Town of Ithaca explained

The Town of Ithaca is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in inner western Brisbane.

History

The Ithaca Division was first proclaimed in 1879, and originally covered an area that stretched from Windsor, Kelvin Grove and Milton in the east, through to The Gap and beyond the Enoggera Dam in the west. In 1887 the division was split into the Shire of Windsor and the Enoggera Division, with the remainder in the south east becoming the Shire of Ithaca. Ithaca was proclaimed a town in 1903.

On 25 February 1922, Sir Matthew Nathan, the Governor of Queensland unveiled the Ithaca War Memorial to commemorate local people who had died in World War I.^[1]

Ithaca was amalgamated into the newly created City of Brisbane in 1925.

Geography

The Town of Ithaca comprised most of the inner western suburbs of Brisbane from Kelvin Grove Road to the foot of Mount Coot-tha. Its boundary followed Enoggera Creek to the north, Coopers Camp, Simpsons and Boundary Roads in Bardon to the west, and Baroona and Milton Roads to the south.^[2] Hale Street and an area just before the junction of Waterworks/Musgrave Road and Kelvin Grove Road formed the south-eastern extremity of the town. This eastern boundary was shared with the Brisbane Municipal Council; the Brisbane side of Hale Street was paved and channelled while the Ithaca side was not.^[3]

Ithaca Town Council Chambers

The Ithaca Town Council Chambers were built in 1910 at 99 Enoggera Terrace, in the then suburb of Ithaca (now in the suburb of Red Hill). With the amalgamation into City of Brisbane in 1925, the building became the property of the Brisbane City Council. Since then it has been used as a council depot, library and as the Red Hill Kindergarten. It is currently used as a community hall.

The Ithaca Town Council Chambers was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 2000.^[4]

The Ithaca Embankments, a council urban beautification scheme, were listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1993.^[5]

Presidents and mayors

• 1888–1889: George Edward Cooper^{[6] [7]}
• 1890: W. I. Boys^[8]
• 1901: Arthur George Clarence Hawthorn^[9]
• 1906: George Phillip Reading^[10]
• 1907: George Thomas Sweetman^[11]
• 1908: Robert McCook^[12]
• 1909: George Hall^[13]
• 1910: James Bray Lugg^[14]
• 1911: Silvanus White^[15]
• 1912: Frederick Thomas Morris^[16]
• 1913: Arthur George Clarence Hawthorn^[17]
• 1914: Robert Speedy^[18]
• 1915: William Robert Warmington^[19]
• 1916: James Bray Lugg^[20]
• 1917: John Tait^[21]
• 1918: Arthur Kaye^[22]
• 1919: John Fairfax Hayward^[23]
• 1920: Frederick Edward Hampson^[24]
• 1921: Leslie Howard Tooth^[25]
• 1925: William Robert Warmington^[26]

See also

• History of Brisbane

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Ithaca
• Google map of Pre 1925 merger Brisbane Councils

Notes and References

1. News: "HONOUR THE BRAVE.". . . 27 February 1922 . 6 April 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
2. Book: Ashgrove and The Gap – Aspects of History 1849–2003 . Paten . Dick . 2010 . Ashgrove Historical Society Inc. . . 978-0-646-53532-6 . 112 .
3. Book: Cole, John R. . Shaping a city . 1984 . William Brooks Queensland . . 0-85568-619-7 . 26 .
4. 15 August 2013.
5. 5 January 2015.
6. News: The Brisbane Courier . . 12 January 1888 . 4 October 2013 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: ITHACA SHIRE COUNCIL. . . 8 March 1889 . 29 June 2014 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: SUMMARY OF NEWS. . . 6 February 1890 . 29 June 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: SUMMARY OF NEWS. . . 31 January 1901 . 4 October 2013 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
10. News: ITHACA TOWN COUNCIL. . . 13 February 1906 . 28 June 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
11. News: THIS MORNING'S NEWS. . . 31 January 1907 . 28 June 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
12. News: LOCAL GOVERNMENT. . . 1 February 1908 . 28 June 2014 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
13. News: ITHACA TOWN COUNCIL. . . 28 January 1909 . 28 June 2014 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
14. News: ITHACA COUNCIL. . . 27 January 1910 . 28 June 2014 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
15. News: LOCAL GOVERNMENT. . . 10 February 1911 . 28 June 2014 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
16. News: MAYOR OF ITHACA. . . 13 February 1912 . 28 June 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
17. News: The Brisbane Courier. . . 12 February 1913 . 28 June 2014 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
18. News: LOCAL GOVERNMENT. . . 11 February 1914 . 28 June 2014 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
19. News: LOCAL GOVERNMENT. . . 17 February 1915 . 28 June 2014 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
20. News: ITHAGA TOWN COUNCIL. . . 16 February 1916 . 28 June 2014 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
21. News: LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELEGTIONS. . . 14 February 1917 . 28 June 2014 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
22. News: LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS MAYOR OF ITHACA. . . 22 February 1918 . 28 June 2014 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
23. News: LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS. . . 19 February 1919 . 28 June 2014 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
24. News: LOCAL GOVERNMENT. . . 18 February 1920 . 28 June 2014 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
25. News: Mayor of Ithaca. . . 3 March 1921 . 28 June 2014 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
26. News: Mayors and Chairmen of Councils Who Were Entertained Yesterday By Alderman Jolly . . 1 October 1925 . 26 December 2013 . 9 . National Library of Australia.