City of Camberwell

The City of Camberwell was a local government area about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 36.01 square kilometres (13.90 sq mi), and existed from 1914 until 1994.

For the suburb, see Camberwell, Victoria.
For other uses, see Camberwell (disambiguation).
"Shire of Boroondara" redirects here. It is not to be confused with the current LGA City of Boroondara.

City of Camberwell
Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Camberwell Town Hall
Population91,000 (1992)[1]
 • Density2,527/km2 (6,550/sq mi)
Established1914
Area36.01 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Council seatCamberwell
RegionMelbourne
CountyBourke
LGAs around City of Camberwell:
Heidelberg Doncaster & Templestowe Doncaster & Templestowe
Kew City of Camberwell Box Hill
Hawthorn Malvern Waverley

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.[2]

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.[3]

The council's pathway to amalgamation was a little different from most. Following a redevelopment deal for land behind the Burke Road shops, the council reneged on the deal and had over $24 million damages awarded against it. Combined with an investigation which revealed serious governance breaches and other issues,[4] 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 decision was made to merge Camberwell with the Cities of Hawthorn and Kew into the newly created City of Boroondara, which took effect on 22 June 1994.[2][5]

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.

Wards

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

  • North East Ward
  • North West Ward
  • Centre Ward
  • South Ward

Each of the four wards elects three councillors.[3] 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.[6]

Suburbs

Population
Year Population
191112,551
193350,052
194776,125
195490,397
195899,300*
196199,353
196699,867
197198,302
197689,865
198185,883
198683,792
199183,799

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

Further reading
  • Blainey, Geoffrey (1980). A History of Camberwell (Revised ed.). Melbourne: Lothian. ISBN 0-85091-124-9.
  • Camberwell Conservation Study (1991)[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Monash University (1999). "Australian Places – Camberwell". Archived from the original on 3 October 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
  3. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 327–328. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  4. "Investigation into Camberwell Council" (PDF). Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994–1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  6. "FINAL REPORT Electoral Representation Review for the Boroondara City Council (see page 11)" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Commission. 26 May 2008.
  7. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 1 Recommendations & Guidelines – Part 1 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011
  8. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 1 Recommendations & Guidelines – Part 2 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011
  9. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 1 Recommendations & Guidelines – Part 3 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011
  10. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 2 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011
  11. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 – Part 1 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011
  12. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 – Part 2 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011
  13. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 – Part 3 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011
  14. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 4 – Part 1 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011
  15. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 4 – Part 2 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011
  16. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 4 – Part 3 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011
  17. Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 5 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011

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