Unique IDAY-0102Description*** Applies only to suburban municipal Councils absorbed by the City of Sydney, 1908 and 1948.
This Activity reflects the whole of the records-creating business activities of the various Municipal Councils absorbed by Sydney City Council that are not specifically covered under other activities.
The surviving records for these Councils are now mostly held in the City of Sydney Archives. The business activities they reflect are broadly:
Valuation and assessment of properties (Assessment and valuation books)
Levying and collection of rates (Rate books)
Governance of the Council and other business (Minute books, Letter books, etc)CreationMunicipalities Act 1858
Municipalities Act 1867
Municipalities Act 1897
Local Government Act 1919 (amended to 1948)AbolitionCity of Sydney Boundaries Extension Act 1908
Camperdown Municipal Council absorbed by Sydney City Council.
Local Government (Areas) Act 1948
Other municipalities absorbed by Sydney City Council.
Start date3rd August 1858End date31st December 1948Archivist noteTHIS ACTIVITY IS TO BE USED ONLY FOR RECORDS SERIES CREATED BY THE COUNCILS ABSORBED BY THE CITY OF SYDNEY 1908 AND 1949.Relationship legacy dataRELATED TO: Suburban municipal government FN-0029 (03/08/1858 to 31/12/1948)
Identification
Legacy dataRegistered by: Mark Stevens
Registered date: 03/10/1997
Amendments: Mark Stevens, 15 May 2001
Last amendment date: 16/05/2001
Updated Date: 07/07/2008
Updated User: mstevensSource system ID102
