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Road Districts Of Victoria (Australia)
Road districts were established in the colony of Victoria, Australia, pursuant to legislation passed in 1853 and were an early form of local government in Victoria. The districts were outside towns, which were instead incorporated either as municipalities or boroughs. The road districts were created between 1853 and 1871. Road districts were established after public meetings to discuss boundaries etc. followed by a petition to the governor. Upon the proclamation of a district a public meeting was held to elect officers of the Road Board, which was responsible for the building and maintenance of local roads and bridges and raised finance from rates levied on landowners. From 1862 many road districts became shires, pursuant to the ''District Councils Bill 1862'', with additional responsibilities related to pounds, slaughtering licences, thistles, dogs, licensed publicans, brewer's and spirit merchants' licences and commons The commons is the cultural and natural resources acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid north-west. The majority of the Victorian population is concentrated in the central-south area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, and in particular within the metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Malvern
The City of Malvern was a Local government in Australia, local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994, when it was merged with the City of Prahran to create the City of Stonnington. History Malvern was incorporated as the Road districts of Victoria (Australia), Gardiner Road District on 17 October 1856, which became the Shire of Gardiner on 26 May 1871. It was renamed the Shire of Malvern on 15 February 1878. It then became a borough on 22 February 1901, a town on 24 April 1901 and a city on 30 May 1911. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 22 June 1994, the City of Malvern was abolished, and along with the City of Prahran, was merged into the newly created City of Stonnington. Council meetings were held at the Malvern Town Hall, at Glenferrie Road and High Street, Malvern, Victoria, Malvern. It presently serves as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Buninyong
The Shire of Buninyong was a local government area south and southeast of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1858 until 1994. History Buninyong was first incorporated as a road district on 9 July 1858, and became a shire on 18 February 1864. On 1 October 1915, it absorbed the Borough of Buninyong, which had been created on 15 July 1859. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 6 May 1994, the Shire of Buninyong was abolished, and was split between the newly created City of Ballarat and Shire of Moorabool. A small section near Grenville was transferred to the newly created Golden Plains Shire. Wards The Shire of Buninyong was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Centre Riding * West Riding * Northeast Riding Towns and localities * Buninyong* * Cambrian Hill * Canadian * Clarendon * Dunnstown * Durham Lead * Elaine * Grenville * Lal Lal * Magpie * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of South Barwon
The City of South Barwon was a Local government in Australia, local government area in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, which contained a number of Geelong, Victoria, Geelong suburbs south of the Barwon River (Victoria), Barwon River, and extending to Torquay, Victoria, Torquay in the south and Barwon Heads, Victoria, Barwon Heads to the east. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994. History South Barwon was formed as a Road districts of Victoria (Australia), road district, when it was severed from the City of Geelong, Corporation of Geelong on 2 June 1857. It then covered and 600 households.''Notes on Belmont''. Roy H Holden Accessed at the Geelong Heritage Centre It was incorporated as a borough on 21 October 1863, and became a town on 24 December 1874, when it was amalgamated with the Road districts of Victoria (Australia), Connewarre Road District, and now covered and 1714 people. It was proclaimed as a city on 6 December 1974. Accessed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Nunawading
The City of Nunawading was a Local government in Australia, local government area about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1925 until 1994. History Nunawading was originally part of the Road districts of Victoria (Australia), Nunawading Road District, which was incorporated on 7 August 1857. The district was renamed the Shire of Nunawading on 4 May 1872. On 26 May 1925, the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham came into being, when the eastern two-thirds of the district seceded; the western part went on to become the City of Box Hill. The shire was proclaimed as the City of Nunawading on 30 May 1945. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 15 December 1994, the City of Nunawading was abolished, and along with the City of Box Hill, was merged into the newly created City of Whitehorse. Council meetings were held at the Nunawading Town Hall, on Maroondah Highway, Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Hampden
The Shire of Hampden was a local government area about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994. History Hampden was first incorporated as the Hampden and Heytesbury Road District on 28 April 1857, and became a shire on 31 December 1863. On 31 May 1895, it lost parts of its East and West Wards to create the Shire of Heytesbury. On 9 September 1952, the Borough of Camperdown severed from its East Riding. Its boundary was adjusted on 31 May 1977, to include all of Skipton. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Hampden was abolished, and along with the Town of Camperdown and parts of the Shires of Colac, Heytesbury and Mortlake, and the area around Princetown, on the Great Ocean Road, was amalgamated into the newly created Shire of Corangamite. Wards The Shire of Hampden was divided into three ridings, each of which elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Victoria
Cadastral divisions in Victoria are called counties, which are further subdivided into parishes and townships, for cadastral or land administration purposes. Cadastral divisions of county, parish and township form the basis for formal identification of the location of any piece of land in the state. There are 37 counties and 2004 parishes and 909 townships. Parishes were subdivided into sections of various sizes for sale as farming allotments, or designated as a town and then divided into sections and these subdivided into crown allotments. However, many parishes do not follow county borders, some being located in more than one county. Counties in Victoria, Australia were gazetted in stages between 1849 and 1871 as Victoria was progressively opened up to British settlement. All parish boundaries were gazetted by 1890. In addition to identification of particular parcels of land by county, parish and other names, such parcels are also usually identified by reference to a lot num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Eltham
The Shire of Eltham was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994. History Eltham was first incorporated as a road district on 26 September 1856, and became a shire on 6 April 1871. In 1878, it was altered and re-defined. In 1912, it lost some of its area to the Shire of Healesville. In August 1918, Eltham Shire Council discussed and 'generally expressed themselves as favourable to the proposal' to obtain a "piece of land on the summit of Garden Hill, Kangaroo Ground, and the formation of a memorial park in which a monument could be erected to represent the whole of the Shire." It was opened on Armistice Day, 11 November 1926, by the governor-general, Lord John Baird Stonehaven. The site became known as the Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park. On 18 June 1958, it lost its East Riding to the Shire of Healesville. This area comprised Yarra Glen, Dixons Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
