City of South Melbourne

This article is about a former local government area. For the suburb, see South Melbourne.

Local government area in Victoria, Australia

City of South Melbourne
Victoria

Location in Melbourne

South Melbourne Town Hall

Coordinates| 37°59′06″S 144°57′36″E﻿ / ﻿37.98500°S 144.96000°E﻿ / -37.98500; 144.96000
Population| 17,600 (1992)[1]
• Density| 1,975/km2 (5,116/sq mi)
Established| 1855
Abolished| 1994
Area| 8.91 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Council seat| South Melbourne
Region| Inner Melbourne
County| Bourke
| LGAs around City of South Melbourne:

Melbourne | Melbourne | Melbourne
Port Melbourne | City of South Melbourne | Prahran
Port Phillip | Port Phillip | St Kilda

The City of South Melbourne was a local government area about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River. The city covered an area of 8.91 square kilometres (3.44 sq mi), 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.[2]

## History

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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.[2]

On 18 November 1993, a small portion around Southbank and the Victorian Arts Centre was annexed to the City of Melbourne.[3]

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.[4]

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

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* Albert Park
* Melbourne (between Queens Road and St Kilda Road)
* Middle Park
* Southbank
* South Melbourne*

* Council seat.

## Population

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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

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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

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Councillor | Party | Ward | Term start | Term 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
| Reg Macey | Liberal |  | 1973 | 1981
| Reg Macey | Liberal |  | 1982 | 1985

† = Died in office

## Gallery

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* South Melbourne Town Hall

## References

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1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49\. ISSN 0067-1223.
2. ^ a b Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 483–484.483-484&rft.pub=Arnall+&+Jackson&rft.date=1992&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:City+of+South+Melbourne" class="Z3988"> Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. ^ Monash University (1999). "Australian Places - South Melbourne". Archived from the original on 2 April 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
4. ^ 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. 11\. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

## External links

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* Victorian Places - South Melbourne

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