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Proposals about 'converting' the roads boards in Victoria to shires was put forward by the state government in 1870. This drew mixed responses from the Boroondara Roads Board and its members, with some fearing that such proposals would result in the amalgamation of roads boards and the centralisation of local government for the area in [[wikipedia:Box Hill, Victoria|Box Hill]].<ref name="SouthBourke21Oct1870">[[South Bourke Standard]]. ''Boroondara Road Board - Saturday, October 15''. 21 October 1870. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66843413/6642798, accessed: 5 December 2016</ref> | |||
The first meeting of the Shire Council was held on Saturday 23 December. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/7041699 | The first meeting of the Shire Council was held on Saturday 23 December. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/7041699 |
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Shire of Boroondara | |
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Established | 1871 |
Abolished | 1905 (proclaimed Borough of Boroondara and Camberwell) |
President (at abolition) | John Maling[1] |
Council seat | Camberwell Town Hall, Camberwell |
History
Proposals about 'converting' the roads boards in Victoria to shires was put forward by the state government in 1870. This drew mixed responses from the Boroondara Roads Board and its members, with some fearing that such proposals would result in the amalgamation of roads boards and the centralisation of local government for the area in Box Hill.[2]
The first meeting of the Shire Council was held on Saturday 23 December. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/7041699
References
- ↑ Blainey, Geoffrey (1980). 'A History of Camberwell'. Melbourne:Lothian.
- ↑ South Bourke Standard. Boroondara Road Board - Saturday, October 15. 21 October 1870. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66843413/6642798, accessed: 5 December 2016