Erskineville Municipal Council

Unique IDAG-0065DescriptionThe Municipalities Act 1858 allowed for the incorporation of areas of NSW (other than the City of Sydney which functioned under its own 1842 legislation) as municipalities with local government organisations. The approval process required a petition from at least fifty householders in an area. A new municipality could be created from an area previously unincorporated, or from an area within the boundary of an existing municipality.

Erskineville Municipality was brought into existence by means of a simple change of name by Macdonaldtown Municipality (see CRS 598/4). A map of Macdonaldtown is attached, dating from the 1880s, showing municipal boundaries and the Ward divisions.

This agency has been created by the City of Sydney Archives to cover all the corporate and administrative offices of the Erskineville Municipal Council. Apart from the corporation (the group of Alderman headed by the Mayor) the suburban municipalities surrounding the City of Sydney usually employed only a Town Clerk and a handful of other administrative staff.

From 1 January 1949, Erskineville was absorbed by Sydney City Council.CreationResolution of Macdonaldtown Council 27 March 1893AbolitionLocal Government (Areas) Act 1948

Series

Erskineville Building Plans

War Comfort Funds, and Staff Enlistment Papers, Erskineville National Emergency Service (NES)

Erskineville Register of Inspection of Properties

Erskineville Newsclipping Books

Erskineville Register of Notification of Infectious Diseases

Erskineville Private Minutes of Finance and Other Committees

Erskineville Reports of Lighting Committee

Erskineville Reports of Works Committee

Erskineville Reports of Finance Committee

Erskineville Minutes of Council

Erskineville Bill of Quantities for Erection of Town Hall

Erskineville Roll of Electors

Erskineville Letter Books

Erskineville Correspondence and Minute Register

Erskineville Rate Books Duplicate Notices

Erskineville Valuation and Rate Books

Erskineville Correspondence and Subject Files

Agency

Sydney City Council

Audit Department II

City Solicitor

City Health Department

Town Clerk's Department

City Architect and Building Surveyor's Department II

City Treasury Department I

Parks and Recreations Department

City Engineer's Department I

Description

Start date27th March 1893End date31st December 1948Relationship legacy dataPRECEDED BY: Macdonaldtown Municipal Council AG-0067 (27/03/1893)
RELATED TO: Erskineville Municipal Council OR-0010 (27/03/1893 to 31/12/1948)
RELATED TO: Suburban municipal government FN-0029 (27/03/1893 to 31/12/1948)
Archivist noteFor additional information, see CRS 326: A06-00082Legacy dataUnregistered preciding agency: None
Unregistered succeeding agency: None
Unregistered superior agency: None
Unregistered subordinate agency: None
Unregistered related agency: None
Registered by: Mark Stevens
Registered date: 17/09/1992
Amendments: Angela McGing 18 January 1995
Last amendment date: 18/01/1995
Updated Date: 03/05/2005
Updated User: MigratedDataSource System ID65

Relationships

Preceding agenciesMacdonaldtown Municipal CouncilOrganisationErskineville Municipal CouncilRelated functionsSuburban municipal government

Registration

Date registered5th December 2018Registered byData Migration UserRegistration statusApproved

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Erskineville Municipal Council