The Town of Windsor is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in northern Brisbane.
The Town of Windsor is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in northern Brisbane.
On 11 February 1887, a portion of the Ithaca Division was proclaimed a municipality to be known as the Shire of Windsor. [1]
On 10 February 1904, the shire was proclaimed the Town of Windsor. [1] [2]
On 1 October 1925, the town was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane. [2]
In the 1860s, local Brisbane tuff stone was extracted from a quarry at Windsor alongside Lutwyche Road. In 1897 the Windsor Shire Council built their Shire Chambers (later Town Chambers) at 356 Lutwyche Road (corner of Palmer Street) ( 27°25′46″S153°01′56″E / 27.42945°S 153.03214°E ), immediately beside the quarry using stone from the quarry. [3]
After the amalgamation into City of Brisbane, the Windsor Town Council Chambers was used as storage and office space by the Brisbane City Council, which undertook a restoration of the building in 1987. [4]
Today it is home to the Windsor and District Historical Society and the National Trust of Queensland; the public is welcome to visit. [3] [4]
The Windsor Town Council Chambers was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992. [5]
The presidents of the Windsor Shire Council were: [6]
The mayors of the Windsor Town Council were: [6]
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