Town of Hamilton

The Town of Hamilton is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in north-eastern Brisbane.

[2] Following agitation by Toombul board member Andrew Lang Petrie, the Hamilton Division was then separated from the Toombul Division on 2 October 1890 and Petrie become its first chairman.

After the amalgamation into the City of Brisbane, the Hamilton Town Hall was used as a School of Arts.

After the war, the Hamilton branch of the Brisbane City Council library was located in the building, a role which continues to the present day.

[8][9] The town hall was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 2005.

Hamilton Town Hall, viewed from Rossiter Parade, Hamilton, in 2011
Map of Hamilton Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902
Sketch of Andrew Lang Petrie