1,333
edits
(Fixed some style, spelling and grammar) |
(Added Boroondara proclamation image) |
||
Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
The '''Boroondara Road District''' was the first iteration of local government in present-day [[Boroondara]]. It was one of the first road boards proclaimed under new legislation passed by the [[wikipedia:Parliament of Victoria|Parliament of Victoria]] and survived several challenges to its authority in its early years. After its tumultuous start, [[Kew]] and [[Hawthorn]] seceeded in 1860 to form their own municipal governments. The Boroondara Road District was eventually reconstituted as the [[Shire of Boroondara]] in 1871. | The '''Boroondara Road District''' was the first iteration of local government in present-day [[Boroondara]]. It was one of the first road boards proclaimed under new legislation passed by the [[wikipedia:Parliament of Victoria|Parliament of Victoria]] and survived several challenges to its authority in its early years. After its tumultuous start, [[Kew]] and [[Hawthorn]] seceeded in 1860 to form their own municipal governments. The Boroondara Road District was eventually reconstituted as the [[Shire of Boroondara]] in 1871. | ||
[[File:Boroondara Road District Proclamation 11 July 1854.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The Victorian Government Gazette of 11 July 1854 officially establishing Boroondara as a local government.]] | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
{{Under construction}} | {{Under construction}} |