the District Council of Pirie was established between it and Crystal Brook council in 1892. The District Council of Pirie then lay west, north west and north of Crystal Brook council. District Council of Port Germein lay north and north east from its establishment in 1888 until the District Council of Pirie was established between it and Crystal Brook council in 1892. District Council of Gladstone (established 1876) lay immediately east until large portions of Crystal Brook council were severed to form the District Council of Pirie, after which time Gladstone council lay north east. District Council of Narridy (established 1876) lay immediately east until it was amalgamgated into the District Council of Georgetown in 1888 after which time the latter lay to the east. District Council of Redhill lay south and south east from its establishment in 1888 until it merged with Crystal Brook council in 1988. District Council of Mundoora (later called District Council of Port Broughton) lay south west from its establishment in 1892. Chairmen E. Prescott (1882-1885) P. H. Claridge (1885-1886) C. F. Mole (1886-1887) P. H. Claridge (1887-1889) E. H. Eagle (1889-1892) M. J. B. Wake (1892-1898) W. H. Binney (1898-1906) G. Davidson (1906-1921) R. M. Dennis (1922-1923) G. Davidson (1923-1924) A. McDonald (1924-1929) William Walsh Robinson (1929-1942) Peter O'Shaughnessy (1942-1947) Cecil Graham Davidson (1947-1953) Reginald Keith Hosking (1953-1954) Patrick Curtin (1954-1958) Michael John Slattery (1958-1966) Edward Tait Sinclair (1966-1968) Michael John Slattery (1968-1969) Edwin Latta Robinson (1969-1972) Roland Franklin Nicholls (1972-1979) Colin Leslie Matheson (1979-1983) John William Millard (1983-?) References Crystal Brook 1882 establishments in Australia 1988 disestablishments in Australia