The Town of Cooktown is the former local government area for Cooktown in Far North Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1876 to 1932.
History On 3 April 1876, Cooktown was established as a separate municipality, the Borough of Cooktown.
On 11 November 1879, the Daintree was created as a local government for the coastal land surrounding Cooktown.
On 31 March 1903 with the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Borough of Cooktown became the Town of Cooktown and the Daintree Division became the Shire of Daintree.
On 16 January 1919, the Shire of Daintree was merged with the Shire of Hann to create the Shire of Cook, covering much of Cape York Peninsula.
On 4 August 1932, the Town of Cooktown was abolished and absorbed into the Shire of Cook.
Mayors
The mayors of the town were: 1876–1877: John Walsh 1878: Hector Menzies 1879: S. Samper 1880: Andrew Thredgold 1881: Robert Baird 1882: John Davis 1883: F.C. Hodel 1884–1885: Edward D'Arcy 1886–1887: John Davis 1888: James Savage, or John Davis 1889–1890: John Davis 1891: ???? 1892: J. Young 1893: J. Clunn, junior 1894–1895: J.L. Adams 1896: W.T. Sleep 1897: J.B. Martin 1898–1901: P. E. Seagren 1902–1903: J.H. Hargreaves 1904: G. Fellows and J.H. Hargreaves 1905–1908: P.E. Seagren 1909–1911: George A. Love 1912: W.P Anderson 1913–1917: George A. Love 1918–1922: ???? 1923: A. S. Sampson 1924–1925: S.J. Keane 1926: ???? 1927: Stephen John Keane 1928: J. Martin 1929: Henry Lee
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