The Town of Sandgate is a former

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia, located in northern

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

adjacent to

Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...

History

Land in Sandgate became available in 1853, allowing a small seaside settlement to develop. By 1874, coach services connected Sandgate to Brisbane. The railway line from Brisbane to Sandgate opened in 1882. On 29 April 1880, Sandgate was proclaimed a municipality known as the

Borough of Sandgate The Town of Sandgate is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in northern Brisbane adjacent to Moreton Bay. History Land in Sandgate became available in 1853, allowing a small seaside settlement to develop. By 1874, ...

. The ''Local Authorities Act 1902'' replaced all Divisions and Boroughs with Towns and Shires, creating the Town of Sandgate on 31 March 1903. On 1 October 1925, it was amalgamated into the

City of Brisbane The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainl ...

. From its first settlement Sandgate relied on inadequate water supplies from tanks and the local lagoons. Many investigations into better water supplies were carried out over the years, but it was not until November, 1921, that Sandgate was connected to the Brisbane water supply system. At the official opening, the Minister for Works, Mr. W. Forgan Smith, described this as "a historic occasion."

Sandgate Town Hall

The original Sandgate Town Hall was designed by

Richard Gailey Richard Gailey, Sr. (22 April 1834 – 24 April 1924) was an Irish-born Australian architect. Gailey was born in Donegal, Ireland and emigrated to Australia in 1864, becoming an influential and prolific architect in colonial-era Brisbane. He di ...

and built in 1882 at Kate Street, Shorncliffe but burned down on 24 May 1910. Its replacement was built in 1911–1912 at 5 Brighton Street, Sandgate to be closer to the

Sandgate railway station Sandgate railway station was a railway station on the Sandgate Branch The Sandgate branch was a three mile long railway branch line that ran from Sandling railway station in Kent on the South Eastern Main Line to Hythe railway station (SER), ...

and the

Sandgate Post Office Sandgate Post Office is a heritage-listed former post office at 1 Bowser Parade, Sandgate, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed in the office of the Queensland Colonial Architect and built from 1886 to 1887. It is also know ...

. After the amalgamation into City of Brisbane, the Sandgate Town Hall was used as a library, School of Arts and a health clinic. Today it is used as meeting rooms available for use by community groups. The Sandgate Town Hall was listed on the

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in 2005.

Mayors

From the inception of the Town Council the elected aldermen chose one of their number to be mayor for the ensuing year. This changed in 1921 when the mayor was elected directly by the voters from a separate list of mayoral candidates. In 1924 the procedure was changed again, and the aldermanic candidate receiving the most votes became mayor. * 1880–1881: Edward Barton Southerden * 1882-1884: William Deagon * 1885: William John Farmer Cooksley * 1886: Samuel Maxwell * 1887–1888:

Hiram Wakefield Hiram Wakefield (7 May 1837 – 25 June 1905) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Wakefield was born in Bristol, England, the son of James Wakefield and his wife Hannah (née Sanigar). He was educated in Bristol and ...

* 1889: Thomas Lefroy Holmes * 1890: Joseph Darragh * 1891: Walter Barrett * 1892:

Roger Hale Sheaffe General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe, 1st Baronet (15 July 1763 – 17 July 1851) was a Loyalist General in the British Army during the War of 1812. He was created a Baronet in 1813 and afterwards served as Commander and acting Lieutenant Governor of ...

* 1893: Martin Quinlan * 1894: John Aloysius Hayes * 1895: George Tyrer Lightbody * 1896: Alfred William Field * 1897: Frederick William Ball Mann * 1898-1899: William Henry Bell * 1900: Thomas Lee * 1901: Thomas Strong * 1902: George Staeheli * 1903: John Aloysius Hayes * 1904-1905: William Henry Bell * 1906: John Edward Selves Plumridge * 1907: John Gilpin * 1908: John Lunn * 1909: Albert Henry William Clarkson * 1910-1911: Frank Gowen * 1912: John Gilpin * 1913: Charles Douglas Ferguson * 1914-1915: John Lunn * 1916: Edward E. Quinlan * 1917-1919: William Henry Bowser * 1920-1921a: James John Dalton * 1921b-1923: William Henry Bowser * 1924-1925: Ernest William Smith

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