Members of the Boroondara District Road Board: Difference between revisions

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== Selection process ==

Members of the board served three year terms. Two positions would be open at each election.

Members of the board served three year terms and were elected at annual general meetings of the Board. Two positions would be open at each election. Before 1863, it appears that there were nine members of the board who were elected every two years.

If votes were tied, the returning officer of the election had the power to give a casting vote in favour of one candidate or the other.<ref name="SouthBourke14Aug1868">South Bourke Standard. ''Boroondara''. 14 August 1868. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66842046, accessed: 5 December 2016</ref>

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=== 1863 - 1854 ===

During this period, it appears that there were nine members of the board, elected at annual general meetings. The ~~1864 election seems to be~~ the ~~first general election held among the ratepayers of~~ Boroondara.

During this period, it appears that there were nine members of the board, elected at annual general meetings. The changes were made as a result of the new ''Local Government Act'' in 1863.<ref>South Bourke Standard. ''Boroondara District Roads Board''. 25 September 1863. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66904918, accessed: 19 December 2016</ref><ref>South Bourke Standard. ''Boroondara Road District''. 23 October 1863. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66904982, accessed: 19 December 2016</ref>

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|rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[William Coakley]]

|rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Thomas Robinson]]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[R. Cam]] (Pain?)

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[R. Cam]] (Pain?)<ref name="BoroondaraAGM1862">South Bourke Standard. ''Annual General Meeting''. 17 October 1862. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66904119, accessed: 19 December 2016</ref>

|rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Robert Kent]]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[William Blanksby]]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[H. Luxford]]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Henry Luxford]]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Thomas Ragg]]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[M. Chambers]]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Michael Chambers]]<ref name="BoroondaraAGM1862" />

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[John Day]]

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|rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[G. Eastaway]]

|rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[R. Hurry]]

|rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[W. Webb]]

|rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[William Webb]]

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|1860

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|1859

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[M. O'Grady]]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Michael O'Grady]]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[D. Hill]]

|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[T. Johnson]]

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 == Selection process ==
-Members of the board served three year terms. Two positions would be open at each election.
+Members of the board served three year terms and were elected at annual general meetings of the Board. Two positions would be open at each election. Before 1863, it appears that there were nine members of the board who were elected every two years.
 If votes were tied, the returning officer of the election had the power to give a casting vote in favour of one candidate or the other.<ref name="SouthBourke14Aug1868">South Bourke Standard. ''Boroondara''. 14 August 1868. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66842046, accessed: 5 December 2016</ref>
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 === 1863 - 1854 ===
-During this period, it appears that there were nine members of the board, elected at annual general meetings. The 1864 election seems to be the first general election held among the ratepayers of Boroondara.
+During this period, it appears that there were nine members of the board, elected at annual general meetings. The changes were made as a result of the new ''Local Government Act'' in 1863.<ref>South Bourke Standard. ''Boroondara District Roads Board''. 25 September 1863. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66904918, accessed: 19 December 2016</ref><ref>South Bourke Standard. ''Boroondara Road District''. 23 October 1863. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66904982, accessed: 19 December 2016</ref>
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 |rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[William Coakley]]
 |rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Thomas Robinson]]
-|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[R. Cam]] (Pain?)
+|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[R. Cam]] (Pain?)<ref name="BoroondaraAGM1862">South Bourke Standard. ''Annual General Meeting''. 17 October 1862. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66904119, accessed: 19 December 2016</ref>
 |rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | [[Robert Kent]]
 |rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[William Blanksby]]
-|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[H. Luxford]]
+|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Henry Luxford]]
 |rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Thomas Ragg]]
-|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[M. Chambers]]
+|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Michael Chambers]]<ref name="BoroondaraAGM1862" />
 |rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[John Day]]
 |-
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 |rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[G. Eastaway]]
 |rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[R. Hurry]]
-|rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[W. Webb]]
+|rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[William Webb]]
 |-
 |1860
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 |-
 |1859
-|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[M. O'Grady]]
+|rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Michael O'Grady]]
 |rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[D. Hill]]
 |rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[T. Johnson]]