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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==
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