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Mayor of Cairns
Encyclopedia
This is a list of mayors of the Far North
Queensland
city of Cairns
.
Cairns was originally established as a Borough with a Chairman from 1885 until 1903, when the Local Authorities Act 1902 transformed it into a Town with a Mayor. The Town achieved City status in 1923. In 1995, when the Shire of Mulgrave
amalgamated into the City, the Mayor was elected by a much larger base of voters. In 2008, when the City was amalgamated with the Shire of Douglas
into the Cairns Region, the Mayor's voter base expanded yet again.
Data drawn from Cairns City Council's History Archives.http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/tourism/mayors_of_cairns.htm
Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland, or FNQ, is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. The region, which contains a large section of the Tropical North Queensland area, stretches from the city of Cairns north to the Torres Strait...
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
city of Cairns
City of Cairns
The City of Cairns was a Local Government Area centred on the Far North Queensland city of Cairns. Established in 1885, for most of its existence it consisted of approximately around Cairns itself, with much of the metropolitan area being located in the Shire of Mulgrave...
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Cairns was originally established as a Borough with a Chairman from 1885 until 1903, when the Local Authorities Act 1902 transformed it into a Town with a Mayor. The Town achieved City status in 1923. In 1995, when the Shire of Mulgrave
Shire of Mulgrave (Queensland)
The Shire of Mulgrave was a Local Government Area surrounding the City of Cairns in the Far North region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Cairns, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1995, when it was dissolved and amalgamated into the City of...
amalgamated into the City, the Mayor was elected by a much larger base of voters. In 2008, when the City was amalgamated with the Shire of Douglas
Shire of Douglas
The Shire of Douglas was a Local Government Area in Far North Queensland. It was located on the coast north of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mossman, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1880 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the City...
into the Cairns Region, the Mayor's voter base expanded yet again.
Cairns Regional Council (2008–present)
Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city.... |
Term |
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Val Schier | 3 April 2008 - Current |
City of Cairns Council (1995–2008)
Mayor | Term |
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Kevin Byrne Kevin Byrne Kevin Byrne was Mayor of the City of Cairns in Queensland, Australia, from 1992 to 1995, and then from 2000 to 2008. Tom Pyne, father of Cairns Regional Councillor Robert Pyne, was the Mayor of the Shire of Mulgrave from 1979 to 1995, then was re-elected to the first term of when the Shire... |
2000–2008 |
Tom Pyne Tom Pyne Thomas Alfred Pyne became the Mayor of Cairns when the Shire of Mulgrave and the City of Cairns merged in 1995. He was succeeded by Kevin Byrne.-Biography:... |
1995–2000 |
City of Cairns Council (1923–1995)
Mayor | Term |
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Kevin Byrne Kevin Byrne Kevin Byrne was Mayor of the City of Cairns in Queensland, Australia, from 1992 to 1995, and then from 2000 to 2008. Tom Pyne, father of Cairns Regional Councillor Robert Pyne, was the Mayor of the Shire of Mulgrave from 1979 to 1995, then was re-elected to the first term of when the Shire... |
1992–1995 |
John Cleland | 1990–1991 |
Keith Goodwin | 1988–1990 |
Ron Davis | 1979–1988 |
Kevin Crathern | 1973–1978 |
David De Jarlais | 1969–1973 |
Colin Penridge | 1967–1969 |
S. Darcy Chataway | 1960–1967 |
William Fulton | 1952–1960 |
William Henry Murchison | 1949–1952 |
William A Collins | 1927–1949 |
Alec Draper | 1924–1927 |
John George Hoare | 1923–1924 |
Town of Cairns (1903–1923)
Mayor | Term |
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John George Hoare | 1920–1923 |
Richard Gelling | 1919 |
Alec Draper | 1918–1919 |
Thomas Henry Donaldson | 1917 |
Thomas Dillon | 1915–1916 |
John Griffiths | 1915 |
Thomas Dillon | 1914 |
Charles McKenzie | 1912–1913 |
John George Hoare | 1911 |
Andrew Hartill-Law | 1910 |
John Coxall John Coxall John Coxall was an Australian politician and mayor of Cairns, Queensland in 1909. He was born in Tenterfield, New South Wales in 1864 and worked as a stockbroker. He died in 1936.-References:... |
1909 |
Sinclair Miller | 1908 |
Charles McKenzie | 1905 |
Donald McLachlan | 1904 |
Louis Severin | 1903 |
Borough of Cairns (1885–1903)
Chairman | Term |
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Alec Draper | 1902 |
Richard Tills | 1900–1901 |
Lyne Brown | 1899 |
Karl Aumuller | 1898 |
Alec Draper | 1897 |
James Lyons | 1895–1896 |
Daniel Patience | 1893–1894 |
Alec Draper | 1891–1893 |
Louis Severin | 1891 |
Callaghan Walsh | 1890 |
Richard Kingsford | 1889 |
Louis Severin | 1886–1888 |
Richard Kingsford | 1885–1886 |
Data drawn from Cairns City Council's History Archives.http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/tourism/mayors_of_cairns.htm