithaca Town Council Chambers were built in 1910 at 99 Enoggera Terrace, in the then suburb of Ithaca (now in the suburb of Red Hill). With the amalgamation into City of Brisbane in 1925, the building became the property of by the Brisbane City Council. Since then it has been used as a council depot, library and as the Red Hill Kindergarten. It is currently used as a community hall.

The Ithaca Town Council Chambers was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 2000.[3]

Presidents and mayors

  • 1888: George Edward Cooper[4]
  • 1901: Arthur George Clarence Hawthorn[5]
  • 1925: W.R. Warmington[6]

See also

References

  1. Paten (editor), Dick (2010). Ashgrove and The Gap - Aspects of History 1849-2003. Ashgrove, Queensland: Ashgrove Historical Society Inc. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-646-53532-6. 
  2. Cole, John R. (1984). Shaping a city. Albion, Queensland: William Brooks Queensland. p. 26. ISBN 0-85568-619-7. 
  3. "Ithaca Town Council Chambers and Red Hill Kindergarten (former) (entry 16794)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 August 2013. 
  4. "The [?]risbane Conricr.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 12 January 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 4 October 2013. 
  5. "SUMMARY OF NEWS.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 31 January 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 4 October 2013. 
  6. "MAYORS AND CHAIRMEN OF COUNCILS WHO WERE ENTERTAINED YESTERDAY BY ALDERMAN JOLLY.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 1 October 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2013. 

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Coordinates: 27°27′21.42″S 153°00′05.93″E / 27.4559500°S 153.0016472°E / -27.4559500; 153.0016472

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