Smythesdale
Smythesdale is a town on the banks of Smythes Creek, Victoria. It is on the Glenelg Highway bewteen Ballarat and Skipton.
In 1878 Smythesdale boasted a public court, court of mines, mining survey and registry, sub-treasury, post office, town hall, telegraph office, bank, and lock-up.[1] The school had 350 children in attendance, and there were five places of worship. [2]
In 1878 the Borough of Smythesdale had a population of 600 with 108 ratepayers on the roll. [3]
Municipal Facts
1861 - proclaimed a municipality. [4] 1869 - proclaimed a borough. [5]
Smythesdale Mayors (1861–1921)
| # | Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| [[]] | 1861–1862 | |
| Alexander Dick | 1862–1863[6] | |
| Price | 1863–1864[7] | |
| Paul Papenhagen | 1864–1866[8] | |
| Joseph La Motty | 1866[9] | |
| John Keith | 1868 [10] | |
| C. T. Tait | 1869[11] | |
| [[]] | 1869–1871 | |
| [[]] | 1871–1872 | |
| Johannes Heinz | 1872 | |
| [[]] | 1873 | |
| [[]] | 1874–1875 | |
| [[]] | 1875–1877 | |
| [[]] | 1877–1878 | |
| Henry Proctor | 1878 | |
| [[]] | 1879–1880 | |
| [[]] | 1880 | |
| Henry Proctor | 1881[12] | |
| [[]] | 1882 | |
| [[]] | 1883 | |
| [[]] | 1884 | |
| [[]] | 1885–1886 | |
| [[]] | 1886 | |
| [[]] | 1887–1888 | |
| [[]] | 1888–1889 | |
| [[]] | 1889–1890 | |
| [[]] | 1890–1891 | |
| [[]] | 1891–1892 | |
| [[]] | 1892–1893 | |
| Dean Hart | 1893–1894 | |
| [[]] | 1894–1895 | |
| [[]] | 1895–1896 | |
| [[]] | 1897-1897 | |
| [[]] | 1897–1898 | |
| [[]] | 1898–1899 | |
| [[]] | 1899–1900 | |
| [[]] | 1900–1901 | |
| [[]] | 1901–1902 | |
| [[]] | 1902–1903 | |
| [[]] | 1903–1904 | |
| [[]] | 1904–1905 | |
| [[]] | 1905–1906 | |
| [[]] | 1906–1907 | |
| [[]] | 1907–1908 | |
| [[]] | 1908–1909 | |
| [[]] | 1909–1910 | |
| [[]] | 1910-1911 | |
| [[]] | 1911 | |
| [[]] | 1912–1913 | |
| [[]] | 1913–1914 | |
| Williamson | 1914[13] | |
| McMenamin | 1914–1915[13] | |
| [[]] | 1915–1916 | |
| [[]] | 1916–1917 | |
| [[]] | 1917–1918 | |
| [[]] | 1918–1919 | |
| [[]] | 1919–1920 | |
| [[]] | 1920–1921 |
Communications
The Telegraph Office at Smythesdale opened for business on Thursday, 18 June, 1863:
Mr Bechervaise, telegraph master, informs us that on Thursday the Electric Telegraph station at Smythesdale was opened to the public. The rates of charges from Ballarat are the same as to Clunes, Creswick, and Beaufort.[14]
Sport
There was a cricket club in existence in 1859, and a second club was being formed.[15]
See also
Mining in Smythesdale - Mining companies in Smythesdale - Mining gullies in Smythesdale - Mining gutters in Smythesdale - Mining leads in Smythesdale - Mining reefs in Smythesdale
Thomas Chandler, blacksmith (<1870>)
Ballarat Skipton Railway Track
References
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1878.
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1878.
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1878.
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1878.
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1878.
- ↑ 1863 'SMYTHESDALE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 22 October, p. 4, viewed 9 May, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72518116
- ↑ 1864 'COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF SMYTHESDALE.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 28 March, p. 4, viewed 9 May, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72514599
- ↑ 1865 'SMYTHESDALE BOROUGH.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1870; 1914 - 1918), 16 November, p. 4, viewed 9 May, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112880459
- ↑ 1866 'SMYTHESDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1870; 1914 - 1918), 22 November, p. 2, viewed 9 May, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112859578
- ↑ 1868 'POLICE.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1870; 1914 - 1918), 23 May, p. 4, viewed 9 May, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113603557
- ↑ 1869 'DINNER TO MR. J. P. HAMILTON, P.M.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1870; 1914 - 1918), 10 February, p. 2, viewed 9 May, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112883218
- ↑ 1881 'MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 3 August, p. 6, viewed 9 May, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5961745
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 1914 'District News. SMYTHESDALE.', Pitfield Banner and Hollybush Times (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), 5 September, p. 3, viewed 9 May, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119812383
- ↑ 1863 'NEWS AND NOTES.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 19 June, p. 2, viewed 9 May, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72515143
- ↑ 1859 'SMYTHESDALE.', The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), 30 November, p. 2, viewed 16 October, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72463510
--Sallyanne Doyle 15:24, 23 February 2013 (EST)