Shire Of Coorparoo
The Shire of Coorparoo is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in eastern Brisbane. History The Bulimba Division was created on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 2007. On 24 October 1888, the western portion of Bulimba Division was redesignated as the Shire of Coorparoo. On 1 October 1925, the shire was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane. Chairmen The chairmen of Cooparoo Shire were: * 1888-1889: Frederick Thomas Brentnall (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council) * 1890: * 1891: George Valentine Hellicar * 1892-1894: Walter Henry Barnes (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bulimba and Wynnum) * 1895: A. McCorkindale * 1896: George Henry Blocksidge * 1897: J. V. Francis * 1898-1899: Reginald Macdonnell King (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan Logan may refer to: Places * Mount Logan (other) Australia * Logan (Queensland electo ...
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Coorparoo Shire, March 1902
Coorparoo is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coorparoo had a population of 16,282 people. Geography Coorparoo is by road south-east of the Brisbane GPO. It borders Camp Hill, Queensland, Camp Hill, Holland Park, Queensland, Holland Park, Stones Corner, Queensland, Stones Corner, Greenslopes, Queensland, Greenslopes, East Brisbane, Queensland, East Brisbane and Norman Park, Queensland, Norman Park. Toponymy Coorparoo was chosen as the name of the suburb at a public meeting on 22 March 1875, before which it was known as Four Mile Camp. The name Coorparoo is likely derived from an Aboriginal name for Norman Creek (Queensland), Norman Creek, probably recorded by early surveyors as ''Koolpuroom''. The word is thought to refer to either a place associated with mosquitoes, or a sound made by the 'gentle dove'. The latter explanation appears doubtful though, as 'gentle dove' may mean the spotted dove, which was i ...
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