On 25 February 1922, Sir Matthew Nathan, the Governor of Queensland unveiled the Ithaca War Memorial to commemorate local people who had died in World War I.[1]
Ithaca was amalgamated into the newly created City of Brisbane in 1925.
Geography
The Town of Ithaca comprised most of the inner western suburbs of Brisbane from Kelvin Grove Road to the foot of Mount Coot-tha. Its boundary followed Enoggera Creek to the north, Coopers Camp, Simpsons and Boundary Roads in Bardon to the west, and Baroona and Milton Roads to the south.[2] Hale Street and an area just before the junction of Waterworks/Musgrave Road and Kelvin Grove Road formed the south-eastern extremity of the town. This eastern boundary was shared with the Brisbane Municipal Council; the Brisbane side of Hale Street was paved and channelled while the Ithaca side was not.[3]
Ithaca Town Council Chambers
The Ithaca Town Council Chambers were built in 1910 at 99 Enoggera Terrace, in the then suburb of Ithaca (now in the suburb of Red Hill). With the amalgamation into City of Brisbane in 1925, the building became the property of the Brisbane City Council. Since then it has been used as a council depot, library and as the Red Hill Kindergarten. It is currently used as a community hall.
^""HONOUR THE BRAVE."". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 27 February 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^Paten, Dick, ed. (2010). Ashgrove and The Gap – Aspects of History 1849–2003. Ashgrove, Queensland: Ashgrove Historical Society Inc. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-646-53532-6.
^"Ithaca Town Council Chambers and Red Hill Kindergarten (former) (entry 602058)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
^"The Brisbane Courier". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 12 January 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
^"ITHACA SHIRE COUNCIL". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 8 March 1889. p. 6. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
^"SUMMARY OF NEWS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 6 February 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
^"SUMMARY OF NEWS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 31 January 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
^"ITHACA TOWN COUNCIL". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 13 February 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"THIS MORNING'S NEWS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 31 January 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 1 February 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"ITHACA TOWN COUNCIL". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 28 January 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"ITHACA COUNCIL". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 27 January 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 10 February 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"MAYOR OF ITHACA". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 13 February 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"The Brisbane Courier". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 12 February 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 11 February 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 17 February 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"ITHAGA TOWN COUNCIL". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 16 February 1916. p. 11. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELEGTIONS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 14 February 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS MAYOR OF ITHACA". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 February 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 19 February 1919. p. 10. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 18 February 1920. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"Mayor of Ithaca". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 3 March 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^"Mayors and Chairmen of Councils Who Were Entertained Yesterday By Alderman Jolly". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 1 October 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
External links
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Ithaca