The City of Port Melbourne was a

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about southwest of

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, the state capital of

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, on the south bank of the

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. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994. The council area covered the current boundaries of the suburb of

Port Melbourne Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Port Phillip local government areas. Port Melbourne recorded a populatio ...

; the Yarra River to the west and north, Boundary Street to the northeast,

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to the south and Pickles Street to the east.

History

Port Melbourne was first incorporated as the Sandridge

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on 13 July 1860. It was renamed Port Melbourne on 25 January 1884, and became a town on 20 January 1893. It was proclaimed a city on 14 May 1919. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. The Labor Party normally dominated the council. In 1992,

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was elected to the council as an Independent, a position she held until 1994. Allison was later elected as a member of the

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, and she also served as Leader of the

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. On 22 June 1994, the City of Port Melbourne was abolished, and along with the Cities of

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...

and St Kilda, was merged into the newly created

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. The council met at the

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, at Bay Street and Spring Street, Port Melbourne. The facility is now used as a municipal library by the City of Port Phillip.

Wards

The City of Port Melbourne was divided into three wards, each electing three councillors: * Boundary Ward * Centre Ward * Sandridge Ward

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Port Melbourne
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