Shire of Coorparoo
# Shire of Coorparoo

The Shire of Coorparoo is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in eastern Brisbane.

## History

The Bulimba Division was created on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 2007. On 24 October 1888, the western portion of Bulimba Division was redesignated as the Shire of Coorparoo.

On 1 October 1925, the shire was amalgamated into the City of Brisbane.

## Chairmen

The chairmen of Cooparoo Shire were:

* 1888-1889: Frederick Thomas Brentnall (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council)
* 1890:
* 1891: George Valentine Hellicar
* 1892-1894: Walter Henry Barnes (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bulimba and Wynnum)
* 1895: A. McCorkindale
* 1896: George Henry Blocksidge
* 1897: J. V. Francis
* 1898-1899: Reginald Macdonnell King (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan)
* 1900: Walter Henry Barnes
* 1901: Thomas Rees
* 1902: Reginald Macdonnell King
* 1903: Sydney Robertson
* 1904-1905: Alexander Morrison Kirkland
* 1906: Walter Henry Barnes
* 1907: Reginald Macdonnell King
* 1908: Frank Thomas Edmonds
* 1909: Sydney Robertson
* 1910: Allan Carswell Wylie
* 1911-1913: Reginald Macdonnell King
* 1914: John Lackey
* 1915: Alexander McKinnon
* 1916:
* 1917: Allan Carwwell Wylie
* 1918: Arthur William Soden
* 1919: John Smith Bennett
* 1920-1921: J. W. Ewart
* 1922: Reginald Macdonnell King
* 1923: Walter Henry Barnes
* 1924-25: John Innes Brown (also a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan)
