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This article covers '''members of the [[Boroondara District Roads Board]]''' which was the predecessor to the [[Shire of Boroondara]] and the beginnings of local government in the area. On 11 July 1854, the | This article covers '''members of the [[Boroondara District Roads Board]]''' which was the predecessor to the [[Shire of Boroondara]] and the beginnings of local government in the area. On 11 July 1854, the District was created to cover the present-day area of Boroondara, while the first Board was elected in 1856. Kew and Hawthorn became separate municipalities in 1860, while the Roads Board was followed by the Shire of Boroondara in 1871 which would eventually become [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell Council]].<ref name="BlameyHistoryCamberwell">Blainey, Geoffrey (1980). 'A History of Camberwell'. Melbourne:Lothian.</ref> | ||
== Powers and duties == | == Powers and duties == | ||
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=== 1863 - | === 1863 - 1856 === | ||
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> | 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="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[D. G. Stobie]] | |rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | [[D. G. Stobie]] | ||
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