The City of Mackay was a

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located in the

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region of

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, Australia, encompassing the regional city of

Mackay Mackay may refer to: *Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives Mackay may also refer to: Places Australia * Mackay Region, a local government area ** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region *** Mackay Airpor ...

and the surrounding region. The City was created as a municipal borough in 1869, and prior to amalgamation with the

Shire of Pioneer The Shire of Pioneer was a Local government in Australia, local government area surrounding the city of Mackay, Queensland, Mackay and including all but its innermost suburbs. The shire, administered from Mackay, Queensland, Mackay itself, cover ...

in 1994, the City was limited to the central suburbs on the south shore of the

Pioneer River The Pioneer River is a river located in North Queensland, North Queensland, Australia. The long river flows through the city of . History Captain John Mackay (Australian pioneer), John Mackay and his party were the first Europeans to discover ...

. From 1994 until 2008, the City covered an area of . In 2008, it amalgamated with the Shires of Mirani and

Sarina Sarina is a rural town and coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sarina had a population of 5,522 people. Geography Sarina lies just inland of the east coast of Queensland, south of the city of Mackay, and a ...

to become the

Mackay Regional Council The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estima ...

History

The Borough of Mackay was proclaimed on 22 September 1869 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864''. The Pioneer Division was established on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 founding divisions under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. Initially the council meetings were held in the Court House in River Street, the Post and Telegraph office in Wood Street, and in a building on Sydney Street owned by Mr R. Fleming. The first town hall was a timber structure constructed in 1872 on land that the council purchased at 63 Sydney Street. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Pioneer Division became the

and Mackay became Town of Mackay on 31 March 1903. Mackay received City status on 17 August 1918. Mackay QLD, Town Hall 1912

During the boom in sugar prices, the borough council decided in 1884 that a larger town hall was needed. However, it was not until 1909 that they decided to proceed with a brick building on the site of the existing town hall in Sydney Street. The council held a design competition, which was won by a local architect and engineer Arthur Rigby. The first town hall was moved to the rear of the block to be behind the new building. The first official Council meeting was held in the (now heritage-listed) second town hall on 19 October 1912 with the official opening the next day. Mackay council

After the council moved into their new Civic Administration Centre in 1974, they proposed to demolish the town hall and sell off the land to defray the costs of the new civic centre. However, following public protest, they renovated the building to make it available for community purposes. On 21 November 1991, the

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, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Mackay area be rationalised. The ''Local Government (Mackay and Pioneer) Regulation 1993'' was gazetted on 17 December 1993, and on 30 March 1994, the two amalgamated into a larger City of Mackay, which first met on 8 April 1994. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the

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on 10 August 2007, the City of Mackay merged with the Shires of Mirani and

to form the

Towns and localities

Prior to 1994,

consisted of the suburbs of

North Mackay North Mackay is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Mackay had a population of 5,933 people. Although in present times North Mackay is an officially and precisely bounded area, historically and in inf ...

West Mackay West Mackay is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , West Mackay had a population of 6,210 people. According to the , West Mackay includes the largest Maltese Australian community of any suburb in Queensland, n ...

South Mackay South Mackay is a coastal suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , South Mackay had a population of 6,706 people. Geography As its name suggests, the suburb of South Mackay is immediately to the south of the centra ...

and East Mackay. All other suburbs of Mackay belonged into the defunct

. After the amalgamation, the City of Mackay included the following settlements: Suburbs: *

: **

** East Mackay **

* Andergrove *

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* Bucasia * Cremorne * Dolphin Heads * Eimeo * Erakala * Foulden * Glenella * Mackay Harbour * Mount Pleasant * Nindaroo * Ooralea *

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* Rural View * Shoal Point * Slade Point * Te Kowai Towns: * Bakers Creek * Ball Bay *

Brampton Island Brampton Island is an island in the Cumberland Group, off shore from Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. The island lies within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, and the majority of the island forms the Brampton Island ...

Calen Calen is a rural town and coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Calen had a population of 390 people. Geography The locality of Calen is loosely bounded by One Mile Creek to the south and Black ...

* Dalrymple Bay * Farleigh * Halliday Bay * Hampden * Kuttabul * Laguna Quays *

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* McEwens Beach * Midge Point * Mount Ossa * Oakenden * Pindi Pindi * Seaforth *

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* Walkerston National Parks: * Cape Hillsborough NP * Eungella NP * Mount Jukes NP * Mount Martin NP * Mount Ossa NP * Pioneer Peaks NP * Reliance Creek NP Other localities: *

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* Balberra * Balnagowan * Belmunda *

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* Chelona *

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* Dunnrock * Greenmount *

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* Mount Charlton *

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* Pleystowe *

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* Sandiford * Sunnyside * The Leap * Victoria Plains * Yalboroo

Mayors

* 1869-1871:

David Hay Dalrymple David Hay Dalrymple was an Australian pastoralist, chemist/druggist, and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Mayor of Mackay and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Dalrymple was born on 14 December 1840 i ...

* 1872: Alexander Shiels * 1873: George Smith * 1873-1874: David Hay Dalrymple (second term) * 1875-1876: George Smith * 1876-1877: Korah H. Wills * 1878: William Marsh * 1879:Charles R. Dutallis * 1880: William Paxton * 1881: George Smith (second term) * 1882: Edmund S. Rawson * 1883: Thomas Pearce * 1884: Michael J. Fay * 1885: John Harney * 1886: George Dimmock * 1887: Archibald McIntyre * 1888: Henry Lindesay Black * 1889: W. Robertson * 1890: W.G. Hodges * 1891: W.J. Byrne * 1891: Henry B. Black * 1892: Alexander Pine * 1893:N.C. Morthensen * 1894: G. Dimmock * 1895: Henry B. Black * 1895/6?: P.M. Hynes * 1896: W.G. Hodges * 1897: Henry B. Black * 1898: J.H. Thornber * 1899: Samuel Lambert * 1900: C. Morley * 1901: W.G. Hodges * 1902: Cecil Garcia Smith * 1903: C.P. Ready * 1904-1906: T.D. Chataway * 1907: Alexander J. McLean * 1908: C.R. Klugh * 1909: E.J. Marryatt * 1910-1911: James Christie * 1912: Hans Ditley Petersen * 1913: C.P. Ready * 1914-1915: George B. Fay * 1916: V. Macrossan * 1917-1918: James Prout Moule (died 1 June 1918) * 1918: William Crawford Weir (resigned to become Town Clerk in November 1918) — availabl
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* 1918: Robert Hague * 1919: Arthur Hucker * 1920: George M. Cameron * 1921-1924: A.F. Williams * 1924-1927?: George A. Milton * 1924–1927?: Lewis Windermere Nott * 1927-1930: George A. Milton * 1930-1933: Ian A.C. Wood * 1933-1934: J.M. Mulherin * 1934-1939: George Moody * 1939-1952: Ian A.C. Wood * 1952-1967: John (Jack) Binnington * 1967-1970: Ian A.C. Wood * 1970-1988: Albert F. Abbott * 1988-1991: Peter J. Jardine * 1991-1994: Gregory R. Williamson Amalgamation of Mackay City and Pioneer Shire Councils * 1994–1997: Gordon White, prior to the amalgamation with Pioneer Shire, White had been chairman of the Pioneer Shire Council (1983–1994) * 1997-2008: Julie Boyd Amalgamation of Mackay City Sarina Shire and Mirani Shire Councils * 2008-2012: Colin Meng * 2012-2016: Dierdre Comerford * 2016 - : Gregory R. Williamson

Town Clerks

The town clerks of the City of Mackay were: * 1869-1871: Thomas Purves * 1871-1872: M.J. Fay * 1872: R.W. Smith * 1872: A.M. Rheuben * 1872: J. Rutherford * 1872-1873: A.M Rheuben * 1873-1875: H.F. Morgan * 1876-1881: J.C. Binney * 1881-1883 : F.N. Beddek * 1883-1886: W.G. Hodges * 1886-1890: C. Davie * 1891: G. Dimmock * 1892-1895: C. Davie * 1895-1901: G. Dimmock * 1902: James H. Tornber (died 29 December 1902) * 1903-1915: Fred Morley * 1916-1918:

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* 1918-1943: William Crawford Weir * 1944-1957: S. Murray * 1957-1980: L.A. Payne * 1980-1994: S.B. Fursman * 1994-1997: T.P. Crompton * 1997-before 2000: R.C. Bain * before 2000-before 2004: J. Harris * before 2004-2008: K. Gouldthorp

Transport

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* North Coast railway line, Mackay Station *

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Sister cities

* Matsuura, Japan (

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)

Population

References

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