Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of Shire of Bet Bet Council, 1952, Shire of Bet Bet Council, 1952, 1952
Murray Comrie Collection.
Shire of Bet Bet Proclaimed Sept 20, 1864
Re-defined Feb 10, 1891
Tarnagulla Borough united Oct 1915
Dunolly Borough united Nov 1, 1921
Re subdivision from 5 to 3 ridings Oct 1952Monochrome photograph of a group of men assembled in rows for a photograph. Accompanied by a handwritten note (catalogued separately as a Research Note) with subjects' names.
Names of subjects from accompanying note (handwriting difficult to decipher) are believed to be:
Left to Right
Back/3rd row: Cr J. Grogan, A. Whitehead, G. Barman, J.B. Reid, I.R. Stevens (?), KAG Lowe (Shire Sec), Mr A Rescott (Maryborough Advertiser)
Middle row: Crs N.K. Conera (Pres. Elect), D.E. Wood, A. Brownbill, J.P. Mason, D. Clark, K.R. Culleton (Shire Engineer).
Front/1st row: Crs G. Fotheringham, J. Fremantle (1951-52), A. Green, J. Hickey.
Note also states:
'Secretary Lowe passed away Sept 7, 1952'
and
'Fotheringham House, Glenferrie' (location where photograph taken?)tarnagulla, council, bet bet shire, local government, councillors, mayor, shire, engineer, maryborough advertiser, reid, grogan, whitehead, barman, stevens, lowe, rescott, conera, wood, brownbill, mason, clark, culleton, fotheringham, fremantle, green, hickey