Shire of Boroondara - Revision history

Philip: Fixed some style, spelling and grammar

2018-01-23T11:25:46Z

Fixed some style, spelling and grammar

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	Proposals ~~about 'converting'~~ the roads boards in Victoria to shires was put forward by the ~~state government~~ in 1870. This drew mixed responses from the Boroondara Roads Board and its members, with some fearing that such proposals would result in the amalgamation of ~~roads~~ boards and the centralisation of local government for ~~the area~~ in [[wikipedia:Box Hill, Victoria\|Box Hill]].<ref name="SouthBourke21Oct1870">[[South Bourke Standard]]. ''Boroondara Road Board - Saturday, October 15''. 21 October 1870. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66843413/6642798, accessed: 5 December 2016</ref>		Proposals to redesignate the roads boards in Victoria to shires was put forward by the Victorian Government in 1870. This drew mixed responses from the Boroondara Roads Board and its members, with some fearing that such proposals would result in the amalgamation of boards and the general centralisation of local government for Boroondara, Whitehorse and Nunawading in [[wikipedia:Box Hill, Victoria\|Box Hill]].<ref name="SouthBourke21Oct1870">[[South Bourke Standard]]. ''Boroondara Road Board - Saturday, October 15''. 21 October 1870. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66843413/6642798, accessed: 5 December 2016</ref>

	The first meeting of the Shire Council was held on Saturday 23 December. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/7041699		The first meeting of the Shire Council was held on Saturday 23 December. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/7041699
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	==Councillors==		==Councillors==
	{{Main\|Councillors of Boroondara Shire}}		{{Main\|Councillors of Boroondara Shire}}
	The shire was made up of six councillors in an unsubdivided electoral system from its establishment in 1871 until 1889. On the 8 April 1889, the shire was [[1889 subdivision of the Shire of Boroondara\|subdivided into electoral divisions]] for the first time. These were termed [[wikipedia:Riding_(country_subdivision)\|ridings]] from the English subdivisions of the same name. Three ridings were created ([[North Riding\|North]], [[Centre Riding\|Centre]] and [[South Riding\|South]]) with three councillors representing each.<ref name="BoxHillReporter22Aug1902">[[Box Hill Reporter]]. ''Municipal Intelligence - Camberwell and Boroondara Shire''. 22 August 1902. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/8185010, accessed: 3 October 2017</ref><ref name="TheAge9Aug1889">The Age. ''Boroondara''. 9 August 1889. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197324339, accessed: 3 October 2017</ref><ref>The Argus. ''Municipal Intelligence''. 15 March 1888. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6110060, accessed: 3 October 2017</ref> This system ~~of three councillors and three electoral subdivisions~~ was to persist ~~through~~ the Shire's successors until [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell\|an additional ward was added]] to the [[City of Camberwell]] in 1934.<ref>The Age. 'Camberwell Resubdivision - Proposals Approved'. 27 July 1933. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204378867, accessed: 25 June 2016</ref>		The shire was made up of six councillors in an unsubdivided electoral system from its establishment in 1871 until 1889. On the 8 April 1889, the shire was [[1889 subdivision of the Shire of Boroondara\|subdivided into electoral divisions]] for the first time. These were termed [[wikipedia:Riding_(country_subdivision)\|ridings]] from the English subdivisions of the same name. Three ridings were created ([[North Riding\|North]], [[Centre Riding\|Centre]] and [[South Riding\|South]]) with three councillors representing each.<ref name="BoxHillReporter22Aug1902">[[Box Hill Reporter]]. ''Municipal Intelligence - Camberwell and Boroondara Shire''. 22 August 1902. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/8185010, accessed: 3 October 2017</ref><ref name="TheAge9Aug1889">The Age. ''Boroondara''. 9 August 1889. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197324339, accessed: 3 October 2017</ref><ref>The Argus. ''Municipal Intelligence''. 15 March 1888. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6110060, accessed: 3 October 2017</ref> This system was to persist for the Shire and its successors until [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell\|an additional ward was added]] to the [[City of Camberwell]] in 1934.<ref>The Age. 'Camberwell Resubdivision - Proposals Approved'. 27 July 1933. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204378867, accessed: 25 June 2016</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Philip: Fixed abolition name in infobox

2017-10-12T10:07:55Z

Fixed abolition name in infobox

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	\| name = Shire of Boroondara		\| name = Shire of Boroondara
	\| established = 1871		\| established = 1871
	\| abolished = 1905 (proclaimed [[~~Borough~~ of Boroondara ~~and Camberwell~~]])		\| abolished = 1905 (proclaimed [[Shire of Camberwell and Boroondara]])
	\| mayortitle = President (at abolition)		\| mayortitle = President (at abolition)
	\| mayor = [[John Butler Maling\|John Maling]]<ref name="BlameyHistoryCamberwell">Blainey, Geoffrey (1980). 'A History of Camberwell'. Melbourne:Lothian.</ref>		\| mayor = [[John Butler Maling\|John Maling]]<ref name="BlameyHistoryCamberwell">Blainey, Geoffrey (1980). 'A History of Camberwell'. Melbourne:Lothian.</ref>

Philip: Added 'councillors' section, fixed LGA nav template

2017-10-03T01:09:50Z

Added 'councillors' section, fixed LGA nav template

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	== History ==		==History==
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	The first meeting of the Shire Council was held on Saturday 23 December. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/7041699		The first meeting of the Shire Council was held on Saturday 23 December. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/7041699

	== References ==		==Councillors==
			{{Main\|Councillors of Boroondara Shire}}
			The shire was made up of six councillors in an unsubdivided electoral system from its establishment in 1871 until 1889. On the 8 April 1889, the shire was [[1889 subdivision of the Shire of Boroondara\|subdivided into electoral divisions]] for the first time. These were termed [[wikipedia:Riding_(country_subdivision)\|ridings]] from the English subdivisions of the same name. Three ridings were created ([[North Riding\|North]], [[Centre Riding\|Centre]] and [[South Riding\|South]]) with three councillors representing each.<ref name="BoxHillReporter22Aug1902">[[Box Hill Reporter]]. ''Municipal Intelligence - Camberwell and Boroondara Shire''. 22 August 1902. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/8185010, accessed: 3 October 2017</ref><ref name="TheAge9Aug1889">The Age. ''Boroondara''. 9 August 1889. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197324339, accessed: 3 October 2017</ref><ref>The Argus. ''Municipal Intelligence''. 15 March 1888. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6110060, accessed: 3 October 2017</ref> This system of three councillors and three electoral subdivisions was to persist through the Shire's successors until [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell\|an additional ward was added]] to the [[City of Camberwell]] in 1934.<ref>The Age. 'Camberwell Resubdivision - Proposals Approved'. 27 July 1933. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204378867, accessed: 25 June 2016</ref>

			==References==
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Philip: Added section about 1870 amalgamation discussions

2016-12-04T23:21:57Z

Added section about 1870 amalgamation discussions

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	== History ==		== History ==
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			Proposals about 'converting' the roads boards in Victoria to shires was put forward by the state government in 1870. This drew mixed responses from the Boroondara Roads Board and its members, with some fearing that such proposals would result in the amalgamation of roads boards and the centralisation of local government for the area in [[wikipedia:Box Hill, Victoria\|Box Hill]].<ref name="SouthBourke21Oct1870">[[South Bourke Standard]]. ''Boroondara Road Board - Saturday, October 15''. 21 October 1870. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66843413/6642798, accessed: 5 December 2016</ref>

	The first meeting of the Shire Council was held on Saturday 23 December. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/7041699		The first meeting of the Shire Council was held on Saturday 23 December. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/7041699

Philip: Created page with "{{Under construction}} {{Infobox council | name = Shire of Boroondara | established = 1871 | abolished = 1905 (proclaimed Borough of Boroondara and Camberwell)..."

2016-12-04T23:09:16Z

Created page with "{{Under construction}} {{Infobox council | name = Shire of Boroondara | established = 1871 | abolished = 1905 (proclaimed Borough of Boroondara and Camberwell)..."

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{{Infobox council
| name = Shire of Boroondara
| established = 1871
| abolished = 1905 (proclaimed [[Borough of Boroondara and Camberwell]])
| mayortitle = President (at abolition)
| mayor = [[John Butler Maling|John Maling]]<ref name="BlameyHistoryCamberwell">Blainey, Geoffrey (1980). 'A History of Camberwell'. Melbourne:Lothian.</ref>
| seat = [[Camberwell Town Hall]], [[Camberwell]]
}}

== History ==


The first meeting of the Shire Council was held on Saturday 23 December. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/7041699

== References ==
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