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He had been unwell for sometime. Mr. Maurice Barry, a former Mayor of Brisbane, died aged 54. [2] Maurice Joseph Barry was the first Labor First Labour Mayor of the City of Brisbane. He joined the Labour movement, and became president of the Federal executive of the Australian Labour Party. Later he became an alderman of the Brisbane City Council.
Edward Joseph Baines married Maria Jane Schneider (possibly the widow of Louis Schneider?) in Brisbane on 1 June 1869. [2] Maria was born on 25 May 1822 and died on 9 Oct 1919. [3] Edward Joseph Baines died on 29 February 1880 aged 61 (or 64?) years at his residence, the Pineapple Hotel at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane.
Donovan's political career ended in 1924 as an alderman with the Brisbane City Council. [1] He then moved to Sydney in 1926 to take up an appointment as manager of The Australian Worker newspaper, holding the position until ill health forced his retirement from the job several months before his death. [2]
During Jones' 15 years in office as the head of the Brisbane City Council, assisted by the Town Clerk J. C. Slaughter, Brisbane underwent considerable change.. In 1961, Brisbane was a city with no town planning, many unpaved streets, limited water supply and few areas with sewers—relying instead on outhouses or septic tanks.
James Swan was an alderman of the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1872 to 1875 and was mayor from 1873 to 1875. [9] He served on the following committees: [9] Legislative Committee 1873; Improvement Committee 1873 - 1875; Cab Inspection Committee 1875; He was a force behind the decision to build the Victoria Bridge, the first bridge over the ...
Alfred Raymond stood unsuccessfully for election as mayor of Brisbane City Council in 1924 on behalf of the United Party and the Queensland Women's Electoral League. [ 19 ] From 1902, Alfred Raymond was a Justice of the Peace .
It was designed by architect John Henry Burley, who practised in Brisbane from 1886 until 1936. The builder was J MacDonald, and the structure cost £175. [1] In the 1930s, Brisbane City Council took over the management of the cemetery from the local trustees (by this time Nundah was within the boundaries of the City of Brisbane). In 1963 the ...
Owen (formerly known as Owen-Taylor) was first elected in 2008 to Brisbane City Council as the inaugural Councillor for Parkinson Ward, then re-elected in 2012.. In 2014 and 2015, the Local Government Change Commission undertook a review of all BCC electoral wards, resulting in the abolition of Parkinson Ward and the creation of Calamvale Ward.