The Shire of Coorparoo is a former

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, Australia, located in eastern

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History

The

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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

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Chairmen

The chairmen of Cooparoo Shire were: * 1888-1889: Frederick Thomas Brentnall (also a Member of the

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) * 1890: * 1891: George Valentine Hellicar * 1892-1894:

Walter Henry Barnes Walter Henry Barnes (7 September 1858 – 19 February 1933) was a longtime member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early years Barnes was born in Castlemaine, Victoria, a son of Hiram Barnes, who took his family to Queensland when he wa ...

(also a Member of the

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for

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and

Wynnum Wynnum is a coastal suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wynnum had a population of 12,915 people. The suburb is a popular destination in Brisbane due to its coastline, jetty and tidal wading pool. Geography Wynnu ...

) * 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) * 1900: Walter Henry Barnes * 1901: Thomas Rees * 1902: Reginald Macdonnell King * 1903: Sydney Robertson * 1904-1905: Alexander Morrison Kirkland * 1906: Walter Henry Barnes * 1907: Reginald Macdonnell King * 1908: Frank Thomas Edmonds * 1909: Sydney Robertson * 1910: Allan Carswell Wylie * 1911-1913: Reginald Macdonnell King * 1914: John Lackey * 1915: Alexander McKinnon * 1916: * 1917: Allan Carwwell Wylie * 1918: Arthur William Soden * 1919: John Smith Bennett * 1920-1921: J. W. Ewart * 1922: Reginald Macdonnell King * 1923: Walter Henry Barnes * 1924-25: John Innes Brown (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan)

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