City of South Brisbane

[2] The Queensland Government passed the Divisional Boards Act of 1879 to establish a system of Divisional Boards for the purpose of providing local government for portions of the colony outside the boundaries of municipalities.

However, population of the Woolloongabba Divisional Board grew rapidly as the result of the introduction of a railway line into South Brisbane.

On 7 January 1888, the Borough of South Brisbane was proclaimed a separate Municipal Institution.

It combined the areas formerly part of the Division of Woolloongabba and the South Ward of the Municipality of Brisbane.

[4] Although it was commonly known as the "Town Hall", it was officially called the South Brisbane Municipal Chambers.