Mackay Town Hall
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Mackay Town Hall, 2008
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| Location | 63 Sydney Street, Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 21°08′33″S 149°11′15″E / 21.1424°S 149.1874°ECoordinates: 21°08′33″S 149°11′15″E / 21.1424°S 149.1874°E |
| Design period | 1900 - 1914 (early 20th century) |
| Built | 1912 |
| Built for | Mackay Town Council |
| Architect | Arthur Rigby |
| Architectural style(s) | Classicism |
| Official name: Mackay Town Hall (former) | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 29 May 1998 |
| Reference no. | 601107 |
| Significant period | 1910s (historical) 1910s, 1930s (fabric) 1912 - ongoing (social) |
| Significant components | views from, tower - clock, verandahs - arcaded, views to, council chamber/meeting room |
| Builders | Charles Porter |
 Location of Mackay Town Hall in Queensland
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Mackay Town Hall is a heritage-listed former town hall at 63 Sydney Street, Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the second town hall to be built on this site. It was designed by Arthur Rigby built in 1912 by Charles Porter for the Mackay Town Council. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 29 May 1998.
The former Mackay Town Hall, the second constructed in the city, was built in 1912 by local builder, Charles Porter, to the design of Mackay architect Arthur Rigby. It was constructed on land purchased by the Mackay Borough Council on 13 December 1872.
John Mackay and his party had explored what was to become the Pioneer Valley in 1860. The present city blocks were surveyed in June 1863 when the settlement consisted of several dozen huts and tents in a line along a track parallel to the southern bank of the river, and the first land sale was held at the police office, Bowen, on 13 October 1863.
The settlement became the business centre for the pastoral stations in the district, providing services, supplies and port facilities. By the mid-1860s the township of Mackay had a post office, telegraph connection to Brisbane, churches, banks, and a racecourse. The track through the valley and over the range to Fort Cooper pastoral run had been upgraded to a road.
By 1868, public meetings had discussed the establishment of a local municipal council under the Municipal Institutions Act 1864 for the purposes of establishing local government in the area. Further meetings and a petition signed by 178 householders, freeholders and residents of Mackay resulted in the proclamation of the Borough of Mackay on 22 September 1869.
The inaugural meeting of the Mackay Municipal Council, which was composed of local businessmen, was held on 1 December 1869. This meeting was possibly held in the Court House in River Street, which served a number of government functions. Soon after, the Council met in the original Post and Telegraph Office in Wood Street. Subsequent meetings were held in a building in Sydney Street owned by Mr R Fleming.
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