Councillors of Boroondara Shire

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This article covers councillors of the Shire of Boroondara, who made up the Council that governed the municipality. In May 1905, the Shire was gazetted as the Borough of Boroondara and Camberwell, and subsequently as a Town in 1906 and then the City of Camberwell in April 1914.[1]

Powers and duties

Selection process

Remuneration

Councillors by riding

1889 to 1904

For councillors after 1904, see Councillors of Camberwell Council

Councillors[1]
Year North Riding Centre Riding South Riding
1904 John Maling[2][3][4] William McBeath[2][5][6] George Merey[2] Robert Beckett[2][3][7] J. McBratney[2][5] A. T. Lewis[2][8] A. J. Smith[2][3] Edward Dillon[2][5][9] W. H. Roberts[2]
1903
1902 Henry Rooks[5][8][10]
1901 P. T. Hedges[8] T. H. Braim[8]
1900
1899
1898 Herbert Barrett[11][12] G. C. Scott[13][14]
1897 Charles Haines[15]
1896 William Ryall[8] Frederick Vear[8]
1895
1894
1893
1892 Clarence Hicks[16][17]
1891 John Clayton[18]


A. B. Taylor[19][14]
1890 John Day[20] Thomas Sweetnam[21]
1889 C. F. Taylor[19]

1889 - 1871

During this time period, the municipality was unsubdivided with six councillors. Ridings of three councillors each were proclaimed on 8 April 1889 with a consequent increase in the total number of councillors to nine.[8][18]

Councillors[1]
Year
1888 John Maling C. F. Taylor[19] Edward Dillon[9]
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
1879
1878
1877
1876
1875
1874
1873
1872
1871

† = died in office

1854 - 1871

The Shire of Boroondara was proclaimed on 17 November 1871. It was previously the Boroondara District Roads Board, which was established on 11 July 1854. See Members of the Boroondara District Roads Board for this time period.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Blainey, Geoffrey (1980). 'A History of Camberwell'. Melbourne:Lothian.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Box Hill Reporter. Boroondara Shire Council. 21 October 1904. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90309374, accessed: 7 September 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Box Hill Reporter. Municipal Elections. 30 August 1901. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90317320/8184815, accessed: 7 September 2016
  4. ↑ Nicholson, N. Maling, C. D. Notes on John Butler Maling, first mayor of Camberwell. 1966.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Box Hill Reporter. Boroondara Shire Council. 21 August 1903. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90317990, accessed: 7 September 2016
  6. ↑ Tout-Smith, D. 'William George McBeath, Politician'. 2004. Museum Victoria:Melbourne. http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2565, accessed: 3 July 2016
  7. ↑ Parliament of Victoria. Robert Beckett. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/details/895-robert-beckett, accessed: 16 September 2016
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Box Hill Reporter. Municipal Intelligence - Camberwell and Boroondara Shire. 22 August 1902. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/8185010, accessed: 7 September 2016
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dillon, Paul (2015) 'Edward Dillon, the Forgotten Boroondara Warrior of Bench, Bank and Borough'. Melbourne: Dillon.
  10. ↑ Box Hill Reporter. News and Notes. 27 August 1897. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93277831, accessed: 16 September 2016
  11. ↑ Box Hill Reporter. Boroondara Shire Council. 7 October 1898. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/8181814, accessed: 16 September 2016
  12. ↑ The Argus. Municipal Intelligence. 25 March 1893. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8529856, accessed: 17 September 2016
  13. ↑ Box Hill Reporter. Boroondara Shire Election - Centre Riding. 18 August 1893. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90363582, accessed: 17 September 2016
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Box Hill Reporter. Local News. 9 September 1892. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93198112/8186034, accessed: 17 September 2016
  15. ↑ Box Hill Reporter. Municipal Intelligence - Boroondara Shire Election. 30 April 1897. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/193692856, accessed: 16 September 2016
  16. ↑ Box Hill Reporter. Boroondara. 1 August 1890. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93197961, accessed: 17 September 2016
  17. ↑ The Argus. The Annual Municipal Elections. 10 August 1888. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6897504, accessed: 17 September 2016
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 The Age. Boroondara. 9 August 1889. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197324339, accessed: 17 September 2016
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Box Hill Reporter. Boroondara Extraordinary Election. 21 March 1890. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93197132, accessed: 17 September 2016
  20. ↑ Box Hill Reporter. Boroondara Shire - North Riding. 21 August 1891. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93198019, accessed: 17 September 2016
  21. ↑ Box Hill Reporter. Boroondara Shire - Centre Riding. 21 August 1891. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93198020, accessed: 17 September 2016

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