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,Hogan, Janet (1982). Living History of Brisbane. Spring Hill, Queensland: Boolarong Publications. p. 91. . allowing a small seaside settlement to develop. By 1874, coach services connected Sandgate to Brisbane.Brisbane 150 Stories. Brisbane City Council Publication. 2009. pp. 118–119. . 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 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.

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 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 and the Sandgate Post Office. 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 Queensland Heritage Register 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"Mayoral Elections." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 9 February 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 26 August 2017."Deputations." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 18 February 1885. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2016. 1886: Samuel Maxwell"Sandgate Municipal Council." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 2 February 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2016. 1887–1888: Hiram Wakefield"Local Government Meetings." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 8 February 1887. p. 5. Retrieved 10 October 2017."Local Government Meetings. Mayoral Elections." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 13 February 1888. p. 6. Retrieved 4 November 2017. 1889: Thomas Lefroy Holmes"Epitome of news." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 10 February 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 25 September 2016. 1890: Joseph Darragh"Local Government." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 11 February 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 29 September 2016. 1891: Walter Barrett"Mayoral Elections." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 9 February 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2018. 1892: Roger Hale Sheaffe"Sandgate." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 18 February 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 1 October 2016. 1893: Martin Quinlan"Mining Telegrams." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 14 February 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 1 October 2016. 1894: John Aloysius Hayes"Local Government." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 12 February 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 16 March 2018. 1895: George Tyrer Lightbody"Local Government." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 11 February 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 1 October 2016. 1896: Alfred William Field"Local Government." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 10 February 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 1 October 2016. 1897: Frederick William Ball Mann"Local Government." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 8 February 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 1 October 2016. 1898–1899: William Henry Bell"Sandgate Municipal Council." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 26 January 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 1 October 2016."Mayoral Elections." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 13 February 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 1 October 2016. 1900: Thomas Lee"Sandgate Municipal Council." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 1 February 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 3 October 2016. 1901: Thomas Strong"Sandgate Mayoral Election." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 12 February 1901. p. 7. Retrieved 3 October 2016. 1902: George Staeheli"The Mayor of Sandgate." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 29 January 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 3 October 2016. 1903: John Aloysius Hayes"Sandgate." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 9 February 1903. p. 9. Retrieved 3 October 2016. 1904–1905: William Henry Bell"Sandgate Mayoral Election." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 8 February 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2018."Sandgate Municipal Council." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 25 January 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 5 October 2016. 1906: John Edward Selves Plumridge"Sandgate." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 6 February 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 3 October 2016. 1907: John Gilpin"Sandgate Town Council." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 11 February 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2016. 1908: John Lunn"Sandgate Town Council." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 11 February 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 3 October 2016. 1909: Albert Henry William Clarkson"Sandgate Town Council." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 28 January 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 3 October 2016. 1910–1911: Frank Gowenurl= access date 17 September 2016"Sandgate Town Council." The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia), 2 February 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 4 October 2016. 1912: John Gilpin 1913: Charles Douglas Ferguson 1914–1915: John Lunn 1916: Edward E. Quinlan 1917–1919: William Henry Bowser 1920–1921: James John Dalton 1921–1923: William Henry Bowser 1924–1925: Ernest William Smith

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