The City of South Melbourne was a local government area about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1994.
The council area was bounded by the Yarra River to the north, Fraser and Lorne Streets to the south, the Port Phillip foreshore and Pickles Street to the west, and St Kilda Road to the east.
History South Melbourne was first incorporated as the Emerald Hill Borough on 26 May 1855, and became a town on 1 March 1872. It was proclaimed a city, and was renamed South Melbourne, on 21 September 1883. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 18 November 1993, the northern strip of the City, including Southbank, the Victorian Arts Centre, and the part of Docklands south of the Yarra, was annexed to the City of Melbourne.
On 22 June 1994, the City of South Melbourne was abolished, and along with the Cities of Port Melbourne and St Kilda, was merged into the newly created City of Port Phillip.
The council met at the South Melbourne Town Hall on Bank Street, between Fishley and Layfield Streets, South Melbourne. The hall still exists and is now used by the Australian National Academy of Music.
Suburbs Albert Park Melbourne (between Queens Road and St Kilda Road) Middle Park Southbank South Melbourne*
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1861 8,822 1881 25,374 1891 41,724 1921 46,873 1954 37,955 1958 35,300* 1961 32,528 1966 30,174 1971 26,995 1976 21,334 1981 19,955 1986 18,499 1991 17,712
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
Councillors The City of South Melbourne was divided into four wards, each electing three councillors:
Canterbury Ward Fawkner Ward Hobson Ward Queens Ward
List of known councillors CouncillorPartyWardTerm startTerm end Edward Heather Independent Queen's 18?? 18?? Thomas Smith Political Labour League Beaconsfield 1885 1895 Labor 1895 1901 Thomas Ashworth Free Trade Association 1895 1898 James Laurence Murphy Labor 1904 1942 Arthur Disney Labor 1908 1918 Charles Merrett Liberal 1915 1917 Nationalist 1917 1922 Liberal Union 1922 1925 Independent Liberal 1922 1925 Australian Liberal 1926 1932 Independent Liberal 1932 1937 Robert Williams Labor 1921 1932 Independent 1932 1932 Arthur Wallace Labor 1928 1932 Independent 1932 1937 Archibald Crofts Non-Labor Queen's 1931 1933 United Australia 1933 1942† Keith Sutton Labor 1939 1952 Doris Condon Labor 1962 1974 Reg Macey Liberal 1973 1981 1982 1985
† = Died in office
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Victorian Places - South Melbourne