The Town of Normanton is a former local government area for the town of Normanton in North Queensland, Australia. It existed from 1886 to 1910.
History
On 6 February 1886, the Borough of Normanton was constituted separately as a municipality for the emerging town of Normanton. Its first elections held on 13 April 1886.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Borough of Hughenden became the Town of Hughenden on 31 March 1903.
On 8 January 1910, the Town of Normanton was abolished and absorbed into the Shire of Carpentaria.
Mayors 1888: R. G. Shanklin(The Queensland [Brisbane] Sat 6 Oct 1888) 1889: Major Colless(Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Thu 14 Feb 1889, page 4) 1890: H.B. Raffety 1891: Mr. Valkenburg(Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Mon 20 Apr 1891) 1892: Mr. Hely(Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser [Qld.] Sat 30 Apr 1892) 1893: Alderman Lawrence(The Northern Miner [Charters Towers, Qld.] Sat 25 Feb 1893) 1894: Mr. R. Robinson(The Northern Miner [Charters Towers, Qld.] Fri 2 Mar 1894) 1898,(The Queenslander [Brisbane, Qld.] Sat 14 May 1898, page 919) 1904: Mr. S. Mathers(The Northern Miner [Charters Towers, Qld.] Wed 10 Feb 1904) 1905, 1906,(The Brisbane Courier [Qld.] Mon 1 Oct 1906) 1908:(The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Mon 27 Jan 1908) Mr. Rowland Robinson(The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] 30 Jan 1905) 1907: Mr. Mathers, proprietor of the Norman Chronicle(The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Sat 11 May 1907) 1909, 1910, 1911 : James Robert Butteris(The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Wed 24 Feb 1909(The Northern Miner [Charters Towers] Thu 27 Jan 1910)The Cairns Post Monday 9 January 1911
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