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Solway Ward

2026-04-09T02:25:56Z

Philip: Updated councillor

{{Infobox ward
| name = Solway
| council = bor
| image =
| image_upright =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| created = 1996
| cr = [[John Friend-Pereira]]
| cr-party = Liberal
| namesake = Named for locality and local post office south-east of Camberwell<ref name="WardNameHistory">City of Boroondara. ''History of Ward Names''. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312070925/https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 13 October 2017</ref>
| electors = 11,198
| electors_year = 2020
| electors_footnotes = <ref name="VEC2020electionresults">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2020''. November 2020. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 5 February 2021</ref>
| area = 6.03<ref name="VEC2015SubdivisionReport">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Final Report - 2015 Boroondara City Council Subdivision Review''. October 2015. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/files/RepReviews/BoroondaraFinalReport2015.pdf, accessed: 13 October 2017</ref>
| class =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Solway Ward''' is a [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]] electoral division in the City of Boroondara.<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council profile''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 13 October 2017</ref> The ward was proclaimed at the time of Boroondara's return to democratic government in 1996 and covers [[Ashburton]] and part of [[Glen Iris]].

==Councillors==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 1996—2020
|-
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Australian Greens}}| 
| [[John Friend-Pereira]]
| [[Wikipedia:Australian Greens|Greens]]
| 2024—present
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}| 
| [[Garry Thompson]]
| [[Wikipedia:Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]<ref name="BRAG2016Survey">[[Boroondara Residents Action Group]]. ''Results for Survey of Candidates for Council 2016''. 11 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106011830/http://www.marvellousmelbourne.org.au/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=239, accessed: 6 November 2016</ref><ref name="TimSmithFacebook">Tim Smith MP, Member for Kew. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013034215/https://www.facebook.com/TimSmithKew/posts/1836402893260281, accessed: 21 February 2017</ref>
| 2016—2024
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Australian Labor Party}}| 
| [[Kevin Chow]]
| [[Wikipedia:Australian Labor Party|Labor]]<ref>Boroondara Weekly Review. ''Friendly Fire for Solway Ward''. 24 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164332/http://www.theweeklyreviewstonnington.com.au/story/354449/friendly-fire-for-solway-ward/?cs=12, accessed: 13 October 2017</ref>
| 2008—2016
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Australian Labor Party}}| 
| [[Mary Halikias-Byrnes]]<ref>Higgins ALP. ''A Labor Party for the 21st Century''. http://web.archive.org/web/20161113091557/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/54116580/21st-century, accessed: 13 November 2016 (Archived from the original)</ref>
| Labor
| 2004—2008
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Keith Walter]]
| Independent
| 1996—2004
|}

==Electoral results==
{{Main|Electoral results for Solway Ward}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Boroondara council election, 2016]]: Solway<ref name="VEC2016">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council 2016 Election''. http://web.archive.org/web/20160823002210/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/BoroondaraElection/, accessed: 13 October 2017 (Archived from the original)</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Garry Thompson<ref name="BRAG2016Survey" />
|party = Liberal
|votes = 4,471
|percentage = 45.76
|change = +19.61
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Brendan Eager
|party = Independent
|votes = 3,029
|percentage = 31.00
|change = +31.00
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Michael Doyle<ref name="BRAG2016Survey" />
|party = Liberal
|votes = 2,271
|percentage = 23.24
|change = +23.24
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 9,771
|percentage = 97.83
|change = +0.23
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 217
|percentage = 2.17
|change = -0.23
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,988
|percentage = 79.60
|change = +2.73
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Garry Thompson
|party = Liberal
|votes = 5,685
|percentage = 58.18
|change = +8.50
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Brendan Eager
|party = Independent
|votes = 4,086
|percentage = 41.82
|change = +41.82
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
<references />

{{Boroondara wards}}
{{City of Boroondara}}

Junction Ward

2026-04-09T02:24:05Z

Philip: Updated councillors

{{Infobox ward
| name = Junction
| council = bor
| image =
| image_upright =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| created = 1996
| cr = [[Mal Osborne-Smith]]
| cr-party = Independent
| namesake = [[Camberwell Junction]]<ref name="WardNameHistory">City of Boroondara. 'History of Ward Names'. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 21 February 2017</ref>
| electors = 10,663
| electors_year = 2020
| electors_footnotes = <ref name="VEC2020electionresults">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2020''. November 2020. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 5 February 2021</ref>
| area = 4.77
| class =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Junction Ward''' is a [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]] electoral division in the City of Boroondara.<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council profile''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 15 January 2017</ref> The ward was proclaimed at the time of Boroondara's return to democratic government in 1996 and covers parts of [[Hawthorn]], [[Camberwell]] and [[Canterbury]].

== Councillors ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 1996—2024
|-
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Mal Osborne-Smith]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2024-present
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Di Gillies]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2020-2024
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Jack Wegman]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2002—2020
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Martina Hayes]]
| Independent
| 1999—2002
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Lilian Weinberg]]
| Independent
| 1996—1999
|}

== Electoral results ==
{{Main|Electoral results for Junction Ward}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Boroondara council election, 2016]]: Junction<ref name="VEC2016">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council 2016 Election''. http://web.archive.org/web/20160823002210/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/BoroondaraElection/, accessed: 21 February 2017 (Archived from the original)</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Jack Wegman
|party = Independent
|votes = 3,831
|percentage = 40.76
|change = -20.70
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Ashley Wah
|party = Independent
|votes = 1,854
|percentage = 19.73
|change = +19.73
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Michael Anthony Burge<ref name="BRAG2016Survey">[[Boroondara Residents Action Group]]. ''Results for Survey of Candidates for Council 2016''. 11 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106011830/http://www.marvellousmelbourne.org.au/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=239, accessed: 21 February 2017</ref>
|party = Liberal
|votes = 1,083
|percentage = 11.52
|change = +11.52
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Greg Deakin
|party = Independent
|votes = 2,630
|percentage = 27.98
|change = +27.98
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 9,398
|percentage = 97.62
|change = +1.23
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 229
|percentage = 2.38
|change = -1.23
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,627
|percentage = 68.16
|change = +0.34
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Jack Wegman
|party = Independent
|votes = 5,619
|percentage = 59.79
|change = -1.67
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Greg Deakin
|party = Independent
|votes = 3,779
|percentage = 40.21
|change = +40.21
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
<references />

{{Boroondara wards}}
{{City of Boroondara}}

Bellevue Ward

2026-04-09T02:23:04Z

Philip: Updated councillor

{{Infobox ward
| name = Bellevue
| council = bor
| image =
| image_upright =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| created = 1996
| cr = [[Michael Nolan]]
| cr-party = [[wikipedia:Independent]]
| namesake = Belle Vue Road<ref name="WardNameHistory">City of Boroondara. 'History of Ward Names'. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 31 August 2016</ref>
| electors = 12,678
| electors_year = 2020
| electors_footnotes = <ref name="VEC2020electionresults">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2020''. November 2020. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 5 February 2021</ref>
| area = 7.79
| class =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Bellevue Ward''' is a [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]] electoral division in the City of Boroondara.<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council profile''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 15 January 2017</ref> The ward was proclaimed at Boroondara's return to democratic government in 1996 and covers parts of [[Balwyn North]] and [[Kew East]].

== Councillors ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 1996—2024
|-
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Michael Nolan]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2024-present
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Jim Parke]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2012—2024
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Brad Miles]]
| Independent
| 2008—2012
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Luke Tobin]]
| Independent
| 2004—2008
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Gina Goldsmith]]
| Independent
| 2003—2004
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Eric Risstrom]]
| Independent
| 1996—2004
|}

== Electoral results ==
{{Main|Electoral results for Bellevue Ward}}
At the [[Boroondara council election, 2016|2016 election]], incumbent councillor Jim Parke was elected unopposed.<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2016''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/Council2016/BoroondaraResult.html, accessed: 15 January 2017</ref>

== References ==
<references />

{{Boroondara wards}}
{{City of Boroondara}}

Studley Ward

2026-04-09T02:22:15Z

Philip: Updated councillor

{{Infobox ward
| name = Studley
| council = bor
| image =
| image_upright =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| created = 1996
| cr = [[Sophie Torney]]
| cr-party = Independent
| namesake = Named for punt established across the [[wikipedia:Yarra River|Yarra River]]<ref name="WardNameHistory">City of Boroondara. ''History of Ward Names''. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312070925/https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 13 October 2017</ref>
| electors = 12,547
| electors_year = 2020
| electors_footnotes = <ref name="VEC2020electionresults">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2020''. November 2020. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 5 February 2021</ref>
| area = 8.26<ref name="VEC2015SubdivisionReport">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Final Report - 2015 Boroondara City Council Subdivision Review''. October 2015. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/files/RepReviews/BoroondaraFinalReport2015.pdf, accessed: 13 October 2017</ref>
| class =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Studley Ward''' is a [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]] electoral division in the City of Boroondara.<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council profile''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 13 October 2017</ref> The ward was proclaimed at the time of Boroondara's return to democratic government in 1996 and covers [[Kew]] and part of [[Kew East]].

==Councillors==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 1996—2024
|-
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Sophie Torney]]
| Independent
| 2020-present
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}| 
| [[Nick Stavrou]]
| [[Wikipedia:Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]<ref>Liberal Party Victoria. ''Welcome to Victorian Liberals''. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923100848/https://abalinx.com/blog/welcome-to-victorian-liberals/, accessed: 23 September 2020</ref>
| 2020-present
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}| 
| [[Phillip Healey]]
| [[Wikipedia:Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]<ref name="BRAG2016Survey">[[Boroondara Residents Action Group]]. ''Results for Survey of Candidates for Council 2016''. 11 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161106011830/http://www.marvellousmelbourne.org.au/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=239, accessed: 6 November 2016</ref><ref name="ProgressLeaderKewPreselection">Twining, James. ''Boroondara councillor Phillip Healey considers Liberal preselection in Kew''. Progress Leader: 8 January 2014. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-east/boroondara-councillor-phillip-healey-considers-liberal-preselection-in-kew/news-story/a4fa634aecfd292a28563644f2320103?nk=151ed95773faf39a8dee81cd1b135a71-1507868567, accessed: 13 October 2017</ref>
| 2004—2020
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Judith Voce]]
| Independent
| 1999—2004
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Paula Davey]]
| Independent
| 1996—1999
|}

==Electoral results==
{{Main|Electoral results for Studley Ward}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Boroondara council election, 2016]]: Studley<ref name="VEC2016">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council 2016 Election''. http://web.archive.org/web/20160823002210/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/BoroondaraElection/, accessed: 13 October 2017 (Archived from the original)</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Phillip Healey<ref>Twining, James. ''Boroondara councillor Phillip Healey considers Liberal preselection in Kew''. [[Progress Leader]]. 8 January 2014. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-east/boroondara-councillor-phillip-healey-considers-liberal-preselection-in-kew/story-fngnvlpt-1226797418980, accessed: 13 October 2017</ref>
|party = Liberal
|votes = 4,919
|percentage = 55.75
|change = -14.72
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Michael Tanner<ref>Victorian Greens. ''Our Local Council Candidates''. 18 October 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161018124832/http://greens.org.au/candidates/vic/local, accessed: 13 October 2017 (Archived from the original)</ref>
|party = Greens
|votes = 3,904
|percentage = 44.25
|change = +44.25
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 8,823
|percentage = 96.28
|change = -0.37
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 341
|percentage = 3.72
|change = +0.37
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,164
|percentage = 71.63
|change = +4.90
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
<references />

{{Boroondara wards}}
{{City of Boroondara}}

Maling Ward

2026-04-09T02:20:37Z

Philip: Updated councillor

{{Infobox ward
| name = Maling
| council = bor
| image =
| image_upright =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| created = 1996
| cr = [[Shima Ibuki]]
| cr-party = Independent
| namesake = [[Maling Road]], named for long-serving councillor and first mayor of [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell]] [[John Butler Maling|John Maling]]<ref name="WardNameHistory">City of Boroondara. 'History of Ward Names'. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 21 February 2017</ref>
| electors = 10,870
| electors_year = 2020
| electors_footnotes = <ref name="VEC2020electionresults">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2020''. November 2020. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 5 February 2021</ref>
| area = 5.64
| class =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Maling Ward''' is a [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]] electoral division in the City of Boroondara.<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council profile''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 21 February 2017</ref> The ward was proclaimed at the time of Boroondara's return to democratic government in 1996 and covers parts of [[Canterbury]], [[Surrey Hills]] and [[Balwyn]].

== Councillors ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 1996—2020
|-
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Shima Ibuki]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2024—present
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Jane Addis]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2012—present
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Dick Menting]]
| Independent
| 2004—2012
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Dennis Whelan]]
| Independent
| 2002—2004
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Loreto Davey]]
| Independent
| 1996—2002
|}

== Electoral results ==
{{Main|Electoral results for Maling Ward}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Boroondara council election, 2016]]: Maling<ref name="VEC2016">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council 2016 Election''. http://web.archive.org/web/20160823002210/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/BoroondaraElection/, accessed: 21 February 2017 (Archived from the original)</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Snow Perryman
|party = Independent
|votes = 2,710
|percentage = 29.19
|change = +29.19
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Jane Addis
|party = Independent
|votes = 6,573
|percentage = 70.81
|change = +33.02
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 9,283
|percentage = 96.39
|change = -0.68
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 348
|percentage = 3.61
|change = +0.68
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,631
|percentage = 77.95
|change = +4.02
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
<references />

{{Boroondara wards}}
{{City of Boroondara}}

Maranoa Ward

2026-04-09T02:19:51Z

Philip: Updated infobox

{{Infobox ward
| name = Maranoa
| council = bor
| image =
| image_upright =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| created = 1996
| cr = [[Chris Pattas]]
| cr-party = Liberal
| namesake = [[Maranoa Gardens]], named for [[wikipedia:Maranoa River|Maranoa River]] in [[wikipedia:Queensland|Queensland]], indigenous word for 'alive'<ref name="WardNameHistory">City of Boroondara. 'History of Ward Names'. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/ward-names, accessed: 21 February 2017</ref><ref>McWilliams, Gwen. ''Balwyn Walks''. 1992</ref>
| electors = 11,439
| electors_year = 2020
| electors_footnotes = <ref name="VEC2020electionresults">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2020''. November 2020. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 5 February 2021</ref>
| area = 5.98
| class =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Maranoa Ward''' is a [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]] electoral division in the City of Boroondara.<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council profile''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 21 February 2017</ref> The ward was proclaimed at the time of Boroondara's return to democratic government in 1996 and covers parts of [[Balwyn]], [[Balwyn North]] and [[Mont Albert]].

== Councillors ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 1996—2020
|-
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Chris Pattas]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2024—present
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}| 
| [[Cynthia Watson]]
| [[Wikipedia:Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]<ref name="TimSmithFacebook">Tim Smith MP, Member for Kew. http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.facebook.com/TimSmithKew/posts/1836402893260281, accessed: 21 February 2017</ref>
| 2016—present
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Philip Mallis]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2012—2016
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Liberal}}| 
| [[Nicholas Tragas]]
| Liberal<ref>Willingham, Richard. ''Former peacekeeper in preselection battle''. Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/former-peacekeeper-in-preselection-battle-20120504-1y3cx.html, accessed: 21 February 2017</ref>
| 2004—2012
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Chris Pattas]]
| Independent
| 1996—2004
|}

== Electoral results ==
{{Main|Electoral results for Maranoa Ward}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Boroondara council election, 2016]]: Maranoa<ref name="VEC2016">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council 2016 Election''. http://web.archive.org/web/20160823002210/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/BoroondaraElection/, accessed: 21 February 2017 (Archived from the original)</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Cynthia Watson<ref name="TimSmithFacebook" />
|party = Liberal
|votes = 5,092
|percentage = 58.54
|change = +58.54
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Charles Pruden<ref>Tim Wilson. 27 May 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161112035443/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153645230785980&set=t.100001312341366&type=3&theater, accessed: 21 February 2017 (Archived from the original)</ref>
|party = Liberal
|votes = 1,579
|percentage = 18.15
|change = +18.15
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Xavier Larkin
|party = Independent
|votes = 2,027
|percentage = 23.30
|change = +23.30
}}
{{Election box formal|
|votes = 8,698
|percentage = 97.58
|change = +0.77
}}
{{Election box informal|
|votes = 216
|percentage = 2.42
|change = -0.77
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,914
|percentage = 78.04
|change = +3.94
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
<references />

{{Boroondara wards}}
{{City of Boroondara}}

Riversdale Ward

2026-04-09T02:17:53Z

Philip: Updated councillor

{{Stub}}
{{Infobox ward
| name = Riversdale
| council = bor
| image =
| image_upright =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| created = 2020
| cr = [[Rob Baillieu]]
| cr-party = [[wikipedia:Independent]]
| namesake = [[Riversdale Road]]
| electors = 10,562
| electors_year = 2020
| electors_footnotes = <ref name="VEC2020electionresults">Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council election results 2020''. November 2020. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/boroondara-city-council, accessed: 5 February 2021</ref>
| area =
| class =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Riversdale Ward''' is a [[wikipedia:Victorian Electoral Commission|Victorian Electoral Commission]] electoral division in the City of Boroondara.<ref>Victorian Electoral Commission. ''Boroondara City Council profile''. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/ElectoralBoundaries/boroondaraprofile.html, accessed: 11 August 2020</ref> It was created following the 2020 changes to Boroondara's electoral boundaries by the Victorian Government and was filled following the [[Boroondara council election, 2020|2020 election]].

== Councillors ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 2020-2021
|-
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Susan Biggar]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2020-2024
|-
| {{Australian political party colours/Independent}}| 
| [[Rob Baillieu]]
| [[Wikipedia:Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| 2024-present
|}

== Electoral results ==
{{Under construction}}
{{Main|Electoral results for Riversdale Ward}}

==References==
<references />

{{Boroondara wards}}

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* 1964 – The '''[[Time Theatre]]''' on [[Whitehorse Road]] in [[Balwyn]] officially closes to the public, shortly before it was demolished.

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* 1964 – The '''[[Time Theatre]]''' on [[Whitehorse Road]] in [[Balwyn] officially closes to the public, shortly before it was demolished.

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BoroondaraWiki:Selected anniversaries/2 June

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* 1917 – '''[[Robert Beckett]]''', local politician, dies while in office as a member of the [[wikipedia:Victorian Legislative Council|Victorian Legislative Council]].

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* 1926 – '''[[Beckett Park]]''' in [[Balwyn]] officially opens to the public at a ceremony attended by the mayor of [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell City Council]], [[Henry Rooks]], and the mayor of [[City of Kew|Kew City Council]], [[G. H. Cole]].

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[[Category:September anniversaries]]

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* 1923 – '''A train collides with a tram''' at the Whitehorse Road level crossing of the [[Outer Circle Line]] in [[Deepdene]], injuring four people.

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[[Category:August anniversaries]]

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* 1882 – '''Two passenger trains [[List of rail crashes in Boroondara|collide]]''' near Pic Nic Station in [[Hawthorn]], killing one person and injuring 178 others, in one of Victoria's first major rail disasters.

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List of rail crashes in Boroondara

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! class="unsortable"|Date
! Killed
! Injured
! Location
! Railway
! class="unsortable"|Details
|-
| 2 December 1882
| 1
| 178
| Between Pic Nic and [[Hawthorn Railway Station|Hawthorn]] Stations, [[Hawthorn]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| See [[1882 Hawthorn rail disaster|main article]]. Two trains with full loads of passengers collided head on. This was one of the first major rail disasters in Victoria, resulting in a full inquest and board of inquiry. Both published reports that were tabled in Parliament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15169077 |title=PREVIOUS VICTORIAN ACCIDENTS. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=22,624 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=19 July 1910 |accessdate=15 March 2019 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>Richard D. Youl. ''Hawthorn Railway Accident: Minutes of Evidence Taken At the Inquest Held By the Coroner Dr. Youl On the Death of William Cozens Thomas'', 13th to 20th December 1882. Melbourne: John Ferres, Government Printer, 1883. https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/vufind/Record/53056/, accessed: 15 March 2019</ref>
|-
| 27 November 1888
| 1
| 0
| Junction of [[Kew Line]] and [[Ringwood Line]], [[Hawthorn]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| A railway employee working on safety improvements to the rail junction was fatally struck by a down train. Patrick Doherty noticed one train approaching and stepping onto the other track, not seeing another train moving in the opposite direction. He was struck by the engine and dragged along the railway.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6910728 |title=FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT HAWTHORN. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=13,241 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=28 November 1888 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
|-
| 1 July 1889
| 1
| 0
| William Street level crossing between [[Auburn Railway Station|Auburn]] and [[Camberwell Railway Station|Camberwell]] Stations, [[Hawthorn East]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| 51-year old Mabel Meredith was attempting to cross the railway but was not seen by the gatekeeper of the level crossing. An up train from Lilydale to Melbourne then struck and killed her.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6258783 |title=Shocking Accident on the Camberwell Line |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=13,423 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=1 July 1889 |accessdate=15 March 2019 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
|-
| 28 August 1889
| 0
| 1
| [[Canterbury Road]] level crossing, [[Canterbury]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| James McInerney was struck by a train while crossing the railway at Canterbury Road.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6275190 |title=INQUEST The Railway Accident at Camberwell. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=13,476 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=31 August 1889 |accessdate=15 March 2019 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
|-
| 24 March 1900
| 1
| 0
| Between [[Surrey Hills railway station]] and [[Canterbury railway station]], [[Canterbury]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| Mr James Smyth's body was found by a railway worker, having been apparently struck by a train while he was walking along the track.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90316102 |title=SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT SURREY HILLS. |newspaper=[[Reporter]] |volume=XI, |issue=38 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=30 March 1900 |accessdate=21 June 2019 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
|-
| 4 September 1890
| 1
| 0
| [[Canterbury Road]] level crossing, [[Canterbury]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| Mr Edward Magee was killed when attempting to cross the tracks. He did not see an oncoming train and was struck and killed instantly.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93195270 |title=Fatal Accident at the Canterbury Railway Station. |newspaper=[[Reporter]] |issue=62 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=5 September 1890 |accessdate=21 June 2019 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
|-
| 17 February 1906
| 1
| 0
| [[Surrey Hills railway station]], [[Surrey Hills]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| Miss Laura Liddell slipped and fell between a departing train and the platform as she attempted to board it at Surrey Hills Station.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198361877 |title=FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS. |newspaper=[[Leader]] |issue=2616 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=24 February 1906 |accessdate=21 June 2019 |page=26 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
|-
| 27 December 1913
| 1
| 0
| [[Surrey Hills railway station]], [[Surrey Hills]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| Mr Arthur Francis Walker fell between the train and station platform when it began to depart and was killed instantly. His head was decapitated from his body when he fell underneath the train. He had apparently been intoxicated at the time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89957513 |title=SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT. |newspaper=[[Bendigo Advertiser]] |volume=LXI, |issue=18,216 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=29 December 1913 |accessdate=21 June 2019 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129942177 |title=MAN FALLS UNDER TRAIN |newspaper=[[Weekly Times]] |issue=2,317 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=3 January 1914 |accessdate=21 June 2019 |page=4 (TOWN EDITION) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
|-
| 14 August 1914
| 1
| 1
| [[Whitehorse Road]] level crossing, [[Deepdene]]
| [[Outer Circle Line]]
| A car driving west along Whitehorse Road crossed the unprotected level crossing while a train was approaching. The train struck the car, dragging it several hundred metres, killing the driver and injuring the passenger.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90524724 |title=LEVEL CROSSING SENSATION. |newspaper=[[Bendigo Advertiser]] |volume=LXII, |issue=18,412 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=15 August 1914 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
|-
| 4 August 1923
| 0
| 4
| [[Whitehorse Road]] level crossing, [[Deepdene]]
| [[Outer Circle Line]]
| A train heading north struck a tram heading to [[wikipedia:Mont Albert|Mont Albert]] at the unprotected level crossing on Whitehorse Road. The tram was seriously damaged and returned to its depot for repairs. This was one of several crashes at this level crossing, leading to calls for safety improvements.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140823886 |title=TRAIN STRIKES TRAM. |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=CXV, |issue=2,993 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 August 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=36 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2008988 |title=TRAIN STRIKES TRAM. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,024 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=6 August 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
|-
| 15 September 1923
| 0
| 6
| [[Camberwell railway station]], [[Camberwell]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| An up train from Healesville was accidentally diverted down a siding at Camberwell Station, causing it run into an embankment. Signalling and miscommunication issues were later identified as the causes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140826302 |title=RAILWAY SMASH AT CAMBERWELL (V.) STATION ON SEPTEMBER 15. |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=CXV, |issue=2,999 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=22 September 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=66 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203625731 |title=RAILWAY SMASH |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=21,360 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 September 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243491164 |title=RAILWAY SIGNAL FAULT |newspaper=[[The Herald]] |issue=14,535 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=15 December 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
|-
| 7 January 1936
| 0
| 9
| [[Hawthorn railway station]], [[Hawthorn]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| A group of railway workers on a trolley lost control of the vehicle due to a heavy load and faulty brake. It collided with the rear of an electric train at Hawthorn Station. All nine men managed to leap free before the moment of impact, but sustained injuries while doing so.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176982396 |title=TROLLEY AND TRAIN COLLIDE |newspaper=[[Shepparton Advertiser]] |volume=I, |issue=516 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=8 January 1936 |accessdate=21 June 2019 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
|-
| 8 June 1947
| 1
| 0
| [[Surrey Hills railway station]], [[Surrey Hills]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| Mr Leo Patrick O'Brien was fatally struck by a train at Surrey Hills Station. It was believed at the time that he fell onto the tracks from the station platform.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69005307 |title=MELBOURNE'S GRIM ACCIDENT TOLL |newspaper=[[The Advocate (Australia)]] |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=9 June 1947 |accessdate=21 June 2019 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
|-
| 4 August 1947
| 1
| 0
| [[Surrey Hills railway station]], [[Surrey Hills]]
| [[Ringwood Line]]
| Mr Edward John Webster was fatally struck by a train while attempting to cross the tracks to reach his home in Anderson Street.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206044926 |title=HIT BY TRAIN |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=28791 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=5 August 1947 |accessdate=21 June 2019 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
|}

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Transport]]

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* 1945 – '''[[Frederick Fitzwalter Read]]''', former councillor and mayor on [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell City Council]], dies at his residence "Myrniong" in Waterloo Street, [[Camberwell]].

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* 1914 – The '''[[City of Camberwell]]''' is proclaimed, having been the Town of Camberwell since 1905.

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Herbert B. Barrett

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'''Herbert B. Barrett''' was a barrister and [[Councillors of the City of Camberwell|councillor]] for [[North Riding (Camberwell Council)|North Riding]] for the [[Shire of Boroondara]] for six years, including as shire president.

==Career==
Barrett entered politics in a by-election held in March 1893 when Councillor [[Clarence Hicks]] resigned from his position. He defeated the only other contender, Henry McKinley, 370 votes to 220.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8529856 |title=MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=14,585 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=25 March 1893 |accessdate=30 January 2026 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

He became president of the Shire for the term over 1896-1897.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9188432 |title=MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE. PRESENTATIONAS TO EX-COUNCILLORS. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=15,862 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=4 May 1897 |accessdate=30 January 2026 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8912813 |title=MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=15,643 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=19 August 1896 |accessdate=30 January 2026 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> During this time he continued the Shire's lobbying against the Colonial Government's proposal of differential rates, leading combined local government efforts at the time through the Metropolitan Board of Works.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9157640 |title=THE BATTLE OF THE RATES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=15,902 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=19 June 1897 |accessdate=30 January 2026 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

He was also president of No. 58 Branch of the [[wikipedia:Australian Natives Association|Australian Natives Association]] in the 1880s.<ref> {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article241223376 |title=THE AUSTRALIAN NATIVES AND THE BULLI FUND. |newspaper=[[The Herald]] |issue=3472 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=25 April 1887 |accessdate=30 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

In June 1908, he took over the law firm of his brother, H. S. Barrett, in [[wikipedia:Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article218551661 |title=PERSONAL ITEMS. |newspaper=[[The Ballarat Star]] |volume=53, |issue=16254 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=29 June 1908 |accessdate=30 January 2026 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Shire of Camberwell and Boroondara councillors]]
[[Category:Shire of Camberwell and Boroondara presidents]]

Herbert B. Barrett

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Henry Luxford

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{{Stub}}

'''Henry Luxford''' (b.1824 - d.1899)<ref name="LuxfordFamilyTree">Gordon's of Perth. ''Family of Henry LUXFORD and Emily Ann GREEN''. 1 May 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20161219011236/http://members.iinet.net.au/~nodrog1/online_tree/fam69.html, accessed 19 December 2016 (Archived from the original)</ref> was an early settler of [[Glen Iris]] and member of the [[Boroondara Road District|Boroondara District Road Board]] from 1861 to 1864.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Members of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]
[[Category:Residents of Glen Iris]]

George Henry Taylor

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{{Infobox person
| name = George Henry Taylor
| honorific_suffix = [[wikipedia:Esquire|Esq.]]
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date = 10 October 1886 (aged 66)<ref name="deatharticle">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142438253 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=XLI, |issue=1072 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=16 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 (THE AUSTRALASIAN SUPPLEMENT.) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| death_place = 'Mountfield', 6 [[Mont Albert Road]], [[Canterbury]]<ref name="deatharticle" />
| burial_place = [[Boroondara Cemetery]], [[Kew]]<ref name="funeralnotice">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196007210 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=9872 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| occupation = Solicitor
| employer =
| religion = Christian
| denomination = Church of England<ref name="KewCemeteryBurialListing">'George Henry Taylor'. Boroondara Cemetry. https://boroondaracemetery.discovereverafter.com/profile/35105842</ref>
| spouse = Maria Taylor (nee O'Brien)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5781281 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=6,405 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 December 1866 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name="2011CHSarticle">Hart, Trevor, 'PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF CAMBERWELL NO 1 CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF SCHOOLING IN CAMBERWELL – THE BEGINNINGS OF CAMBERWELL GRAMMAR SCHOOL'. Camberwell Historical Society. 2011. Issue No. 4. ISSN 1838-0875. https://www.chs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Newsletter-2011-4-March.pdf</ref>
| children = Edmund George Taylor, Charles Frederick Taylor,<ref name="FergusonandUrie">'14-12-1866: St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea, Victoria.' 13 June 2012. 'Ferguson and Urie'. https://fergusonandurie.com/2012/06/13/14-12-1866-st-lukes-anglican-church-yea-victoria/</ref> Arthur,<ref name="2011CHSarticle" /> Herbert Edward Taylor,<ref name="StBarnabasStainedGlass"> '1886: St Barnabas Anglican Church, Balwyn, Victoria.'. Ferguson and Urie. 6 September 2015. https://fergusonandurie.com/2015/09/06/1886-st-barnabas-anglican-church-balwyn-victoria/</ref> Henry Michael Taylor<ref name="KewCemeteryBurialListing" />
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'''George Henry Taylor''' was a long-serving [[Members of the Boroondara District Road Board|member]] and [[Chairman of the Boroondara District Roads Board|chairman]] of the [[Boroondara Road District]] from 1866 to his retirement in 1874.<ref name="1874electionretirement">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7419259 |title=The Argus. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=9,122 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=9 September 1875 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5781498 |title=WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1866. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=6,407 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=19 December 1866 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Life==
George Henry Taylor was born in England, migrating to Australia on the ship ''Blackall'' in 1858 from London with his wife, Maria.<ref name="2011CHSarticle" /> He may have suffered some great misfortune at the time, a quote many years later stating "for forty years be bore a cross of pain such as few are given to bear...",<ref name="ChurchObituaryPaper">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197133676 |title=NOTES OF THE MONTH. |newspaper=[[The Church Of England Messenger And Ecclesiastical Gazette For The Diocese Of Melbourne And Ballarat]] |volume=XIX, |issue=218 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 November 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> although it is unclear to what this refers.

Taylor was one of the first European residents of the area, owning approximately ten acres of land on Mont Albert Road (then called Survey Road) since at least 1863. In 1865, he constructed his house 'Mountfield' in which he would live for the rest of his life.<ref name="MountfieldHeritageListing">'Mountfield, 6 Mont Albert Road'. Camberwell Conservation Study, pg. 187. Heritage Victoria. 1991. http://images.heritage.vic.gov.au/attachment/15869</ref>

Taylor worked as a solicitor, it appears mainly in company law. His office was located in Eldon Chambers in Melbourne's Bank Place.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5771937 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=5,998 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1865 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>Byrne, Edwina, 'Bank Place'. eMelbourne. https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01697b.htm</ref>

He served as Chairman of the Boroondara Road District for two consecutive terms from 1869 to 1870, and from 1870 to 1871.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66843474 |title=BOROONDARA. |newspaper=[[South Bourke Standard]] |volume=X, |issue=498 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=18 November 1870 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

On 14 December 1866, his thirteen-year old son, Edmund George Taylor, accidentally shot and killed himself with a gun while travelling to the town of [[wikipedia:Yea|Yea]] in central Victoria. He was travelling with his brother, Charles Frederick Taylor. George Taylor commissioned a stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his lost son, built in 1869.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" />

===Death===
Taylor died at his residence on 10 October 1886. He was buried at Boroondara Cemetery where the plot remains to this day.<ref name="KewCemeteryBurialListing" />

==Legacy==
The stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his son remains at the church to this day.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" /> A similar stained glass window exists in memory of George Henry Taylor himself at [[St Barnabas Anglican Church]] in [[Balwyn]], commissioned by his son who was minister of the church at the time.<ref name="StBarnabasStainedGlass" />

Taylor's house, 'Mountfield', was sold in 1947 to the Grey Sisters Order for 12,000 pounds.<ref>'Our Story'. Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia & Papua New Guinea. https://institute.mercy.org.au/about-us/family-care-sisters/our-journey-2/</ref> It was then sold again in 2006 to [[Camberwell Girls Grammar School]], where it remains today.

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Councillors of Boroondara Shire]]
[[Category:Members of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]
[[Category:Chairmen of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]

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* 1890 – The '''[[Hawthorn]] Horse Tramway''' officially opens to the public at 8am, with the first tram leaving the terminus on Riversdale Road at Auburn Road bound for the city.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221097873 |title=TUESDAY, JANUARY 28. |newspaper=[[Weekly Times]] |issue=1,069 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=1 February 1890 |accessdate=28 January 2026 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

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[[Category:January anniversaries]]

George Henry Taylor

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{{Infobox person
| name = George Henry Taylor
| honorific_suffix = [[wikipedia:Esquire|Esq.]]
| image =
| alt =
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| birth_date =
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| death_date = 10 October 1886 (aged 66)<ref name="deatharticle">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142438253 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=XLI, |issue=1072 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=16 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 (THE AUSTRALASIAN SUPPLEMENT.) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| death_place = 'Mountfield', 6 [[Mont Albert Road]], [[Canterbury]]<ref name="deatharticle" />
| burial_place = [[Boroondara Cemetery]], [[Kew]]<ref name="funeralnotice">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196007210 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=9872 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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| employer =
| religion = Christian
| denomination = Church of England<ref name="KewCemeteryBurialListing">'George Henry Taylor'. Boroondara Cemetry. https://boroondaracemetery.discovereverafter.com/profile/35105842</ref>
| spouse = Maria Taylor (nee O'Brien)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5781281 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=6,405 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 December 1866 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name="2011CHSarticle">Hart, Trevor, 'PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF CAMBERWELL NO 1 CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF SCHOOLING IN CAMBERWELL – THE BEGINNINGS OF CAMBERWELL GRAMMAR SCHOOL'. Camberwell Historical Society. 2011. Issue No. 4. ISSN 1838-0875. https://www.chs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Newsletter-2011-4-March.pdf</ref>
| children = Edmund George Taylor, Charles Frederick Taylor,<ref name="FergusonandUrie">'14-12-1866: St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea, Victoria.' 13 June 2012. 'Ferguson and Urie'. https://fergusonandurie.com/2012/06/13/14-12-1866-st-lukes-anglican-church-yea-victoria/</ref> Arthur,<ref name="2011CHSarticle" /> Herbert Edward Taylor,<ref name="StBarnabasStainedGlass"> '1886: St Barnabas Anglican Church, Balwyn, Victoria.'. Ferguson and Urie. 6 September 2015. https://fergusonandurie.com/2015/09/06/1886-st-barnabas-anglican-church-balwyn-victoria/</ref> Henry Michael Taylor<ref name="KewCemeteryBurialListing" />
}}
'''George Henry Taylor''' was a long-serving [[Members of the Boroondara District Road Board|member]] and [[Chairmen of the Boroondara District Road Board|chairman]] of the [[Boroondara Road District]] from 1866 to his retirement in 1874.<ref name="1874electionretirement">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7419259 |title=The Argus. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=9,122 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=9 September 1875 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5781498 |title=WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1866. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=6,407 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=19 December 1866 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Life==
George Henry Taylor was born in England, migrating to Australia on the ship ''Blackall'' in 1858 from London with his wife, Maria.<ref name="2011CHSarticle" /> He may have suffered some great misfortune at the time, a quote many years later stating "for forty years be bore a cross of pain such as few are given to bear...",<ref name="ChurchObituaryPaper">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197133676 |title=NOTES OF THE MONTH. |newspaper=[[The Church Of England Messenger And Ecclesiastical Gazette For The Diocese Of Melbourne And Ballarat]] |volume=XIX, |issue=218 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 November 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> although it is unclear to what this refers.

Taylor was one of the first European residents of the area, owning approximately ten acres of land on Mont Albert Road (then called Survey Road) since at least 1863. In 1865, he constructed his house 'Mountfield' in which he would live for the rest of his life.<ref name="MountfieldHeritageListing">'Mountfield, 6 Mont Albert Road'. Camberwell Conservation Study, pg. 187. Heritage Victoria. 1991. http://images.heritage.vic.gov.au/attachment/15869</ref>

Taylor worked as a solicitor, it appears mainly in company law. His office was located in Eldon Chambers in Melbourne's Bank Place.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5771937 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=5,998 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1865 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>Byrne, Edwina, 'Bank Place'. eMelbourne. https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01697b.htm</ref>

He served as Chairman of the Boroondara Road District for two consecutive terms from 1869 to 1870, and from 1870 to 1871.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66843474 |title=BOROONDARA. |newspaper=[[South Bourke Standard]] |volume=X, |issue=498 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=18 November 1870 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

On 14 December 1866, his thirteen-year old son, Edmund George Taylor, accidentally shot and killed himself with a gun while travelling to the town of [[wikipedia:Yea|Yea]] in central Victoria. He was travelling with his brother, Charles Frederick Taylor. George Taylor commissioned a stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his lost son, built in 1869.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" />

===Death===
Taylor died at his residence on 10 October 1886. He was buried at Boroondara Cemetery where the plot remains to this day.<ref name="KewCemeteryBurialListing" />

==Legacy==
The stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his son remains at the church to this day.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" /> A similar stained glass window exists in memory of George Henry Taylor himself at [[St Barnabas Anglican Church]] in [[Balwyn]], commissioned by his son who was minister of the church at the time.<ref name="StBarnabasStainedGlass" />

Taylor's house, 'Mountfield', was sold in 1947 to the Grey Sisters Order for 12,000 pounds.<ref>'Our Story'. Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia & Papua New Guinea. https://institute.mercy.org.au/about-us/family-care-sisters/our-journey-2/</ref> It was then sold again in 2006 to [[Camberwell Girls Grammar School]], where it remains today.

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Councillors of Boroondara Shire]]
[[Category:Members of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]
[[Category:Chairmen of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]

George Henry Taylor

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{{Infobox person
| name = George Henry Taylor
| honorific_suffix = [[wikipedia:Esquire|Esq.]]
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date = 10 October 1886 (aged 66)<ref name="deatharticle">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142438253 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=XLI, |issue=1072 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=16 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 (THE AUSTRALASIAN SUPPLEMENT.) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| death_place = 'Mountfield', 6 [[Mont Albert Road]], [[Canterbury]]<ref name="deatharticle" />
| burial_place = [[Boroondara Cemetery]], [[Kew]]<ref name="funeralnotice">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196007210 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=9872 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| occupation = Solicitor
| employer =
| religion = Christian
| denomination = Church of England<ref name="KewCemeteryBurialListing">'George Henry Taylor'. Boroondara Cemetry. https://boroondaracemetery.discovereverafter.com/profile/35105842</ref>
| spouse = Maria Taylor (nee O'Brien)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5781281 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=6,405 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 December 1866 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name="2011CHSarticle">Hart, Trevor, 'PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF CAMBERWELL NO 1 CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF SCHOOLING IN CAMBERWELL – THE BEGINNINGS OF CAMBERWELL GRAMMAR SCHOOL'. Camberwell Historical Society. 2011. Issue No. 4. ISSN 1838-0875. https://www.chs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Newsletter-2011-4-March.pdf</ref>
| children = Edmund George Taylor, Charles Frederick Taylor,<ref name="FergusonandUrie">'14-12-1866: St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea, Victoria.' 13 June 2012. 'Ferguson and Urie'. https://fergusonandurie.com/2012/06/13/14-12-1866-st-lukes-anglican-church-yea-victoria/</ref> Arthur,<ref name="2011CHSarticle" /> Herbert Edward Taylor,<ref name="StBarnabasStainedGlass"> '1886: St Barnabas Anglican Church, Balwyn, Victoria.'. Ferguson and Urie. 6 September 2015. https://fergusonandurie.com/2015/09/06/1886-st-barnabas-anglican-church-balwyn-victoria/</ref> Henry Michael Taylor<ref name="KewCemeteryBurialListing" />
}}
'''George Henry Taylor''' was a long-serving [[Members of the Boroondara District Road Board|member]] and [[Chairmen of the Boroondara District Road Board|chairman]] of the [[Boroondara Road District]] from 1866 to his retirement in 1874.<ref name="1874electionretirement">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7419259 |title=The Argus. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=9,122 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=9 September 1875 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5781498 |title=WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1866. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=6,407 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=19 December 1866 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Life==
George Henry Taylor was born in England, migrating to Australia on the ship ''Blackall'' in 1858 from London with his wife, Maria.<ref name="2011CHSarticle" />

Taylor was one of the first European residents of the area, owning approximately ten acres of land on Mont Albert Road (then called Survey Road) since at least 1863. In 1865, he constructed his house 'Mountfield' in which he would live for the rest of his life.<ref name="MountfieldHeritageListing">'Mountfield, 6 Mont Albert Road'. Camberwell Conservation Study, pg. 187. Heritage Victoria. 1991. http://images.heritage.vic.gov.au/attachment/15869</ref>

Taylor worked as a solicitor, it appears mainly in company law. His office was located in Eldon Chambers in Melbourne's Bank Place.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5771937 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=5,998 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1865 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>Byrne, Edwina, 'Bank Place'. eMelbourne. https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01697b.htm</ref>

He served as Chairman of the Boroondara Road District for two consecutive terms from 1869 to 1870, and from 1870 to 1871.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66843474 |title=BOROONDARA. |newspaper=[[South Bourke Standard]] |volume=X, |issue=498 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=18 November 1870 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

On 14 December 1866, his thirteen-year old son, Edmund George Taylor, accidentally shot and killed himself with a gun while travelling to the town of [[wikipedia:Yea|Yea]] in central Victoria. He was travelling with his brother, Charles Frederick Taylor. George Taylor commissioned a stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his lost son, built in 1869.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" />

===Death===
Taylor died at his residence on 10 October 1886. He was buried at Boroondara Cemetery where the plot remains to this day.<ref name="KewCemeteryBurialListing" />

==Legacy==
The stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his son remains at the church to this day.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" /> A similar stained glass window exists in memory of George Henry Taylor himself at [[St Barnabas Anglican Church]] in [[Balwyn]], commissioned by his son who was minister of the church at the time.<ref name="StBarnabasStainedGlass" />

Taylor's house, 'Mountfield', was sold in 1947 to the Grey Sisters Order for 12,000 pounds.<ref>'Our Story'. Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia & Papua New Guinea. https://institute.mercy.org.au/about-us/family-care-sisters/our-journey-2/</ref> It was then sold again in 2006 to [[Camberwell Girls Grammar School]], where it remains today.

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Councillors of Boroondara Shire]]
[[Category:Members of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]
[[Category:Chairmen of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]

George Henry Taylor

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Philip: Added history

{{Infobox person
| name = George Henry Taylor
| honorific_suffix = [[wikipedia:Esquire|Esq.]]
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date = 10 October 1886 (aged 66)<ref name="deatharticle">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142438253 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=XLI, |issue=1072 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=16 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 (THE AUSTRALASIAN SUPPLEMENT.) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| death_place = 'Mountfield', 6 [[Mont Albert Road]], [[Canterbury]]<ref name="deatharticle" />
| burial_place = [[Boroondara Cemetery]], [[Kew]]<ref name="funeralnotice">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196007210 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=9872 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| occupation = Solicitor
| employer =
| religion =
| denomination =
| spouse = Maria Taylor (nee O'Brien)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5781281 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=6,405 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 December 1866 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name="2011CHSarticle">Hart, Trevor, 'PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF CAMBERWELL NO 1 CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF SCHOOLING IN CAMBERWELL – THE BEGINNINGS OF CAMBERWELL GRAMMAR SCHOOL'. Camberwell Historical Society. 2011. Issue No. 4. ISSN 1838-0875. https://www.chs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Newsletter-2011-4-March.pdf</ref>
| children = Edmund George Taylor, Charles Frederick Taylor<ref name="FergusonandUrie">'14-12-1866: St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea, Victoria.' 13 June 2012. 'Ferguson and Urie'. https://fergusonandurie.com/2012/06/13/14-12-1866-st-lukes-anglican-church-yea-victoria/</ref>
}}
'''George Henry Taylor''' was a long-serving [[Members of the Boroondara District Road Board|member]] and [[Chairmen of the Boroondara District Road Board|chairman]] of the [[Boroondara Road District]] from 1866 to his retirement in 1874.<ref name="1874electionretirement">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7419259 |title=The Argus. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=9,122 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=9 September 1875 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5781498 |title=WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1866. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=6,407 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=19 December 1866 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Life==
George Henry Taylor was born in England, migrating to Australia on the ship ''Blackall'' in 1858 from London with his wife, Maria.<ref name="2011CHSarticle" />

Taylor was one of the first European residents of the area, owning approximately ten acres of land on Mont Albert Road (then called Surrey Road) since at least 1863. In 1865, he constructed his house 'Mountfield' in which he would live for the rest of his life.<ref name="MountfieldHeritageListing">'Mountfield, 6 Mont Albert Road'. Camberwell Conservation Study, pg. 187. Heritage Victoria. 1991. http://images.heritage.vic.gov.au/attachment/15869</ref>

Taylor worked as a solicitor, it appears mainly in company law. His office was located in Eldon Chambers in Melbourne's Bank Place.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5771937 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=5,998 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1865 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>Byrne, Edwina, 'Bank Place'. eMelbourne. https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01697b.htm</ref>

He served as Chairman of the Boroondara Road District for two consecutive terms from 1869 to 1870, and from 1870 to 1871.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66843474 |title=BOROONDARA. |newspaper=[[South Bourke Standard]] |volume=X, |issue=498 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=18 November 1870 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

On 14 December 1866, his thirteen-year old son, Edmund George Taylor, accidentally shot and killed himself with a gun while travelling to the town of [[wikipedia:Yea|Yea]] in central Victoria. He was travelling with his brother, Charles Frederick Taylor. George Taylor commissioned a stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his lost son, built in 1869.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" />

===Death===
Taylor died at his residence on 10 October 1886.

==Legacy==
The stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his son remains at the church to this day.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" />

Taylor's house, 'Mountfield', was sold in 1947 to the Grey Sisters Order for 12,000 pounds.<ref>'Our Story'. Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia & Papua New Guinea. https://institute.mercy.org.au/about-us/family-care-sisters/our-journey-2/</ref> It was then sold again in 2006 to [[Camberwell Girls Grammar School]], where it remains today.

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Councillors of Boroondara Shire]]
[[Category:Members of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]
[[Category:Chairmen of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]

George Henry Taylor

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George Henry Taylor

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Philip: Added information

{{Infobox person
| name = George Henry Taylor
| honorific_suffix =
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date = 10 October 1886 (aged 66)<ref name="deatharticle">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142438253 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=XLI, |issue=1072 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=16 October 1886 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=7 (THE AUSTRALASIAN SUPPLEMENT.) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| death_place = 'Mountfield', Boroondara<ref name="deatharticle" />
| burial_place =
| occupation = Solicitor
| employer =
| religion =
| denomination =
| spouse = Maria Taylor<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5781281 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=6,405 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 December 1866 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| children = Edmund George Taylor, Charles Frederick Taylor<ref name="FergusonandUrie">'14-12-1866: St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea, Victoria.' 13 June 2012. 'Ferguson and Urie'. https://fergusonandurie.com/2012/06/13/14-12-1866-st-lukes-anglican-church-yea-victoria/</ref>
}}
'''George Henry Taylor''' was a long-serving [[Members of the Boroondara District Road Board|member]] and [[Chairmen of the Boroondara District Road Board|chairman]] of the [[Boroondara Road District]] from 1866 to his retirement in 1874.<ref name="1874electionretirement">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7419259 |title=The Argus. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=9,122 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=9 September 1875 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5781498 |title=WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1866. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=6,407 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=19 December 1866 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Life==
George Henry Taylor

On 14 December 1866, his thirteen-year old son, Edmund George Taylor, accidentally shot and killed himself with a gun while travelling to the town of [[wikipedia:Yea|Yea]] in central Victoria. He was travelling with his brother, Charles Frederick Taylor. George Taylor commissioned a stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his lost son, built in 1869.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" />

==Legacy==
The stained glass window in St Luke’s Anglican Church as a memorial to his son remains at the church to this day.<ref name="FergusonandUrie" />

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Councillors of Boroondara Shire]]
[[Category:Members of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]
[[Category:Chairmen of the Boroondara District Roads Board]]

George Henry Taylor

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Camberwell North Progress Association

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#REDIRECT [[North Camberwell Progress Association]]

[[Category:Redirect]]

North Camberwell Progress Association

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The '''North Camberwell Progress Association''', also known as the '''Camberwell North Progress Association''', (ca. 1923 - ca. 1945) was a community group set up to advocate for resident interests in the northern areas of the [[City of Camberwell]], including [[Balwyn]] and [[Balwyn North]].

==History==
The first available record of its activities is in May 1923.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article257200252 |title=WATER EXTENSION. |newspaper=[[The Reporter]] |volume=XXXIV, |issue=20 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=18 May 1923 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The last available record of its activities is in May 1945.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article279112947 |title=Council-Ratepayers Confer |newspaper=[[The Sun News-pictorial]] |issue=7060 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 May 1945 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Activities==
The Association met monthly.<ref name="13Oct1939AGM>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282272303 |title=NORTH CAMBERWELL PROGRESS ASSOCIATION. |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=52, |issue=40 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=13 October 1939 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It took up positions to advocate to various bodies on topics of municipal and local importance. These included:

* Increasing the frequency of trams to [[Balwyn North]]<ref name="13Oct1939AGM />
* Opposition to proposed changes to building by-laws to allow the construction of flats and other residential dwellings on smaller lot sizes in 1941<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282240882 |title=Camberwell City Council. |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=54, |issue=20 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=23 May 1941 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Organisations]]

North Camberwell Progress Association

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The '''North Camberwell Progress Association''' was a community group set up to advocate for resident interests in the northern areas of the [[City of Camberwell]], including [[Balwyn]] and [[Balwyn North]].

==History==

==Activities==
The Association met monthly.<ref name="13Oct1939AGM>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282272303 |title=NORTH CAMBERWELL PROGRESS ASSOCIATION. |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=52, |issue=40 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=13 October 1939 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It took up positions to advocate to various bodies on topics of municipal and local importance. These included:

* Increasing the frequency of trams to [[Balwyn North]]<ref name="13Oct1939AGM />

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Organisations]]

North Camberwell, East Kew and Doncaster Tramway League

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{{Stub}}
The '''North Camberwell, East Kew and Doncaster Tramway League''' was a community group set up to advocate for the extension of various tramways into parts of the the present-day Cities of [[City of Boroondara|Boroondara]] and Manningham.

==Activities==
It frequently wrote letters to local councils requesting their support. This was not always forthcoming.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article257199988 |title=MOUNT ALBERT PROGRESS ASSOCIATION. |newspaper=[[The Reporter]] |volume=XXXIV, |issue=16 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=20 April 1923 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Organisations]]

North Camberwell Progress Association

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The '''North Camberwell Progress Association''' was a community group set up to advocate for resident interests in the northern areas of the [[City of Camberwell]], including [[Balwyn]] and [[Balwyn North]].

==History==

==Positions==
The Association took up positions on topics of municipal and local importance. These included:

* Increasing the frequency of trams to [[Balwyn North]]<ref name="13Oct1939AGM>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282272303 |title=NORTH CAMBERWELL PROGRESS ASSOCIATION. |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=52, |issue=40 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=13 October 1939 |accessdate=10 January 2026 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Organisations]]

City of Camberwell

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{{Infobox council
| name = City of Camberwell
| image = Camberwell_City_Council_Crest.jpg
| image_size = 270
| population = 91,000 (1992)<ref>Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49.</ref>
| established = 20 April 1914<ref>Sharples, John. ''Municipality of Camberwell & Boroondara''. Museum Victoria: 2003. https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2257, accessed: 10 October 2017</ref><ref name="BoxHillReporter24April1914">[[Box Hill Reporter]]. ''Camberwell City Council News''. 24 April 1914. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75089893, accessed: 10 October 2017</ref>
| abolished = 1994 (merged with [[City of Kew|Kew]] and [[City of Hawthorn|Hawthorn]])
| area = 36km2<ref>Monash Arts Online (2003). Camberwell. http://web.archive.org/web/20031003042818/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/camberwell.html, accessed: 23 June 2016</ref>
| mayortitle = Mayor (at [[1993 sacking of Camberwell Council|1993 sacking]])
| mayor = [[Bryan Steele]]<ref>City of Boroondara (2014). Boroondara Bulletin. p. 4. https://issuu.com/boroondara/docs/november_2014_boroondara_bulletin, accessed: 23 June 2016</ref>
| seat = [[Camberwell Town Hall]], [[Camberwell]]
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The '''City of Camberwell''' was a local government covering eastern middle-ring suburbs of [[wikipedia:Melbourne|Melbourne]], [[wikipedia:Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], including [[Camberwell]], [[Ashburton]] and [[Balwyn]].

==Symbols and logos==
The City of Camberwell used the same logo as its predecessors - the original crest having been first used in 1871 when the [[Shire of Boroondara]] was established. In 1969, an updated Council crest was revealed.

Both logos depicted a beehive, pick and shovel, and a plough and sheaf of wheat. These were surrounded by grapevines. All of this symbolised the agricultural and predominantly rural nature of the area at the time. The motto ''Cura Et Industria'' ('careful and industrious') was used on both crests.<ref name="CamberwellCouncil1993Report">Camberwell City Council. ''Annual Report 1993''. 1993.</ref>

==History==
The City began as a result of the renaming of the [[Shire of Boroondara]] to the Shire of Camberwell and Boroondara in 1905. It was declared a Borough and then as the [[Town of Camberwell]] later in 1905. On 20 April 1914, it was proclaimed a City.<ref name="BoxHillReporter24April1914" />

In 1953, it reported "209 miles [336 kilometres] of made roads, 333 miles [536 kilometres] of paved footpaths, 105 miles [167 kilometres] of underground drains and 40 miles [64 kilometres] of unmade streets".<ref name="CityofCamberwell1953Report"> City of Camberwell. ''The City of Camberwell - Melbourne, Victoria. Its Historical Outline, Social and Welfare Activities, Cultural Institutions, Services and future development''. 1953.</ref> New roads built or sealed during this time in growth areas, particularly in the northern parts of [[Balwyn]] and [[Balwyn North]], were funded directly by residents based on the length of their street frontage. This was to account for labour shortages and increased construction costs after the Second World War.<ref name="CityofCamberwell1953Report" />

===1993 dismissal===
{{Main article|1992-1993 investigation into Camberwell Council}}
Following a series of investigations and financial troubles at the council, the latter largely brought on by the payout required as a result of the [[Podgor Development]], the Victorian Government determined to dismiss all sitting councillors and replace them with an administrator.<ref>The Age. ''One Year Ago''. 23 June 1994. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123006227/, accessed: 24 March 2016</ref> [[Des Bethke]], a former CEO of the [[wikipedia:City of Melbourne|City of Melbourne]], was appointed as an administrator to oversee the running of the council. He remained in place as sole administrator until the Victoria-wide local government reforms over 1994-1996.

== Governance ==
=== Mayors ===
{{Main article|Mayors of Camberwell Council}}

=== Councillors ===
{{Main article|Councillors of Camberwell Council}}

== References ==
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The '''Advance Balwyn League''', also known as the '''Balwyn Ratepayers' and Citizens' League''' and '''Balwyn Ratepayers' League''' was a local neighbourhood group that operated from 1923 to the mid-1940s.

==Purpose==
The League both campaigned for projects and programs and ran or supported community events and activities for people in and near [[Balwyn]]. It was comperable to the [[Surrey Hills Progress Association]] and similar local groups that were formed in the early 20th century. It took up local issues and advocated for their resolution on a wide range of topics, including local schools and transport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article257147269 |title=BALWYN. |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=43, |issue=28 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 July 1930 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==History==
The Balwyn Ratepayers' League was established in May 1923.<ref name="League1924Memorial">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1895210 |title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,251 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=29 April 1924 |accessdate=15 August 2019 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It is first mentioned in an article from ''The Argus'' in January 1924, advertising the February Fete at [[Balwyn Park]] - its first major event.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1919795 |title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,170 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=24 January 1924 |accessdate=15 August 2019 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> Several residents were instrumental in its setup and early operation, including [[Arthur H. Schlesinger]], who was memorialised upon his death in 1932 for his services to the League and the wider area with a memorial plaque in [[Beckett Park]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282169684 |title=BALWYN. |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=45, |issue=36 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=9 September 1932 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The apparent success of this Fete was followed with organising a memorial service on [[wikipedia:Anzac Day|ANZAC Day]] at the new war memorial in [[Beckett Park]]. More than 600 people attended, including representatives from local churches and [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell Council]]<ref name="League1924Memorial" />

Its first anniversary was celebrated with a dance and dinner at the [[Balwyn Hall]].<ref name="League1924Memorial" />. This became an annual social event.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article257218690 |title=BALWYN. |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=XL, |issue=45 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 November 1927 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> These were held together with other social events, including tennis matches and card parties.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282164009 |title=BALWYN |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=44, |issue=28 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 July 1931 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The League changed its name to the '''Balwyn Ratepayers' and Citizens' League''' in 1930 or 1931.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282164082 |title=BALWYN. |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=44, |issue=20 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=22 May 1931 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

An annual ANZAC Day service was run by the League through the 1930s at the [[Balwyn Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243116091 |title=Record Anzac Day March Expected |newspaper=[[The Herald]] |issue=17,453 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=22 April 1933 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243246399 |title=ANZAC SPIRIT RECAPTURED |newspaper=[[The Herald]] |issue=17760 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=18 April 1934 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

In 1935 the organisation again changed its name, this time to the '''Advance Balwyn League'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204284215 |title=Sunday Services. |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=24970 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 April 1935 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Its last record of public activities was in 1943 with a golf tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11348723 |title=NO CHANGE IN MV CUP STAKE |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=30,172 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 May 1943 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Positions==
The League took up positions on many topics of local and municipal significance. These included:

* Support for the [[1932 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205831693 |title=Roschdivision at Camberwell. |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=23,706 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=2 April 1931 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* Support for traffic signals at the intersection of [[Whitehorse Road]] and [[Balwyn Road]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article282167743 |title=CAMBERWELL COUNCIL |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=45, |issue=25 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=24 June 1932 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Leadership==
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!Year
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | President
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Vice Presidents
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Secretary & Treasurer
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Committee
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Press correspondent
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Social committee
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|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Placeholder

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Placeholder
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|1924
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|1925
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|1926
|}

* 1924 - P. Barnes<ref name="League1924Memorial" />

===Secretary===
* 1924 - A. Day<ref name="League1924Memorial" />

==References==
<references />

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2119969
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3888412
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3896915

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The '''Balwyn Ratepayers' League''' was a local neighbourhood group that operated throughout the 1920s and 1930s.

==Purpose==
The League both campaigned for projects and programs and ran or supported community events and activities for people in and near [[Balwyn]]. It was comperable to the [[Surrey Hills Progress Association]] and similar local groups that were formed in the early 20th century. It took up local issues and advocated for their resolution on a wide range of topics, including local schools and transport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article257147269 |title=BALWYN. |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=43, |issue=28 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 July 1930 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==History==
The Balwyn Ratepayers' League was established in May 1923.<ref name="League1924Memorial">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1895210 |title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,251 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=29 April 1924 |accessdate=15 August 2019 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It is first mentioned in an article from ''The Argus'' in January 1924, advertising the February Fete at [[Balwyn Park]] - its first major event.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1919795 |title=SUBURBAN ACTIVITIES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,170 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=24 January 1924 |accessdate=15 August 2019 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>

The apparent success of this Fete was followed with organising a memorial service on [[wikipedia:Anzac Day|ANZAC Day]] at the new war memorial in [[Beckett Park]]. More than 600 people attended, including representatives from local churches and [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell Council]]<ref name="League1924Memorial" />

Its first anniversary was celebrated with a dance and dinner at the [[Balwyn Hall]].<ref name="League1924Memorial" />. This became an annual social event.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article257218690 |title=BALWYN. |newspaper=[[Box Hill Reporter]] |volume=XL, |issue=45 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 November 1927 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Positions==
The League took up positions on many topics of local and municipal significance. These included:

* Support for the [[1932 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205831693 |title=Roschdivision at Camberwell. |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=23,706 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=2 April 1931 |accessdate=5 January 2026 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Leadership==
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="13" |Leadership of the Balwyn Ratepayers' League
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!Year
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | President
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Vice Presidents
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Secretary & Treasurer
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Committee
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Press correspondent
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Social committee
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|1923

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* 1924 - P. Barnes<ref name="League1924Memorial" />

===Secretary===
* 1924 - A. Day<ref name="League1924Memorial" />

==References==
<references />

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2119969
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3888412
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3896915

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* 1930 – '''[[Henry Rooks]]''', councillor for both the [[Shire of Boroondara]] and one of its successors the [[City of Camberwell]], dies in his home at 13 [[Inglesby Road]] in [[Camberwell]].

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* 1899 – '''[[William Blanksby]]''', an early European settler and one of the longest-serving councillors of Boroondara, dies in Burwood aged 79.

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* 1990 – '''Floyd Podgornik''', founder and owner of Pogdor Developments, dies in his Melbourne apartment during the [[Podgor Development]] controversy.

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* 1895 – The '''[[Canterbury Sports Ground]]''' in [[Surrey Hills]] officially opens to the public with a celebration named 'Arbor Day' involving local residents and schools.

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* 1942 – '''Pilot Officer [[John S. Archer]]''' of [[Balwyn North]] shoots down a sJapanese 'Zero' fighter near [[wikipedia:Gona|Gona]] while flying for the [[wikipedia:Royal Australian Air Force|Royal Australian Air Force]] during the [[wikipedia:Second World War|Second World War]]. He is later awarded the [[wikipedia:Silver Star|Silver Star]] for gallantry.

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* 1942 – '''Pilot Officer [[John S. Archer]]''' of [[Balwyn North]] shoots down a sJapanese 'Zero' fighter near [[wikipedia:Gona|Gona]] while flying for the [[wikipedia:Royal Australian Air Force|Royal Australian Air Force]] during the [[wikipedia:Second World War|Second World War. He is later awarded the [[wikipedia:Silver Star|Silver Star]] for gallantry.

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