 The Pioneer Division was established on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 founding divisions under the "Divisional Boards Act 1879".Initially the council meetings were held in the Court House in River Street, the Post and Telegraph office in Wood Street, and in a building on Sydney Street owned by Mr R. Fleming.The first town hall was a timber structure constructed in 1872 on land that the council purchased at 63 Sydney Street.