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.^[1][2]

On 11 November 1879, the Daintree was created as a local government for the coastal land surrounding Cooktown.^[3]

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.^[1][3][4][5]

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.^[5][6]

On 4 August 1932, the Town of Cooktown was abolished and absorbed into the Shire of Cook.^[4]

Mayors

The mayors of the town were:

• 1876–1877: John Walsh^[7]
• 1878: Hector Menzies^[7]
• 1879: S. Samper^[7]
• 1880: Andrew Thredgold^[7]
• 1881: Robert Baird^[7]
• 1882: John Davis^[7]
• 1883: F.C. Hodel^[7]
• 1884–1885: Edward D'Arcy^[7]
• 1886–1887: John Davis^[7]
• 1888: James Savage,^[7] or John Davis^[8]
• 1889–1890: John Davis^[7]
• 1891: ????
• 1892: J. Young^[7]
• 1893: J. Clunn, junior^[7]
• 1894–1895: J.L. Adams^[7]
• 1896: W.T. Sleep^[7]
• 1897: J.B. Martin^[7]
• 1898–1901: P. E. Seagren ^[9]
• 1902–1903: J.H. Hargreaves^[7]
• 1904: G. Fellows and J.H. Hargreaves^[7]
• 1905–1908: P.E. Seagren^[7]
• 1909–1911: George A. Love^[7]
• 1912: W.P Anderson^[7]
• 1913–1917: George A. Love^[7]
• 1918–1922: ????
• 1923: A. S. Sampson^[7]
• 1924–1925: S.J. Keane^[7]
• 1926: ????
• 1927: Stephen John Keane ^[10]
• 1928: J. Martin^[7]
• 1929: Henry Lee^[7]