City of Camberwell

The City of Camberwell was a local government area about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1914 until 1994.

History

Camberwell was first incorporated as the Boroondara Road District on 11 July 1864, which became the Shire of Boroondara on 17 November 1871. At this point, Camberwell consisted of two small settlements; one near the Camberwell Inn and the other to the east, at Hartwell. Much of the shire's area was under cultivation, with a few sites for fine residences at the northern end.

The shire was renamed to the Shire of Camberwell and Boroondara on 16 May 1905. It became a borough on 28 April 1905, a town on 15 May 1906, and was proclaimed a city on 20 April 1914. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.

The council's pathway to amalgamation was different from most. Following a redevelopment deal for land behind the Burke Road shops, residents rebelled and at the 1988 council elections threw out four councillors who supported the deal replacing them with opponents.McAsey, Jennifer. Podgor plan in doubt. 8 August 1988. The Age: Melbourne. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EEARAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fZYDAAAAIBAJ&dq=podgor%20camberwell&pg=4464,5206340, accessed: 4 March 2017 The council then backed out of the deal and had over $24 million damages awarded against it. Combined with an investigation which revealed serious governance breaches and other issues, all councillors were sacked and replaced with a commissioner on 22 June 1993.

At the same time, a major reform of local government in Victoria was taking place, and the western part of the City was planned to be merged with the City of Hawthorn and City of Kew to form the City of Riversdale, while the eastern part of the City was planned to be merged with the City of Box Hill to form the City of Whitehorse. Eventually, the decision was made to merge the entirety of Camberwell with Hawthorn and Kew to form the newly created City of Boroondara, which took effect on 22 June 1994.

Council meetings were held at the Camberwell Town Hall, on Camberwell Road, Camberwell. It presently serves as the council seat for the City of Boroondara.

Suburbs

Ashburton Balwyn Balwyn North Burwood (shared with the Cities of Box Hill and Waverley) Camberwell* Canterbury Glen Iris (shared with the Cities of Malvern and Hawthorn) Surrey Hills (shared with the City of Box Hill)

* Council seat.

Population Year Population 1911 12,551 1933 50,052 1947 76,125 1954 90,397 1958 99,300* 1961 99,353 1966 99,867 1971 98,302 1976 89,865 1981 85,883 1986 83,792 1991 83,799

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

Councillors The City of Camberwell was subdivided into four wards on 22 May 1934:

North East Ward North West Ward Centre Ward South Ward

Prior to 1934, North East and North West were combined as North Ward. Each of the four wards elected three councillors. Unlike present day multi-councillor wards, each election was staggered, with only one councillor per ward up for election at a time, and an election every year.

A number of local parties were active in Camberwell, including the Camberwell Ratepayers' Protection League (CRPL), Glen Iris Progress Association (GIPA), Reform Movement, South Camberwell Progress Association (SCPA) and the Victorian Free Trade and Land Values League.

1905−1934 (three wards) YearNorth WardCentre WardSouth WardCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 1905 William McBeath (Ind.) John Maling (Ind.) George Merey (Ind.) Andrew Baillieu (Non-Labor) Robert Beckett (Ind.) Frederick Read (Ind.) George Catanach (Ind.) Edward Dillon (Ind.) G.A. Green (Ind.) 1906 1907 Henry Rooks (Ind.) 1908 Alfred Bowley (Ind.) Henry Dench (Ind.) 1909 William Renwick (Free Trade League) 1910 1911 Frederick Vear (Ind.) 1912 1913 1914 Vacant 1914 Alfred Bowley (Ind.) 1915 Arthur Willison (Ind.) 1916 William Nott (Ind.) 1917 Francis Bellemaine (Ind.) 1918 George Coghill (Ind.) 1919 Albert Hocking (Non-Labor) 1920 1921 Arthur Latham (CRPL/Ind) 1922 John Howie (CRPL/Ind) 1923 Albert Hocking (Non-Labor) 1924 T. Purves (Ind.) George Wright (Ind.) 1925 Norman Mackay (Ind.) 1926 Arthur Vine (Ind.) Henry Witt (Ind.) 1927 Robert McCamish (Ind.) Arthur Willison (Ind.) 1928 1929 1930 1930 James Nettleton (SCPA/UAP) 1931 Walter Fordham (Reform) 1932 Arthur Hislop (Ind.) Henry Crawford (GIPA) 1932 William Warner (Ind.) 1933 Henry Leigh (Ind.) Raymond Barnes (Ind.) 1934 David Watson (Ind.)

1934−1993 (four wards) YearNorth East WardNorth West WardCentre WardSouth WardCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 1981 Alexander Briggs (Ind.) James Rumpf (Ind.) John Cook (Ind.) William Hocking (Ind.) Gerry Gaffney (Ind.) John Martin (Ind.) Kevin Connolly (Ind.) Andrew Begg (Ind.) Bruce Shields (Ind.) 1982 Mary Drost (Ind.) 1983 Paul Daley (Ind.) Richard Pearse (Ind.) 1984 Laraine Beattie (Ind.) Wayne Bunte (Ind.) Colin Bowden (Ind.) 1985 Irene Wegener (Ind.) 1986 Frank Libman (Ind.) Wendy Nettle (Ind.) 1987 Joseph Stanley (Ind.) David McCloskey (Ind.) John Jenner (Ind.) 1988 Judith Harrison (Ind.) Ernest Tucker (Ind.) Michael Jacombs (Ind.) 1989 Bryan Steele (Ind.) Sally Brentnall (Ind.) John Wauchope (Ind.) Jennie Carey (Ind.) 1990 Carolyn Ingvarson (Ind.) Hugh Cameron (Ind.) 1991 William Roebuck (Ind.) Tracey Brewer (Ind.) Beth Lee (Ind.) 1992 Dennis Whelan (Ind.) Michael van Assche (Ind.) Bryan Steele (Ind.) Keith Walter (Ind.) 1993

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