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Local government

Subject

Broughton, Thomas Stafford

Chapman, Michael

Egan, Daniel

Flood, Edward

Goold, Stephen Styles

Hill, George

Hornsby Shire

Hosking, John

Josephson, Joshua Frey

Macdermott, Henry

Merriman, James

Moore, Charles

Oatley, James

Renny, Walter

Riley, Alban Joseph

Smith, George

Speer, William

Spence, Thomas

Sutherland, John

Sutton, John

Thornton, George

Thurlow, William

Williams, John

Wilshire, James Robert

Woods, John

Assessment Book

Local Government (Shires) Act 1905

Local Government (Town and Country Planning) Amendment Act 1945

Local Government Act 1919

Local Government Extension Act 1906

Municipalities Act 1858

Municipalities Act 1867

Rats in the Ranks

Sydney City Incorporation Act 1842

Alexandria Town Hall

Botany Town Hall

Camden Town Hall

Civic Centre Dee Why

Darlington Town Hall

East St Leonards Town Hall

Eastwood Town Hall

First Marrickville Town Hall

Glebe Town Hall

Hornsby Council Chambers

Ku-ring-gai Town Hall

Lidcombe Town Hall

Manly Town Hall

Marrickville Town Hall

Mosman Civic Centre

Newtown Town Hall

North Sydney Town Hall

Paddington Town Hall

Parramatta Town Hall

Petersham Town Hall

Randwick Town Hall

Redfern Town Hall

Sydney Town Hall

Town Hall House

Waterloo Town Hall

Marrickville Centenary Fair 1961

Royal Commission on Local Government Boundaries 1945

Annandale Council

Artarmon Progress Association

Ashfield Council

Auburn City Council

Austral Progress Association

Balgowlah Heights and Clontarf Progress Association

Balgowlah Progress Association

Balmain Association

Balmain Council

Bankstown City Council

Bankstown Soldier Settlement Progress Association

Bayside Council

Beecroft Progress Association

Blacktown City Council

Blakehurst Progress Association

Blue Mountains City Council

Blue Mountains Shire Council

Borough of Victoria Council

Burwood Council

Camden Council

Camden Residents' Action Group

Campbelltown City Council

Canterbury City Council

City of Botany Bay Council

City of Canada Bay Council

City of Ryde Council

City of Sydney Council

Civic Reform Movement

Cooks River Alliance

Council of Concord

Cumberland Council

Daceyville Preservation Society

Darlington Municipal Council

Division of Local Government

East St Leonards Council

Eastwood Council

Eastwood Progress Association

Enfield Council

Engadine North Development Committee

Engadine Progress Association

Ermington-Rydalmere Council

Fairfield City Council

Gladesville Progress Association

Glebe Municipal Council

Glebe Ratepayers and Property Owners' Association

Glenorie Progress Association

Granville Council

Granville Progress Association

Hawkesbury City Council

Herne Bay Progress Association

Holroyd City Council

Hornsby Shire Council

Hunters Hill Council

Hunters Hill Trust

Hurstville City Council

Inner Metropolitan Regional Organisation of Councils

Katoomba Municipal Council

Killara Progress Association

Kissing Point Progress Association

Kogarah City Council

Ku-ring-gai Council

Lane Cove Council

Lane Cove Progress Association

Leichhardt Council

Lidcombe Council

Lindfield Progress Association

Liverpool City Council

Manly Council

Marrickville Council

Mosman Council

Mount Colah Progress Association

Mount Kuring-gai Progress Society

Municipality of Blackheath

Municipality of Cabramatta and Canley Vale

Municipality of Castlereagh

Municipality of Granville

Municipality of North Willoughby

Municipality of The Glebe

Narellan and District Progress Association

Nepean Shire Council

Newtown Council

North Ryde Progress Association

North Sydney Council

Northbridge Progress Association

Paddington Municipal Council

Paddington Society

Parramatta City Council

Pennant Hills Progress Society

Penrith City Council

Petersham Council

Pittwater Council

Putney Progress Association

Randwick City Council

Redfern Council

Rockdale City Council

Rookwood Council

Roseville Progress Association

Ryde Council Housing Scheme

South Sydney Council

St Johns Park Progress Society

St Peters Council

Strathfield Municipal Council

Sutherland Shire Council

The Glebe Society

The Hills Shire Council

Vaucluse Council

Vaucluse Progress Association

Wahroonga Progress Association

Warringah Council

Waverley Council

Waverton Progress Association

West Lindfield West Killara Progress Association

West Pennant Hills Progress Society

West Pymble Residents Action Group

Willoughby City Council

Woollahra Municipal Council

McDermott, Lawrence Emmet

Bartley, Reginald James

Bertie, Charles Henry

Best, Albert Henry

Bligh, Henry Hocken

Bocking, James

Bonner, James

Booth, John

Boyle, John

Broughton, Thomas Stafford

Browne, Frederick William

Burdekin, Sydney

Caraher, Owen Joseph

Chambers, Charles Henry

Chapman, Michael

Charlish, Elijah

Church, Walter

Clark, EM

Clarke, George Thomas

Cole, Stanley Llewellyn

Cowan, William

Cox, Frederick Charles

Crick, Stanley Sadler

Darvall, Frederick

Davis, William Lovel

Denniss, Jeffrey

Dunningham, John Montgomery

Egan, Daniel

Ellis, William

English, John

Etherden, C

Fitzgerald, William Patrick

Fletcher, David

Flood, Edward

Forsyth, John

Fowler, Lillian

Fowler, Robert

Francis, Henry F

Gilpin, David

Glasscock, Tom

Goddard, Henry A

Goold, Stephen Styles

Graham, James

Hagon, Richard Charles

Hale, William

Hall, ELS

Halligan, Gerald

Harding, William Neville

Harris, John

Harris, Matthew

Hayes, Charles

Henley, Thomas

Herford, John W

Hilder, Alfred

Hill, George

Hills, Patrick Darcy

Hordern, Percy

Hosking, John

Howe, George William

Howie, Archibald

Hughes, Thomas

Hunt, John Charles

Hunter, David

Ives, Isaac Ellis

Jackson, Joseph

Jensen, Henry Frederick

Josephson, Joshua Frey

Joubert, Didier

Kernohan, Elizabeth

Kidman, Charles

Kiss, George

Knowles, Craig

Kwon, Keith

Lambert, William Henry

Latham, Mark

Lees, Samuel Edward

Lorking, Sydney

Lough, John J

Luland, F

MacFadyen, James

Macdermott, Henry

Mack, Ted

Mallard, Hedley Richard Horace

Manning, William Patrick

Marks, Ernest S

Maundrell, Walter L

McElhone, Arthur Joseph

McElhone, William Percy

Meagher, Richard Denis

Mears, William

Meers, Nelson

Melville, Ninian jnr

Merriman, James

Moore, Charles 1820-1895

Moore, Clover

Moore, Frederick Lomas

Morton, Henry

Moselmane, Shaoquett

Mostyn, John Harold

Moxham, Thomas Robert

Murphy, James

Nervi, Pier Luigi

Nesbitt, Thomas Huggins

Nixon, William Mark

Nock, Norman Lindfield

Noller, William Peter

O'Brien, DJ

O'Connor, Richard

O'Dea, Ernest Charles

O'Keefe, Barry

O'Reilly, Cresswell

Oatley, James (jnr)

Page, JF

Palmer, Benjamin

Parker, Alfred Livingstone

Patterson, Chris

Pearce, Simeon Henry

Perdriau, Henry Carter

Perry, John Alfred Ironside

Pigott, William

Pinhey, William Townley

Playfair, Thomas

Port, Leo

Pye, James

Rae, John

Reid, Alf V

Renny, Walter

Richards, Richard Watkins

Riley, Alban Joseph

Roberts, Charles James

Roberts, Jeremiah

Robinson, William

Rowe, Thomas

Ruddock, Max

Samuels, Alfred Charles

Sartor, Frank

Sautelle, Edwin Stanhope

Scharkie, CR

Shaw, ES

Shehadie, Nicholas

Smith, George

Smith, James Joynton

Speer, William

Spence, Thomas

St Julian, Charles

Stanton, Richard

Stokes, Patrick Vincent

Sutherland, Doug

Sutherland, John

Sutton, John

Swinbourne, CF

Szarka, William

Tate, William Thomas

Taylor, Allen Arthur

Terry, Edward

Thistlethwayte, Christopher Bowes

Thompson, Lindsay

Thornton, George

Thurlow, William

Trickett, William

Tunks, William

Walder, Sam

Watt, Charles W

Wiggins, Joshua

Williams, John

Williams, John 1816-1873

Wilshire, James Robert

Wilson, Percy

Windeyer, Charles

Woods, John

Wright, Francis

Wynne, Richard

Young, John

Ashfield local government area

Auburn local government area

Bankstown local government area

Blacktown local government area

Blue Mountains local government area

Botany Bay local government area

Burwood local government area

Camden local government area

Campbelltown local government area

Canada Bay local government area

Canterbury local government area

City of Parramatta

City of Ryde local government area

City of Sydney local government area

Fairfield local government area

Hawkesbury local government area

Holroyd local government area

Hunters Hill local government area

Hurstville local government area

Kogarah local government area

Ku-ring-gai local government area

Lane Cove local government area

Leichhardt local government area

Liverpool local government area

Manly local government area

Marrickville local government area

Mosman local government area

North Sydney local government area

North Willoughby local government area

Parramatta local government area

Penrith local government area

Pittwater local government area

Randwick local government area

Rockdale local government area

Strathfield local government area

Sutherland Shire

The Hills Shire

Warringah local government area

Waverley local government area

Willoughby local government area

Woollahra local government area

Boundary post No 20

Boundary post No 38

Darlington boundary marker

Glebe boundary marker

Moore Park boundary marker

Redfern boundary marker

Rushcutters Bay boundary marker

Surry Hills boundary marker

Ultimo boundary marker

Alderman Charles Edward Jeanneret, c1888-89

Alderman Edwin S Sautelle 1915

Alderman Ernest Samuel Marks, Lord Mayor 1930

Alderman GP Frere, Mayor of Albury 1913

Alderman George Hill c1870

Alderman James Green 1881-82

Alderman James Green c1877

Alderman John Hosking

Alderman John Woods, Mayor of Sydney 1865

Alderman Lawrence Emmet McDermott 1960s

Australia's only woman Mayor 1938

Boundary post No 1 - Bourke Street and Plunkett Street 2007

Boundary post No 13, held at Powerhouse Museum, Castle Hill 2011

Boundary post No 20 - Town Hall and George Street 2012

Boundary post No 38 - Cleveland Street and South Dowling Street 2012

Boundary post with cast lettering 'Phillip Ward, Hosking, Mayor' outside the English, Scottish and Australian Bank, Enmore Road 1900-1905

Cecil McKenzie in Australian Air League uniform at Blacktown Shire Council's Electrical Exhibition c1940

Charles H Bertie, City Librarian, 1925-1927

Cover of Fairfield City Council's newsletter, CityLife December 2006

Daniel Egan 1853

Daniel Egan c1869

Edward Flood

Former Sydney Lord Mayor Harry Jensen, drawn 2013

Former Sydney Lord Mayor, Leo Port, drawn 2013

From council chamber to kitchen 1938

George Kiss, Randwick Councillor, between 1869 and 1874

George Smith Esq 1867

George Thornton 1852

George Thornton c1896

Henry MacDermott c1840s

James Robert Wilshire 1856

John Young, Alderman and Mayor of Sydney c1877

Joshua Frey Josephson 1851

Mr Alderman (Robert) Fowler, the new mayor of Sydney 1880

New vestibule of the Sydney Town Hall 1878

Our Corporation Geese 1869

Robert Owen

Simeon H Pearce c1880-1891

Sir Joynton Smith

Sydney Town Hall and Queen Victoria Building 1904

Sydney Town Hall c1894

Sydney Town Hall under construction c1875

Sydney Town Hall, George Street c1912

The alderman (Henry Fisher) 1847

The first Randwick Municipal Council Chambers 1866

Town Hall, Parramatta c1890

Town Hall, Randwick c1885

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Local government

Broughton, Thomas Stafford

A tailor by trade, Thomas Broughton became rich and successful and was an early Mayor of Sydney.

Chapman, Michael

Irish-born businessman Michael Chapman rose from small business to become an alderman, mayor and parliamentarian.

Egan, Daniel

A currency lad, born in the colony, Daniel Egan rose from boatbuilder to parliamentarian.

Flood, Edward

Born the illegitimate son of a convict, Edward Flood rose to be rich and successful through his own efforts in business and was both Mayor of Sydney and a minister in the colonial government.

Goold, Stephen Styles

A painter and glazier who rose to Mayor and member of Parliament, SS Goold was also a deeply religious man.

Hill, George

Butcher, innkeeper and racing man as well as Mayor and parliamentarian, George Hill was a Sydney success story.

Hornsby Shire

The second-largest shire in the Sydney region, Hornsby Shire dates from 1906, when it was largely a rural area. Now a thriving suburban shire, it still contains large areas of bushland.

Hosking, John

A businessman who married into the Terry family, John Hosking became the first mayor of Sydney.

Josephson, Joshua Frey

Son of a German-born convict, JF Josephson became a successful musician, lawyer, investor, and patron of the arts, as well as a municipal and colonial politician.

Macdermott, Henry

Arriving as a soldier with the 39th Regiment in 1827, Henry Macdermott decided to stay, and built a business and a reputation as a radical politician.

Merriman, James

A self-made man of business, James Merriman was Sydney's Mayor three times.

Moore, Charles

Irish-born, Charles Moore arrived in Sydney as a draper, and rose to public office as Mayor and a member of parliament.

Oatley, James

Sydney-born, James Oatley made his money as a publican, and then devoted himself to public affairs, as an alderman, mayor and parliamentarian.

Renny, Walter

Showy and hospitable, Walter Renny was a painter and decorator who rose to be mayor of Sydney.

Riley, Alban Joseph

a successful businessman and an advocate of the Saturday half-holiday, draper AJ Riley became a free trade politician and all-round public man, until business troubles ended his career.

Smith, George

Businessman and sportsman who was Mayor of Sydney in 1859 and later a prominent citizen of the Manly district.

Speer, William

Irish-born businessman William Speer was mayor of Sydney in 1864, and a parliamentarian by 1869. Speers Point at Lake Macquarie is named after him.

Spence, Thomas

Scottish-born Thomas Spence was one of the many builders on the Council of the City of Sydney.

Sutherland, John

A carpenter by trade, John Sutherland became a local politician, mayor and parliamentarian.

Sutton, John

Builder John Sutton rose to alderman and mayor.

Thornton, George

The son of a convict, George Thornton became powerful in municipal and colonial politics.

Thurlow, William

A free settler who built a legal practice, William Thurlow was mayor of Sydney in 1851 and 1852.

Williams, John

An eminent lawyer who was Crown Solicitor of New South Wales for over two decades, John Williams was also a mayor of Sydney.

Wilshire, James Robert

Sydney's second mayor was a prosperous tanner with radical views.

Woods, John

A businessman who became Mayor of Sydney in 1865, John Woods was also important in the development of the Manly area after moving to Fairlight in 1880.

Assessment Book

Record of ownership, occupation, construction and value of buildings in the City of Sydney.

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Local Government (Shires) Act 1905

Legislation which compulsorily incorporated 60 per cent of the state into 134 shires.

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Local Government (Town and Country Planning) Amendment Act 1945

Legislation which established the County of Cumberland Planning Scheme .

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Local Government Act 1919

Legislation to extend the powers and functions of local governing bodies.

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Local Government Extension Act 1906

Legislation which brought pre-existing municipalities under the umbrella of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.

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Municipalities Act 1858

Legislation which enabled a group of at least 50 ratepayers to petition for a municipality to be created.

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Municipalities Act 1867

Legislation which provided for the subdivision of municipalities into boroughs and districts, each with designated area and population qualifications.

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Rats in the Ranks

Documentary film about Leichhardt Council.

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Sydney City Incorporation Act 1842

Act to incorporate the City of Sydney and empower the City Corporation to make by-laws.

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Alexandria Town Hall

Two storey brick building built for the new municipality after rapid growth in the area from the 1860s. It was used for a Public School in the 1880s and 1890s and in 1919 it fulfilled the functions of a temporary hospital, soup kitchen and general haven during the great influenza epidemic which swept the world.

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Botany Town Hall

Council building constructed in 1899.

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Camden Town Hall

Town hall adapted from the Camden School of Arts.

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Civic Centre Dee Why

Administrative buildings for the Warringah Shire designed by Col Madigan in 1973.

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Darlington Town Hall

Local town hall and council chambers, later demolished by the University of Sydney in the 1960s as part of its expansion.

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East St Leonards Town Hall

First town hall in North Sydney area. Later used as the first council chambers for North Sydney Council, a scout hall and office block, it was eventually demolished for redevelopment.

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Eastwood Town Hall

Single-story building designed by Varney Parkes which ceased to be a base of local government when Eastwood Council merged with Ryde in 1948.

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First Marrickville Town Hall

The oldest civic building in Marrickville, and one of the oldest surviving town hall buildings in Sydney, Marrickville's first Town Hall was sold to the State government in 1920.

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Glebe Town Hall

Council chambers and hall in the Victorian Classical style completed in 1880 on the corner of St. Johns' Road, Mt. Vernon and Lodge Streets Glebe. It was designed by Ambrose Thornley Jnr and built by Sanbrook and Sons. Today the building is used as a Council Neighbourhood Service Centre.

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Hornsby Council Chambers

Two storey Inter-War period public building in Classical Revival style which was built in two stages.

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Ku-ring-gai Town Hall

Former Catholic church in Spanish Mission style on the site of a former sandstone catholic church built in 1883. Now used as a civic building.

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Lidcombe Town Hall

Municipal building to cater for the rapid growth of the area in the 1890s.

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Manly Town Hall

Interwar brick civic offices which replaced the first chambers at the repurposed Ivanhoe Park Hotel.

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Marrickville Town Hall

The second town hall for Marrickville built in 1922.

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Mosman Civic Centre

The current town hall is the fourth in Mosman and the third on this site in Military Road.

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Newtown Town Hall

Public facility which was central to the old Municipality of Newtown which operated from 1861 to 1948. The 1860s building was originally the Newtown School of Arts before being purchased by the council as chambers in 1868. It given a new facade in 1936 and is currently used by community groups.

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North Sydney Town Hall

Council chambers opened in July 1926, and remodelled in 1938, and again in 1976 after a fire.

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Paddington Town Hall

Town hall in Victorian Free Classical style which replaced the first Council venue built near the site of the Royal Women's Hospital in Oxford Street in 1866. As the suburb grew and became more prosperous in the 1880s the present site was purchased and the imposing civic centre constructed.In 1905 the 32 meter clock tower was added.

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Parramatta Town Hall

Grand civic building at 182 Church St Parramatta designed by G A Mansfield and built by Hart and Lavors in 1883. The site had been marked out by Phillip as a market in his plan for Parramatta and was the site of the annual feast for Aborigines from 1816-1830.

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Petersham Town Hall

Art Deco civic building opened in 1938 on the site of the first town hall built in 1882.

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Randwick Town Hall

Council chambers and offices built in an ornate Italianate style across the street from the original chambers on Avoca Street.

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Redfern Town Hall

Two storey Victorian Regency style building which was an important symbol of the growth of the area between the 1840s and 1890s and which has remained a focus point for the community despite the municipality being subsumed by larger councils.

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Sydney Town Hall

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Built on the site of Sydney's first official European cemetery, the Town Hall was designed by architect JH Willson in High Victorian style and constructed of Pyrmont sandstone. The highly ornate interiors have seen pomp and ceremony, protests and performance, and the building remains a significant focus for the city.

Town Hall House

Office block designed by Ancher Mortlock and Woolley in the Brutalist style and opened in 1977 to house City of Sydney council staff.

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Waterloo Town Hall

Designed and constructed to be the centre of municipal administration in an area with a fiercely independent local identity, the Victorian Italianate building was the winner in a design competition in 1880 for architect Edward Hughes. Now used as a library it also has one of the few remaining air raid shelters built during World War II.

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Marrickville Centenary Fair 1961

Celebration to mark the centenary of the municipality.

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Royal Commission on Local Government Boundaries 1945

Inquiry into whether certain local councils should be merged into the City of Sydney, and whether other councils should be merged or re-constituted.

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Annandale Council

Inner-west council formed in 1894, which was amalgamated to form part of Leichhardt Council in 1949.

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Artarmon Progress Association

Community organisation to promote development and amenities in the area.

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Ashfield Council

Council established in 1871 to govern what was then the Borough of Ashfield, in Sydney's inner south-west. It was merged with Leichhardt and Marrickville councils in 2016.

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Auburn City Council

Council established in 1892 to govern Auburn Municipality, which later incorporated Lidcombe Municipality. Cumberland Council was formed in 2016 by the merger of parts of Auburn, Holroyd and Parramatta councils.

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Austral Progress Association

As the settlers on the soldier settlement blocks at Austral struggled in the late 1920s the association was set up combining advocacy for community development and a parents and teachers organisation for the area.

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Balgowlah Heights and Clontarf Progress Association

Community group which sought to promote development and amenities in the area.

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Balgowlah Progress Association

Community group established in the 1920s to lobby Manly Council for improvements in roads and other facilities

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Balmain Association

Association formed in 1965 to provide a community voice in planning decisions and heritage issues.

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Balmain Council

Inner-west council formed in 1860 which, following the redistribution of local government boundaries, was amalgamated with Leichhardt Municipal Council in 1949.

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Bankstown City Council

Council formed to administer the Bankstown municipality in 1895, which became a city in 1980. It was merged with Canterbury Council in 2016.

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Bankstown Soldier Settlement Progress Association

Community organisation at Bankstown.

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Bayside Council

Council formed in 2016 by the merger of the Botany Bay and Rockdale Councils.

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Beecroft Progress Association

Community organisation in Beecroft.

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Blacktown City Council

Council formed to govern the Blacktown Shire in 1906, which became a Municipality in 1961 and a City in 1979.

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Blakehurst Progress Association

Community association formed in 1921, with the aim of persuading the state government to purchase Carss Estate as a public park.

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Blue Mountains City Council

Formed in 1947 by the amalgamation of the Blue Mountains Shire Council and Katoomba City Council.

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Blue Mountains Shire Council

Formed in 1906 with chambers in Lawson and combined with Katoomba City Council in 1947 to form the Blue Mountains City Council.

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Borough of Victoria Council

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Local government body covering McMahons Point and parts of North Sydney that was formed in 1871 after seceding from the Borough of St Leonards. Merged with neighbouting councils of St Leonards and East St Leonards boroughs in 1890 to form North Sydney Coucnil.

Burwood Council

Council formed in 1874 to administer the Municipality of Burwood.

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Camden Council

Council established as a district council in 1843, which became a municipal council in 1889 and governs Camden local government area on Sydney's south-west edge.

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Camden Residents' Action Group

Community group formed to protect the cultural identity of the area.

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Campbelltown City Council

Council formed in 1882 to administer the Campbelltown Municipality, which became a City Council in 1968.

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Canterbury City Council

Council formed in 1879 to administer the Municipality of Canterbury, which later became a City. It was merged with Bankstown in 2016.

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City of Botany Bay Council

Council formed to govern Botany Municipality in 1888, which was amalgamated with North Botany in 1949 and became a City Council in 1996. It was merged with Rockdale in 2016 to form Bayside Council.

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City of Canada Bay Council

Council formed out of the amalgamation of Concord and Drummoyne municipalities in 2000.

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City of Ryde Council

Incorporated under the Municipalities Act of 1867, Ryde was proclaimed a municipality on 12 November 1870.

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City of Sydney Council

Governing body of the City of Sydney, incorporated as a city in 1842. Boundaries of the city have changed over the years, although it has always focused on the old centre of Sydney.

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Civic Reform Movement

A non-aligned ratepayers' association who contested local political positions.

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Cooks River Alliance

Organisation formed by eight councils to address the complex challenges of managing the Cooks River.

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Council of Concord

Council established in 1883 to govern the inner-west area of Concord, on the southern bank of the Parramatta River. The council was amalgamated with Drummoyne Council in 2000 to form the City of Canada Bay Council.

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Cumberland Council

Council formed in 2016 by the merger of the majority of the Holroyd City Council local government area with parts of the Auburn Council local governent area and the Woodville Ward of Parramatta City Council.

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Daceyville Preservation Society

Community lobby group established to preserve the suburb.

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Darlington Municipal Council

Council created to provide amenities for Darlington residents as the suburb was subdivided from the mid nineteenth century. The area became part of City of Sydney in 1949.

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Division of Local Government

Division within Department of Premier and Cabinet which has a policy and legislative focus in matters ranging from Local Government finance, infrastructure and governance to community engagement.

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East St Leonards Council

The first administrative body in North Sydney, providing local utilities and services from 1869 for the Borough of East St Leonards until it was amalgamated into North Sydney Council in 1890.

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Eastwood Council

Council formed in 1894 when the Marsfield and Eastwood areas seceded from Ryde Council, forming Marsfield Council. This body became Eastwood Council in 1907, and administered the area until reunified with Ryde in 1948.

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Eastwood Progress Association

Association of citizens formed to lobby local and state government on matters concerning Eastwood.

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Enfield Council

Municipal council formed in 1889 covering Enfield and parts of Burwood and Strathfield. It was absorbed in to Burwood and Strathfield local government areas in 1949.

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Engadine North Development Committee

Community group formed to lobby for better facilities and services for the area.

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Engadine Progress Association

Community lobby group formed by the residents of Engadine and Heathcote.

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Ermington-Rydalmere Council

Council formed in 1891 when the area seceded from Dundas Municipality, which administered the area until it was amalgamated with Parramatta Council in 1948.

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Fairfield City Council

Council established in 1889 to administer the municipality of Smithfield and Fairfield, later amalgamated with Cabramatta and Canley Vale municipality. The council became a City Council in 1979.

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Gladesville Progress Association

Established in the 1890s to lobby for improved community services and infrastructure for the suburb of Gladesville

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Glebe Municipal Council

Local government area established following a petition of 64 resident householders and freeholders of Glebe who petitioned the Governor to create a municipality.

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Glebe Ratepayers and Property Owners' Association

Local association to represent residents and commercial interests in Glebe and to select candidates for local government elections.

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Glenorie Progress Association

Community group established in the 1890s to lobby for improved community services and infrastructure for the suburb of Glenorie

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Granville Council

Council formed in 1885 to administer the township of Granville, until it was amalgamated into Parramatta City Council in 1949.

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Granville Progress Association

Local community organisation in Granville.

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Hawkesbury City Council

Council formed in 1981 to administer the area around the Hawkesbury River.

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Herne Bay Progress Association

Community group formed to improve services in the area which often involved objecting to the large Aboriginal population living nearby.

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Holroyd City Council

Council established in 1872 to administer the Prospect and Sherwood area in Sydney's west, which became Holroyd Municipality in 1927, and the City of Holroyd in 1991. It was merged with parts of Auburn and Parramatta to form Cumberland Council in 2016.

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Hornsby Shire Council

Shire council incorporated in 1906 to govern the Hornsby Shire.

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Hunters Hill Council

Council governing harbourside municipality in the northern suburbs of Sydney.

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Hunters Hill Trust

Community organisation established to preserve the unique heritage of the suburb.

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Hurstville City Council

Council established to govern the Hurstville area in 1887, which became a City Council in 1988. It was merged with Kogarah to form Georges River Council in 2016.

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Inner Metropolitan Regional Organisation of Councils

Voluntary grouping of councils to promote collaborative partnerships between neighbouring councils in the inner city. It has since been replaced by 6 regional organisations within the metropolitan area.

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Katoomba Municipal Council

Council established in 1889. Katoomba briefly became a city in 1946 before amalgamation with Blue Mountains Shire Council in 1947.

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Killara Progress Association

Community organisation established around 1900 to promote suitable development of the area.

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Kissing Point Progress Association

Community organisation which formed after World War II.

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Kogarah City Council

Council established in 1885 to govern the Kogarah area. It became a City Council in 2009. It was merged with Hurstville to form Georges River Council in 2016.

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Ku-ring-gai Council

Council formed in 1906 to govern Ku-ring-gai Shire, which became a municipality in 1928.

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Lane Cove Council

Council established in 1895 to govern a small area on Sydney's north shore.

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Lane Cove Progress Association

Community group which lobbied for improvements and development of the area.

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Leichhardt Council

Council formed in 1871 that governs the Leichhardt area in Sydney's inner west. It was merged with Ashfield and Marrickville to form Inner West Council in 2016.

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Lidcombe Council

Local government council incorporated in 1891 as Rookwood, renamed Lidcombe in 1914 and merged into Auburn Council in 1949.

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Lindfield Progress Association

Community organisation established in 1897 to lobby for improved infrastructure and services for the Lindfield area.

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Liverpool City Council

Council which provides services, facilities and development to 42 suburbs in western Sydney.

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Manly Council

Manly was incorporated as a local government body on 6th January, 1877. It was merged with Warringah and Pittwater to form Northern Beaches Council in 2016.

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Marrickville Council

Council formed as a municipal council in 1861. It was merged with Leichhardt and Ashfield to form Inner West Council in 2016.

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Mosman Council

Municipal council created on 11 April 1893 to administer the area which had been the Mosman Ward of the borough of St Leonards.

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Mount Colah Progress Association

Community organisation established in the 1930s to lobby for improved infrastructure and services for the Mt Colah area

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Mount Kuring-gai Progress Society

Community group which lobbied for improved services and amenities.

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Municipality of Blackheath

Municipality proclaimed in 1919 from part of the Blue Mountains Shire area. It was to become part of the Blue Mountains City Council in 1947.

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Municipality of Cabramatta and Canley Vale

Municipal council formed in 1892.

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Municipality of Castlereagh

Council formed in 1895 after a petition by local residents. It was amalgamated with Mulgoa, St. Marys and Penrith Shires to form the Municipality of Penrith in 1949.

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Municipality of Granville

Municipal area which became part of Parramatta local government area.

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Municipality of North Willoughby

Municipal council which included Artarmon, Lane Cove and Willoughby. The whole area had only about 400 residents.

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Municipality of The Glebe

Municipality created after a petition by 64 residents. Made up of four wards - Inner Glebe, Bishopthorpe, Outer Glebe and Forest Lodge it existed until 1949 when it became a single ward within the City of Sydney.

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Narellan and District Progress Association

Community group established in 1913 to lobby for improved services and amenities

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Nepean Shire Council

Local government area merged into Penrith City Council in 1949

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Newtown Council

Local government body which administered the municipality of Newtown, from its formation in 1862 until it was amalgamated into the City of Sydney in 1948.

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North Ryde Progress Association

Community group formed about 1890 as North West Ryde Progress Association to lobby for improved facilities and infrastructure in the area.

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North Sydney Council

Local government body formed in 1890 through the amalgamation of three local borough councils, East St Leonards, St Leonards and Victoria.

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Northbridge Progress Association

Non-profit community organisation formed to inform and represent residents of Northbridge, Sydney.

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Paddington Municipal Council

Eastern suburbs council which was absorbed by City of Sydney in 1949. Part of the municipality merged with South Sydney Council in 1968 which reverted to City of Sydney in 1982 and the northern sector merged with Woollahra Council in 1868.

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Paddington Society

Resident action group formed in 1964 to preserve the environmental and social amenity of Paddington.

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Parramatta City Council

Council formed in 1861 to govern the municipality of Parramatta, which gained City status in 1938.

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Pennant Hills Progress Society

Community lobby group established to improve amenities and services in the area.

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Penrith City Council

Local government authority formed as a district council in 1871 and later amalgamated with Castlereagh, St Marys, Mulgoa and Nepean Shire in 1949 to form Penrith Municipal Council. It was proclaimed a city in 1959.

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Petersham Council

Municipal council that administered the inner-west suburb of Petersham from 1871 until it became part of the Marrickville municipality in 1949.

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Pittwater Council

Administration for the peninsula at the northern end of Sydney's Northern Beaches, established in 1992. It was merged with Warringah and Manly to form Northern Beaches Council in 2016.

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Putney Progress Association

Association formed to protect and advance the interests of residents of Putney. The association lobbied for town water, street lighting and a public school, as well as establishing a bowling club.

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Randwick City Council

Council formed to administer the Randwick municipality in 1859, which became a city in 1990.

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Redfern Council

Redfern council was incorporated in 1859 and amalgamated with the City of Sydney in 1949.

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Rockdale City Council

Council formed to administer the Rockdale municipality in 1888, which became a city in 1995. It was merged with Botany Bay to form Bayside Council in 2016.

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Rookwood Council

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Council formed in 1891 that changed its name to Lidcombe Council in 1913 when it was felt that the area's development was being held back by it's association with Rookwood Cemetery.

Roseville Progress Association

Community lobby group founded by Stanley Vere Toose to encourage development and improved amenities in the area.

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Ryde Council Housing Scheme

Established in 1946 to overcome the shortage of housing and building materials, the Council constructed 593 homes and 6 shops and loaned money to 400 ratepayers to erect cottages on their own land.

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South Sydney Council

Established by legislation in 1968 when local government boundaries were readjusted. It has since been amalgamated with City of Sydney council.

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St Johns Park Progress Society

Community association which lobbied for better amenities and services.

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St Peters Council

Council and municipality named for the church which is prominent beside the Cooks River.

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Strathfield Municipal Council

Local government which was expanded with the amalgamation of Enfield and Homebush councils in the 1940s.

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Sutherland Shire Council

Council governing the second most populous local government area in New South Wales, located in southern Sydney.

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The Glebe Society

Resident action group formed to protect the heritage of Glebe and provide community input into decisions affecting the area.

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The Hills Shire Council

Council that governs the Hills Shire in Sydney's north-west.

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Vaucluse Council

Municipal council for the Watsons Bay and Vaucluse area that was formed in 1894. It was merged into Woollahra Municipal Council in 1948.

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Vaucluse Progress Association

Association formed in 1915 to represent the interests of local residents.

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Wahroonga Progress Association

Association formed in June 1895 by George Collingridge to promote the development and amenities of the area.

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Warringah Council

Council formed in 1906 to govern Warringah Shire, which dropped the name of Shire in 1993. It was merged with Manly and Pittwater to form Northern Beaches Council in 2016.

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Waverley Council

Municipality in Sydney's eastern suburbs, proclaimed on 13 June 1859.

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Waverton Progress Association

Formed in 1911 to oppose the erection of gasworks at Oyster Cove, changed its name to Waverton after it successfully lobbied for the change of station name.

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West Lindfield West Killara Progress Association

Community lobby group which helped in driving the provision of services and amenities in the area.

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West Pennant Hills Progress Society

Association established in 1925 to promote the development and amenities of the area including a community hall and scout group.

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West Pymble Residents Action Group

Community lobby group.

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Willoughby City Council

Originally incorporated as the Municipality of North Willoughby in 1890

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Woollahra Municipal Council

Municipality proclaimed in 1860. A petition signed in 1859 with the names of 144 interested locals proposed that Darling Point, Upper Paddington, and Watson's Bay be formed into a municipal district under the provisions of the Municipalities Act of 1858.

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McDermott, Lawrence Emmet

Dental surgeon, alderman and Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney from 1969-1972.

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Bartley, Reginald James

Solicitor Reginald Bartley was active in local government affairs in both the Municipality of Vaucluse and in the City of Sydney. He served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1943-44 and 1946-48.

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Bertie, Charles Henry

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Librarian, historian, Australiana collector and author who was appointed as the first librarian of the Sydney Municipal Library in 1909. In 1918 he established within the Municipal Library the first public lending library for children in Australia. An active member of the Royal Australian Historical Society he wrote and spoke on many aspects of Sydney's history and amassed an impressive collection of Australian material.

Best, Albert Henry

Councillor on Hornsby Shire Council.

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Bligh, Henry Hocken

Inspector of Police at Albury and later Mayor of Willoughby, he was an early settler in Northbridge first purchasing land there in 1856.

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Bocking, James

Businessman who took over Bradbury district's first steam flour mill in 1870s.

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Bonner, James

Iron-founder and early Mayor of Manly.

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Booth, John

Timber merchant and politician who became mayor of Balmain, and a member of parliament. He was active in local affairs, including the School of Arts and the Working Men's Institute.

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Boyle, John

Councillor on Hornsby Shire Council.

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Broughton, Thomas Stafford

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Tailor who became a grazier, alderman, Mayor and member of the Legislative Assembly, and owned land in Paddington and Artarmon.

Browne, Frederick William

Councillor on Hornsby Shire Council.

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Burdekin, Sydney

Pastoralist and politician, Burdekin was Mayor of Sydney in 1890-1891.

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Caraher, Owen Joseph

Soap and candle maker who set up shop in Gloucester Street, The Rocks. He then owned a soap factory on the same street and his own residence, Cardistown House. He also rented his terrace houses in nearby Caraher's Lane to fellow Irish immigrants. Caraher was also an alderman at the councils of the City of Sydney and Camperdown.

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Chambers, Charles Henry

Solicitor who was appointed Town Clerk in 1842 but resigned in 1843 after conflict with the councillors.

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Chapman, Michael

Painter and paperhanger whose civic involvement led to positions as magistrate and politician. He served as Mayor of Sydney 1871-72.

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Charlish, Elijah

Mixed farmer at Lane Cove who became Mayor of North Willoughby in 1873.

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Church, Walter

Businessman and magistrate who was very active in the commercial and political life of the city for over 50 years.

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Clark, EM

Local politician in North Sydney who was an alderman for 42 years and mayor 1918-19.

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Clarke, George Thomas

George Thomas Clarke, an accountant and businessman, was active in civic affairs. He served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1912.

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Cole, Stanley Llewellyn

Carrier whose business success lead him into industry representation and local and state politics.

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Cowan, William

Local landowner who became first president of Ku-ring-gai Shire Council.

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Cox, Frederick Charles

Butcher who became an orchardist at Carlingford, and an alderman and mayor of Parramatta.

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Crick, Stanley Sadler

Film producer and distributor Stanley Crick was active in civic and charitable affairs, and served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1940-1942.

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Darvall, Frederick

Public servant who was one of the city commissioners after the sacking of the City of Sydney council in 1854. He was later Auditor-General of Queensland 1867-77.

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Davis, William Lovel

Salesman and land agent who was a member of the syndicate who established Canterbury Park Racecourse.

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Denniss, Jeffrey

Tannery operator on the Cooks River.

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Dunningham, John Montgomery

Bookmaker and politician who first entered local and then state politics representing Coogee.

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Egan, Daniel

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Public servant, businessman and politician. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1853.

Ellis, William

Alderman of Randwick who established the historic former Star and Garter Inn on Belmore Road.

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English, John

A mercer and tailor, John English served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1919.

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Etherden, C

Tanner who became active in local politics in Botany.

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Fitzgerald, William Patrick

William Fitzgerald, a grocer, served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1920.

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Fletcher, David

Landowner and first Mayor of Waverley Council.

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Flood, Edward

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Builder, sportsman and politician who built up a pastoral empire, and was Mayor of Sydney in 1849.

Forsyth, John

Local politician in the Ryde area.

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Fowler, Lillian

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Politician who served as the Member for Newtown from 1944 until 1950. She was the first female alderman in New South Wales and the first female Mayor in Australia, at Newtown Council from 1938 until 1939.

Fowler, Robert

The owner of Fowler's Pottery, Camperdown, Robert Fowler took an active role in civic affairs and was Mayor of Sydney in 1880.

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Francis, Henry F

Long term Randwick resident who became mayor of the municipality.

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Gilpin, David

Merchant and local politician who served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1923-24.

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Glasscock, Tom

Town clerk of Glebe Municipal Council.

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Goddard, Henry A

Builder and inventor who patented a concrete product which was used to build a unique collection of concrete houses in Croydon before World War I.

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Goold, Stephen Styles

House painter and building contractor who lobbied for Protestant political organisations and greatly expanded Masonic membership, despite his Jewish ancestry. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1874.

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Graham, James

Physician and teacher who improved medical training and influenced public works during the plague scare of 1900. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1901.

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Hagon, Richard Charles

Owner of a successful tailoring business, Richard Hagon served as a Councillor in the City of Sydney Council and was Lord Mayor in 1933.

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Hale, William

Tanner in the Botany area.

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Hall, ELS

Local politician.

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Halligan, Gerald

Public servant and local politician.

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Harding, William Neville

William Harding, a tax accountant and company director, was Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1945.

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Harris, John

A wealthy property owner, John Harris served as Mayor of Sydney 1881-83 and 1888-89.

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Harris, Matthew

One of the third generation of the Harris family to live in Ultimo, Sir Matthew Harris spent much of his time managing his real estate investments. He was active in political and civic affairs and served as Mayor of Sydney 1898-1900.

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Hayes, Charles

Businessman and Manly councillor sometime called the father of Manly.

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Henley, Thomas

Plasterer and builder who combined an active career as alderman in Drummoyne with his position in the Legislative Assembly for over three decades.

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Herford, John W

Tanner who became involved in local government in Botany.

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Hilder, Alfred

Community leader and Mayor of Manly Council.

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Hill, George

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Butcher, businessman and politician who rose from a humble convict background to become a rich and influential citizen. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1850.

Hills, Patrick Darcy

Toolmaker who became a politician who served in various high offices including Lord Mayor of Sydney

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Hordern, Percy

Member of the Hordern drapery family.

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Hosking, John

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Merchant who was Sydney's first elected Mayor (1842-43), before the 1840s depression and financial troubles ended his public career.

Howe, George William

Developer and local politician.

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Howie, Archibald

A builder, with his brother John Howie, Sir Archibald Howie worked towards many civic improvements and served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1936-37.

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Hughes, Thomas

Solicitor and politician who became an ardent supporter of a unified Greater Sydney, and Federation, whilst continuing the family tradition as benefactor of the Catholic church.

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Hunt, John Charles

Councillor and Mayor of Hornsby Shire Council.

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Hunter, David

Businessman and politician.

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Ives, Isaac Ellis

Brewer who fulfilled his civic responsibilities at both local and state levels. He served as Mayor of Sydney 1896-97.

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Jackson, Joseph

Retailer and cricketer, Joseph Jackson was a Councillor of the City of Sydney in the 1920s and 1930s, including serving as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1931. He also served as a Member of the State Parliament for more than thirty years

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Jensen, Henry Frederick

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Electrician and politician, Harry Jensen served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1957-1965.

Josephson, Joshua Frey

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Businessman and judge who served as Mayor of Sydney in 1848.

Joubert, Didier

Businessman and local politician who was first mayor of Hunters Hill, and one of Sydney's early photographers, using the daguerreotype process.

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Kernohan, Elizabeth

Veterinary surgeon and academic, mayor of Camden, member for Camden in the NSW Parliament.

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Kidman, Charles

Randwick councillor who petitioned for Coogee to secede from the Council as it was disadvantageous to the Coogee area. The petition was not successful.

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Kiss, George

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Auctioneer who established a business on Pitt Street in Sydney and later became an alderman and mayor of Randwick Council.

Knowles, Craig

Alderman and Mayor of Liverpool City Council who moved into State politics in 1990 as a member of the Australian Labor Party.

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Kwon, Keith

Korean-born lawyer and local politician who became Mayor of Strathfield in 2008.

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Lambert, William Henry

Former shearer and union official, William Lambert engaged in politics on many levels. He was a Member of the House of Representatives 1921-28 and was Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1921.

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Latham, Mark

Writer and politician.

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Lees, Samuel Edward

Samuel Lees, printer and politician, was Mayor of Sydney in 1895 and Lord Mayor in 1904

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Lorking, Sydney

Politician.

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Lough, John J

Community leader and Mayor of Manly.

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Luland, F

Tanner who established a business in the Botany area.

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MacFadyen, James

First mayor of the Municipality of Botany.

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Macdermott, Henry

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Soldier and later wine merchant who was Mayor of Sydney in 1845, and an advocate for working men, before bankruptcy forced him out of local politics.

Mack, Ted

Mayor of North Sydney who became a member New South Wales Legislative Assembly and then Federal politician.

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Mallard, Hedley Richard Horace

Local resident who worked tirelessly for the provision of a swimming club in Oatley.

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Manning, William Patrick

Businessman and politician who was Mayor of Sydney 1891-94.

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Marks, Ernest S

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Wool buyer, sportsman and politician who founded and was active in many amateur sporting associations. Marks was an early supporter of Zionism and also helped found the Australian Jewish Historical Society. He served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1930.

Maundrell, Walter L

Local politician who became Mayor of Petersham three times in the 1920s and 1930s.

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McElhone, Arthur Joseph

Sydney businessman Arthur McElhone served as a Councillor of Sydney City Council for more than forty years, and was Lord Mayor in 1935.

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McElhone, William Percy

Solicitor who was a Councillor for the City of Sydney between 1908 and 1927, and Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1922.

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Meagher, Richard Denis

Solicitor and politician. He was the first Labor Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney.

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Mears, William

Gentleman and alderman of Randwick who built a series of dwellings and business premises on Avoca Street known as Goldring House.

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Meers, Nelson

Lawyer who served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1978-1980. Established the Nelson Meers Foundation in 2001.

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Melville, Ninian jnr

Cabinetmaker and undertaker who was active in local government in Newtown and Ashfield before representing Newtown in the Legislative Assembly.

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Merriman, James

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Shipowner and politician who made his wealth in whaling and trade in the Pacific islands. He served three times as Mayor of Sydney.

Moore, Charles 1820-1895

Draper, auctioneer and alderman who successfully championed improvements to Sydney's water supply including covering the Tank Stream and improving the capacity of Botany Swamps.

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Moore, Clover

Independent politician who was a state member for 24 years and Lord Mayor for eight years before new laws forced her to choose between state and local government.

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Moore, Frederick Lomas

Landowner in the Campbelltown district and Mayor of Campbelltown from 1901 to 1909 and again from 1914 to 1919.

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Morton, Henry

Businessman and local politician.

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Moselmane, Shaoquett

First Muslim member of New South Wales parliament.

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Mostyn, John Harold

John Mostyn served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1927.

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Moxham, Thomas Robert

Quarry master, landowner and orchardist who moved from Parramatta Council to the Legislative Assembly.

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Murphy, James

Lime merchant and plasterer who was Mayor of Sydney in 1860.

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Nervi, Pier Luigi

Italian engineer and architect famous for his novel use of reinforced concrete.

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Nesbitt, Thomas Huggins

Town Clerk of Sydney Municipal Council who made many progressive decisions to widen streets, eliminate slums and introduce electricity to the city.

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Nixon, William Mark

Councillor on Hornsby Shire Council.

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Nock, Norman Lindfield

Retailer and company director Sir Norman Nock worked to improve Sydney's civic amenities and culture. He served as Lord Mayor 1938-39.

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Noller, William Peter

Builder in the Parramatta area.

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O'Brien, DJ

Former Mayor of Kogarah Council.

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O'Connor, Richard

Local politician and lifetime resident of Rozelle.

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O'Dea, Ernest Charles

Trade union organiser Ernest O'Dea served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1949-52

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O'Keefe, Barry

Barrister and Supreme Court judge who was the longest serving Mayor of Mosman and staunch supporter of environment and heritage conservation bodies.

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O'Reilly, Cresswell

Film censor and public servant renowned for his extreme conservatism and advocacy of heritage conservation.

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Oatley, James (jnr)

Publican, businessman and politician who was mayor of Sydney in 1862.

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Page, JF

Tanner in the Botany area who was prominent in local politics.

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Palmer, Benjamin

Publican and long serving alderman on City of Sydney Council who was Mayor at the opening of the Sydney Town Hall in 1876.

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Parker, Alfred Livingstone

A solicitor and local politician, Sir Alfred Parker served as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1934-35.

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Patterson, Chris

Alderman on Camden City Council and Mayor from 2008.

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Pearce, Simeon Henry

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Early settler at Randwick who promoted its development tirelessly for almost 40 years.

Perdriau, Henry Carter

Mariner and steamboat proprietor who was a pioneer of steam-ferry transport on Sydney Harbour. His sons Henry and Stephen Perdriau founded the Perdriau Rubber company.

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Perry, John Alfred Ironside

Draper who became mayor of Randwick.

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Pigott, William

Solicitor and local politician who was first mayor of Stanmore.

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Pinhey, William Townley

Pharmacist and local politician who also served as the Deputy City Coroner for Sydney until his death in 1895.

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Playfair, Thomas

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Butcher, charity worker and politician who campaigned for slum clearance and improved sanitation and water supply for the city. He was also responsible for the establishment of the Homebush saleyards in 1882. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1885.

Port, Leo

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Polish-born engineer who became Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney, overseeing a revitalisation of the city centre and the creation of public spaces.

Pye, James

Orchardist, farmer and local politician.

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Rae, John

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Scottish-born public servant, writer, photographer and painter who was the first full-time town clerk of the City of Sydney, and later a railway commissioner.

Reid, Alf V

Shopkeeper in Fairlight who became Mayor of Manly and Member of the Legislative Assembly.

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Renny, Walter

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Painter and decorator who served in the Sydney City Council, and as Mayor 1869-70.

Richards, Richard Watkins

Surveyor and politician who served twice as Lord Mayor of Sydney.

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Riley, Alban Joseph

Retailer and politician who was a councillor in Burwood as well as a member of parliament and Mayor of Sydney in 1887.

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Roberts, Charles James

A publican who played an active role in civic affairs including serving as Mayor of Sydney in 1879.

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Roberts, Jeremiah

Businessman involved in publishing who became the first mayor of Lane Cove.

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Robinson, William

Builder and local politician who was an alderman on Erskineville Council for 20 years.

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Rowe, Thomas

Architect who was one of the most successful in nineteenth-century Sydney, with buildings all over the city and in many country towns, but was ruined by the 1890s depression.

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Ruddock, Max

Teacher and accountant who first entered local politics in Hornsby before entering state politics.

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Samuels, Alfred Charles

Mayor of Manly.

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Sartor, Frank

Alderman on City of Sydney Council from 1984 to 2003 and Mayor from 1991 to 2003 when he was elected Member for Rockdale in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

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Sautelle, Edwin Stanhope

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A civil engineer who, as the Vaucluse Council Town Clerk, designed the Parsley Bay suspension bridge. He later became an alderman on Vaucluse Council, serving twice as mayor. in 1895 he had been appointed Secretary of the South Head General Cemetery Trust, but in 1938 was charged with forgery and larceny after misappropriating cemetery funds and sentenced to three years in gaol.

Scharkie, CR

Charles R Scharkie, Mayor of Manly 1948-1950

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Shaw, ES

Sutherland Shire President in 1937.

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Shehadie, Nicholas

Rugby union player of Lebanese origin who achieved success as an international sportsman before his career in business and politics.

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Smith, George

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Businessman and sportsman who was Mayor of Sydney in 1859 and later a prominent citizen of the Manly district.

Smith, James Joynton

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Hotelier, sportsman and racecourse owner who was also Lord Mayor of Sydney and publisher of Smith's Weekly.

Speer, William

Irish-born draper and businessman who became Mayor of Sydney and a member of parliament.

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Spence, Thomas

Carpenter, businessman and politician.

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St Julian, Charles

Journalist, chief justice and local politician with a special interest in the civic development of governments in Fiji, Hawaii and the Polynesian islands.

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Stanton, Richard

Real estate agent whose astute assessment of the market lead to his development of an integrated garden suburb at Haberfield.

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Stokes, Patrick Vincent

Engine driver and publican, Patrick Stokes was a Councillor of the City of Sydney and served as Lord Mayor 1925-26.

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Sutherland, Doug

Businessman and politician.

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Sutherland, John

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Builder, land speculator and politician who advocated improved working conditions and encouraged local manufactures by opposing overseas contracts. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1861.

Sutton, John

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Builder and businessman who was Mayor of Sydney in 1866.

Swinbourne, CF

Mayor of the Municipality of Botany in 1891 and 1892.

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Szarka, William

Bill Szarka was an alderman on Newtown Council, and owner with his brother George Szarka of the Enmore Theatre.

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Tate, William Thomas

Real estate agent and politician who was also an authority on breeding dairy stock.

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Taylor, Allen Arthur

Company director and successful merchant who brought his entrepreneurial and managerial skills to civic administration. He served as Lord Mayor of Sydney 1905-06 and 1909-12.

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Terry, Edward

Prominent Eastwood landowner who became a local and state politician for the Ryde area. He was also a hunting and racing enthusiast and built a racecourse at Eastwood.

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Thistlethwayte, Christopher Bowes

Local politician and Congregational church activist in the Ku-ring-gai area.

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Thompson, Lindsay

Local businessman and politician in Burwood.

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Thornton, George

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Merchant who was Mayor of Sydney in 1857 and first chairman of Woollahra Borough Council in 1860. A member of Parliament and director of many companies, he was appointed protector of Aborigines in 1880.

Thurlow, William

Solicitor and politician. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1851-52

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Trickett, William

Solicitor who served as Mayor of Woollahra 1879-81 and 1886-88, and as Member of the NSW Parliament from 1880.

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Tunks, William

Businessman and local and state politician who was important in the development of local government in North Sydney.

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Walder, Sam

Sail and tentmaker who expanded the family business and prospered by making tents for the army during World War I, before a career in politics. He served in State Parliament for a decade and was Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1932. He served in numerous philanthropic, political and charitable organisations He was knighted in 1933.

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Watt, Charles W

Mayor of North Sydney 1923-1926 and an alderman from 1907 to 1936.

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Wiggins, Joshua

Mayor of the Municipality of Botany in 1897.

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Williams, John

Solicitor, public servant and local politician who was Crown Solicitor of New South Wales for over 30 years. He served as Mayor of Sydney in 1858.

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Williams, John 1816-1873

Convict transported for pick pocketing who achieved respectability as publican and mayor of Parramatta.

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Wilshire, James Robert

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Sydney-born tanner and politician who advocated an end to transportation and the establishment of responsible government. He was elected Sydney's second Mayor in 1843.

Wilson, Percy

President of Blue Mountains Shire Council.

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Windeyer, Charles

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Magistrate and police superintendent. He served as the first Mayor of Sydney in the period between the city's incorporation in August 1842 and the first elections in November.

Woods, John

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Carrier whose became a prominent community member in Manly and served as Mayor of Sydney in 1865.

Wright, Francis

Businessman and politician, who was active in the volunteer infantry and retired as an honorary Colonel.

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Wynne, Richard

Merchant who made his fortune importing building materials.

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Young, John

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A leading builder and entrepreneur in Victorian Sydney who was mayor of Sydney and later of Leichhardt and Annandale.

Ashfield local government area

Area in Sydney's inner west, part of the traditional lands of the Eora people, formerly governed by Ashfield Council until being merged with Leichhardt and Marrickville to form Inner West local government area in 2016. It was home to large Chinese and Italian communities.

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Auburn local government area

Area in Sydney's west, part of the traditional lands of the Wangal and Wategoro peoples, formerly governed by Auburn City Council until being merged with parts of Holroyd and Parramatta to form Cumberland local government area in 2016. Site of Sydney Olympic Park, and with a long industrial heritage, it is a centre of Sydney's Muslim community.

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Bankstown local government area

Area in Sydney's south-west, part of the traditional lands of the Gweagal and Bidjigal peoples, formerly governed by Bankstown City Council until being merged with Canterbury in 2016. It had a long industrial heritage and was a centre of Sydney's Lebanese community.

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Blacktown local government area

Area in Sydney's west governed by Blacktown City Council. Part of the traditional lands of the Darug people, it became known as 'The Blacks Town' in the 1820s when the Native Institution moved there from Parramatta. It is the most populous local government area in NSW and one of the fastest growing.

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Blue Mountains local government area

Area of towns and villages on far western edge of Sydney which is 70 per cent national park, governed by Blue Mountains City Council. It incorporates significant parts of the traditional lands of the Gundungarra and Darug tribal groups. Its scenery has made it a popular tourist destination since the late nineteenth century.

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Botany Bay local government area

Area in Sydney's south-east, traditional lands of the Gadigal and Bidegal peoples, formerly governed by Botany Bay City Council until being merged with Rockdale to form Bayside local government area in 2016. It had large areas of industrial development.

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Burwood local government area

Area in Sydney's inner west, traditional lands of the Wangal people, governed by Burwood Council. One of Sydney's smallest local government areas, it is home to a large Chinese community.

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Camden local government area

Area on Sydney's southwest edge, part of the traditional lands of the Gundungurra, Tharawal and Dharug peoples, governed by Camden Council. It is named after John Macarthur's 'Camden Park' farm.

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Campbelltown local government area

Area on Sydney's south-west edge, traditional lands of the Dharawal people, governed by Campbelltown City Council. Named in 1820 after Elizabeth Macquarie née Campbell, wife of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, it has developed since the 1960s from a rural area to a regional centre for south-west Sydney.

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Canada Bay local government area

Area in Sydney's inner west along the southern shore of the Parramatta River, traditional lands of the Wangal people, governed since the merger of Concord and Drummoyne in 2000 by City of Canada Bay Council. The name honours French-Canadian rebels who were transported to Australia in the nineteenth century.

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Canterbury local government area

Area in Sydney's south-west, part of the traditional lands of the Cadigal, Wangal and Bediagal clans of the Dharug tribe, formerly governed by Canterbury City Council until being merged with Bankstown in 2016. Named for 'Canterbury Vale', a 1793 land grant to First Fleet chaplain Richard Johnson, it had a population of 137,454 in 2011.

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City of Parramatta

Area governed by Parramatta City Council, created as the Municipality of Parramatta in 1861, and later amalgamated with neighbouring council areas. It stretches north, west and south of the central business district of Parramatta.

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City of Ryde local government area

Area on Sydney's lower north shore, traditional lands of the Wallumedegal people, governed by Ryde City Council. It comprises 16 suburbs and is bounded on two sides by the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers.

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City of Sydney local government area

Area governed by the City of Sydney Council. Boundaries have changed over time to include or exclude some inner-city suburbs, but have always encompassed the area of first European settlement at Sydney Cove, on the land of the Cadigal people.

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Fairfield local government area

Area in Sydney's west, part of the traditional lands of the Cabrogal tribe, a sub-group of the Gandangara. Governed by Fairfield City Council, it covers 104 square kilometres with a population of nearly 180,000 in 2010.

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Hawkesbury local government area

Area in Sydney's north-west, part of the traditional lands of the Darug people, governed by Hawkesbury City Council. Consisting of 80 per cent national park, with a population of 62,353 in 2011, it was formed in 1981 from the amalgamation of Colo Shire and Windsor Municipality.

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Holroyd local government area

Area in Sydney's west, part of the traditional lands of the Darug people, formerly governed by Holroyd City Council until being merged with parts of Auburn and Parramatta to form Cumberland local government area in 2016. It had an estimated population of 111,100 in 2014.

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Hunters Hill local government area

Area of six square kilometres at the confluence of the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, traditional lands of the Wallumedegal people, governed by Hunters Hill Council since 1861. It is the smallest local government area in New South Wales.

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Hurstville local government area

Area of 23 square kilometres in southern Sydney, part of the traditional lands of the Bidjigal and Gameygal peoples, formerly governed by Hurstville City Council until being merged with Kogarah to form Georges River local government area in 2016. It was bordered to the south and west by the Georges River and Salt Pan Creek.

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Kogarah local government area

Area in Sydney's south, traditonal lands of the Gameygal people, formerly governed by Kogarah City Council until being merged with Hurstville to form Georges River local government area in 2016. It was bordered to the south by the Georges River.

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Ku-ring-gai local government area

Affluent area on Sydney's north shore governed by Ku-ring-gai Council. Lying on the Hornsby Plateau, it stretches from Roseville to Cowan Creek.

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Lane Cove local government area

Area of 11 square kilometres on Sydney's north shore governed by Lane Cove Council. It is named after the river surveyed by Lieutenant William Bradley in 1788.

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Leichhardt local government area

Small, densely-populated inner-western area, part of the traditional lands of the Cadigal and Wangal peoples, formerly governed by Leichhardt Council until being merged with Ashfield and Marrickville to form Inner West local government area in 2016. Annandale, Balmain and Glebe municipalities were amalgamated into Leichhardt in 1949.

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Liverpool local government area

Large outer south-western area governed by Liverpool City Council. It was the home of the Dharawal people, as well as the Cabrogal clan of the Dharug people, and the Gandangara. Founded in 1810, it quickly grew to be major hub of transport, commerce and industry. Many new housing developments were built there in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Manly local government area

Area of 15 square kilometres on Sydney's northern beaches formerly governed by Manly Council until being merged with Warringah and Pittwater to form Northern Beaches local government area in 2016. No part of Manly was more than one kilometre from either the harbour or the ocean.

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Marrickville local government area

Area in Sydney's inner west, traditional lands of the Cadigal people, formerly governed by Marrickville Council until merged with Leichhardt and Ashfield to form Inner West local government area in 2016. It was enlarged by the amalgamation of St Peters and Petersham municipalities in 1949 and had Newtown and Camperdown added to it in 1968.

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Mosman local government area

Area on peninsula between Middle Harbour and Sydney Harbour, traditional lands of the Borogegal people, governed by Mosman Municipal Council. Occupied by a single suburb, and one of the smallest local government areas at 9 square kilometres, its position is picturesque and expensive.

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North Sydney local government area

Area governed by North Sydney Council, part of the traditional lands of the Cammeraygal and Wallumedegal people. Both urban (with two CBDs) and suburban, it extends from the north shore of Sydney Harbour to the suburbs of Crows Nest and Cammeray.

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North Willoughby local government area

Municipality of North Willoughby formed in 1865 when James William Blight became the first mayor. It initially covered Lane Cove and Willoughby but these were split into two municipalities in 1890.

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Parramatta local government area

Area governed by Parramatta City Council. Created as the Municipality of Parramatta in 1861, and later amalgamated with neighbouring council areas, it stretches north, east and south of the central business district of Parramatta. Its name comes from the Burramattagal people, a clan of the Darug, who lived here along the upper reaches of the Parramatta River.

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Penrith local government area

Area in Sydney's west governed by Penrith City Council, part of the traditional lands of the Darug people. Located along the Nepean River at the foot of the Blue Mountains, it covers an area of 405 square kilometres and is one of the fastest growing areas in Sydney.

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Pittwater local government area

Area stretching from Narrabeen up the northern beaches peninsula between Pittwater and the Tasman Sea, traditional lands of the Carigal people, formerly governed by Pittwater Council until being merged with Warringah and Manly to form Northern Beaches local government area in 2016. Isolated until the 1950s, it became predominantly residential in character.

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Randwick local government area

Area governed by Randwick City Council 6 kilometres south east of Sydney. The second oldest local government area in New South Wales, it includes the coastal beach strip from Clovelly to La Perouse. Its Indigenous population includes those who can trace their ancestors back to the Kameygal people in pre-contact times.

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Rockdale local government area

Area in Sydney's south on the western shore of Botany Bay, part of the traditional lands of the Cadigal, Gweagal and Bidjigal peoples, formerly governed by Rockdale City Council until being merged with Botany Bay to form Bayside local government area in 2016. It covered an area of 28 square kilometres and has an estimated population of 103,164, with around 55% of residents coming from a non-English speaking background.

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Strathfield local government area

Area in the inner west, traditional lands of the Wangal clan of the Darug tribe, governed by Strathfield Municipal Council. With a population of 35,188 in 2011, it has large Korean, Chinese and Sri Lankan communities.

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Sutherland Shire

Area on Sydney's southern edge governed by Sutherland Shire Council, traditional lands of the Gweagal people, a Dharawal speaking clan. Occupying the area south of Georges River and Botany Bay, it is the second most populous local government area in New South Wales.

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The Hills Shire

Area in Sydney's north-west, part of the traditional lands of the Darug people, governed by The Hills Shire Council. It is one of Sydney's largest local government areas, with a density of only 4 people per hectare.

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Warringah local government area

Area of 152 square kilometres encompassing Sydney's northern beaches between Manly and Pittwater, formerly governed by Warringah Council until being merged with Manly and Pittwater to form Northern Beaches local government area in 2016. Its name came from an Aboriginal word for Middle Harbour.

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Waverley local government area

Area of 9 square kilometeres in the eastern suburbs bordered by the ocean, traditional lands of the Eora people, governed by Waverley Council. Its name comes from Barnett Levey's Waverley House (1827), inspired by Sir Walter Scott's 1814 novel. It is a centre of Sydney's Jewish community.

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Willoughby local government area

Small and affluent area of 23 square kilometres on the mid north shore, part of the tradtional lands of the Cammeraygal people, governed by Willoughby Council. Sir Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor-General of NSW from 1828 to 1855, named the area after his former superior officer, Sir James Willoughby Gordon.

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Woollahra local government area

Wealthy and densely populated area of 12 square kilometres in the eastern suburbs, part of the traditional lands of the Cadigal people, stretching along the south-eastern shore of the harbour. Its name, believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning 'lookout', comes from the 1856 Point Piper mansion of Daniel Cooper.

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Boundary post No 20

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The most complete boundary post of four remaining original boundary markers which is at Town Hall Square, on the south-east side of the Town Hall steps. This is not its original location, which is unknown.

Boundary post No 38

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One of three boundary posts remaining on the streets of Sydney, as of 2011 it was still in its original location on the north-west corner of the intersection of Cleveland Street and South Dowling Street.

Darlington boundary marker

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Boundary marker erected near City Road and moved twice before erection within the University of Sydney.

Glebe boundary marker

Boundary stone originally erected in Glebe to delineate the boundary of Sydney Town. After several moves the remnant has been incorporated into Jubilee Fountain Square.

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Moore Park boundary marker

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Boundary marker originally installed originally at the intersection of Cleveland and South Dowling streets to show the southern eastern limits of Sydney Town. It can now be found on Southern Cross Drive Moore Park.

Redfern boundary marker

Boundary marker erected on Cleveland Street to show the southern edge of Sydney Town.

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Rushcutters Bay boundary marker

Boundary marker for the north eastern limit of Sydney Town originally thought to be placed north of New South Head Road.

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Surry Hills boundary marker

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Boundary marker installed to indicate the eastern limit of Sydney Town. Now installed at the Museum of Sydney.

Ultimo boundary marker

Boundary stone approximately 152 centimetres high which was erected on the eastern bank of Black Wattle Creek to delineate the boundary of Sydney Town.

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Alderman Charles Edward Jeanneret, c1888-89

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[NSCA CRS 54/388]

Alderman Edwin S Sautelle 1915

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By

Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[Daily Telegraph, 12 February 1915, p9, via Trove]

Alderman Ernest Samuel Marks, Lord Mayor 1930

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[NSCA CRS 54/75]

Alderman GP Frere, Mayor of Albury 1913

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.news-article101181498 via Trove]

(Albury Banner and Wodonga Express, 7 March 1913, p30)

Alderman George Hill c1870

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[057\057448]

(SRC18689)

Alderman James Green 1881-82

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[005\005709]

(NSCA CRS 54/495)

Alderman James Green c1877

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By

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a1321034 / PXA 549, 12d]

(Mitchell Library)

Alderman John Hosking

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[057\057442]

(SRC18683)

Alderman John Woods, Mayor of Sydney 1865

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Courtesy:

City of Sydney Council

[Sydney Town Hall Collection 1988.376]

Alderman Lawrence Emmet McDermott 1960s

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

(SRC18828)

Australia's only woman Mayor 1938

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[PIX, 23 April 1938, p20 via Trove]

Boundary post No 1 - Bourke Street and Plunkett Street 2007

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By

Contributed By

Boundary post No 13, held at Powerhouse Museum, Castle Hill 2011

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By

Contributed By

Boundary post No 20 - Town Hall and George Street 2012

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By

Contributed By

Boundary post No 38 - Cleveland Street and South Dowling Street 2012

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By

Contributed By

...

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Box 15: Royal Australian Historical Society : photonegatives, ca. 1900-1910, Mitchell Library)

Cecil McKenzie in Australian Air League uniform at Blacktown Shire Council's Electrical Exhibition c1940

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Reproduced courtesy of the

Ex-Wrans Association NSW

Charles H Bertie, City Librarian, 1925-1927

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

(NSCA CRS 54/129)

Cover of Fairfield City Council's newsletter, CityLife December 2006

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Contributed By

Fairfield City Council

[CityLife December 2006]

Daniel Egan 1853

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[P1/E]

(Mitchell Library)

Daniel Egan c1869

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Contributed By

National Archives of Australia

[C4078, N4064C]

Edward Flood

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Mitchell Library)

Former Sydney Lord Mayor Harry Jensen, drawn 2013

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By

Contributed By

[http://wardoneill.com/]

Former Sydney Lord Mayor, Leo Port, drawn 2013

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By

Contributed By

[http://wardoneill.com/]

From council chamber to kitchen 1938

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[PIX, 23 April 1938, p21 via Trove]

George Kiss, Randwick Councillor, between 1869 and 1874

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By

John Hubert Newman

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a4219009 / P1/909]

(Mitchell Library)

George Smith Esq 1867

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By

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a1564001 / DL Pf140]

(Dixson Library, detail from 'Australian Aboriginal cricketers')

George Thornton 1852

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By

William Nicholas

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a928099 / MIN 169]

(Mitchell Library)

George Thornton c1896

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Mitchell Library)

Henry MacDermott c1840s

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[058\058749]

(SRC18819)

James Robert Wilshire 1856

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Contributed By

City of Sydney Archives

[000\000441]

(NSCA CRS 54/5)

John Young, Alderman and Mayor of Sydney c1877

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By

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a1321058 / PXA 549, 22d]

(Mitchell Library)

Joshua Frey Josephson 1851

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By

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a928154 / P2/9]

(Mitchell Library)

Mr Alderman (Robert) Fowler, the new mayor of Sydney 1880

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Illustrated Sydney News, 24 January 1880 p 9)

New vestibule of the Sydney Town Hall 1878

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Image courtesy of the

State Library of Victoria

[IAN05/08/78/140 / mp002839]

(Pictures Collection)

Our Corporation Geese 1869

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Sydney Punch, July 10, 1869, p 60)

Robert Owen

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[gpo2_08238 / GPO2 08238]

(Mitchell Library)

Simeon H Pearce c1880-1891

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By

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a4360032 / P1/1332]

(Mitchell Library)

Sir Joynton Smith

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a928559 / DL 92 / 263]

(Dixson Library)

Sydney Town Hall and Queen Victoria Building 1904

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By

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a113002 / DLPg44]

(Dixson Library)

Sydney Town Hall c1894

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By

Contributed By

Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

(Tyrrell Photographic Collection)

Sydney Town Hall under construction c1875

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Mitchell Library)

Sydney Town Hall, George Street c1912

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[4481_a026_000410]

The alderman (Henry Fisher) 1847

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By

William Nicholas

Contributed By

National Gallery of Australia

[Accession No: NGA 2006.925.38]

(from 'Heads of the people: an illustrated journal of literature, whims and oddities', Sydney: W Baker 1847)

The first Randwick Municipal Council Chambers 1866

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By

Freeman Bros & Prout

Image courtesy of the

State Library of Victoria

[Acc no: H15191]

Town Hall, Parramatta c1890

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By

John Henry Harvey

Image courtesy of the

State Library of Victoria

[H2009.100/554]

Town Hall, Randwick c1885

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.obj-140636410]

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