City of Camberwell

For the suburb, see Camberwell, Victoria.

For other uses, see Camberwell (disambiguation).

"Shire of Boroondara" redirects here. Not to be confused with the current LGA City of Boroondara.

Local government area in Victoria, Australia

City of Camberwell
Victoria

Location in Melbourne

Camberwell Town Hall

Population| 91,000 (1992)[1]
• Density| 2,527/km2 (6,550/sq mi)
Established| 1914
Area| 36.01 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Council seat| Camberwell
Region| Eastern Melbourne
County| Bourke
| LGAs around City of Camberwell:

Heidelberg | Doncaster & Templestowe | Doncaster & Templestowe
Kew | City of Camberwell | Box Hill
Hawthorn | Malvern | Waverley

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.

## History

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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 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.[4] 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,[5] 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.[6] 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.[2][7]

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

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* 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

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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

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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.[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.[8]

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)

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Year  | North Ward  | Centre Ward  | South Ward

|
|
|

Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor
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[a]
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)[b]
1931 |  | Walter Fordham
(Reform)
1932 |  | Arthur Hislop
(Ind.)  |  | Henry Crawford
(GIPA)
1932 |  | William Warner
(Ind.)[c]
1933 |  | Henry Leigh
(Ind.)  |  | Raymond Barnes
(Ind.)  |
1934 |  | David Watson
(Ind.)

### 1934−1993 (four wards)

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Year  | North East Ward  | North West Ward  | Centre Ward  | South Ward

|
|
|
|

Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor  | Councillor
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

## Further reading

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* Blainey, Geoffrey (1980). A History of Camberwell (Revised ed.). Melbourne: Lothian. ISBN 0-85091-124-9.
* Camberwell Conservation Study (1991)[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

## Notes

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1. ^ Alfred Bowley was re-elected at the 1914 election, but he was unable to be officially declared elected as he was held up in England due to World War I. His seat was declared vacant and he had to return in November 1914 to re-nominate for a by-election, which he won unopposed.[9]
2. ^ Henry Rooks died in October 1930 and Nettleton won the subsequent by-election in November 1930.
3. ^ Arthur Willison died on 11 September 1932 and Warner won the subsequent by-election on 6 October 1932.[10]

## References

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1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49\. ISSN 0067-1223.
2. ^ a b Monash University (1999). "Australian Places – Camberwell". Archived from the original on 3 October 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
3. ^ a b Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 327–328. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
4. ^ McAsey, Jennifer. Podgor plan in doubt. 8 August 1988. The Age: Melbourne. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EEARAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fZYDAAAAIBAJ&dq=podgor camberwell&pg=4464,5206340, accessed: 4 March 2017
5. ^ "Investigation into Camberwell Council" (PDF). Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
6. ^ "Municipal shake-up". The Age. 9 April 1994. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ "FINAL REPORT Electoral Representation Review for the Boroondara City Council (see page 11)" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Commission. 26 May 2008.
9. ^ "SOCIAL NOTES". Trove. Leader.
10. ^ "CAMBERWELL COUNCIL ELECTION". Trove. The Age.
11. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 1 Recommendations & Guidelines – Part 1 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011
12. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 1 Recommendations & Guidelines – Part 2 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011
13. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 1 Recommendations & Guidelines – Part 3 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011
14. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 2 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011
15. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 – Part 1 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011
16. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 – Part 2 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011
17. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 3 – Part 3 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011
18. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 4 – Part 1 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011
19. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 4 – Part 2 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011
20. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 4 – Part 3 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011
21. ^ Camberwell Conservation Study 1991 Vol 5 (PDF), City of Camberwell, 1991, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2011

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