The City of Kew was a

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about east of

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, the state capital of

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, on the southeast bank of the

Yarra River The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, (Kulin languages: ''Berrern'', ''Birr-arrung'', ''Bay-ray-rung'', ''Birarang'', ''Birrarung'', and ''Wongete'') is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stre ...

. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994.

History

Kew was first incorporated as a municipal district on 19 December 1860, a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

in October 1863, and a town on 8 December 1910. It was proclaimed a city on 10 March 1921. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 22 June 1994, the City of Kew was abolished, and along with the Cities of

Camberwell Camberwell () is a district of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant. This e ...

and

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, was merged into the newly created

City of Boroondara The City of Boroondara () is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It was formed in June 1994 from the amalgamation of the Cities of Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn. It has an area of ...

. The council formerly met at the Kew Town Hall, at Cotham Road and Charles Street,

Kew Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is a ...

Wards

The City of Kew was divided into four wards on 27 August 1955, each electing three councillors: * Prospect Ward *

Sackville Ward The Sackville Ward is a large residential precinct in the suburb of Kew in Melbourne, Australia. The Sackville Ward was an electoral ward a part of the City of Kew. Geography Bounded to the east by Burke Road to the north by Cotham Road (Maro ...

* Studley Park Ward * Willsmere Ward

Geography

The council area covered the suburbs of Kew and

Kew East Kew East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 8 km east from Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Boroondara Local government areas of Victori ...

, and was bounded by the Yarra River to the north and west, Barkers Road to the south and Burke Road to the east.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Kew
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City of Boroondara 1994 disestablishments in Australia 1860 establishments in Australia