Smythesdale
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Smythe's Creek flows through this town. In 1878 it boasted a public court, court of mines, mining survey and registry, sub-treasury, post office, town hall telegraph office, bank, 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]
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Municipal Facts
1861 - proclaimed a municipality. [4] 1869 - proclaimed a borough. [5]
Smythesdale Mayors
Smythesdale Mayors (1861–1921)
| # | Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| [[]] | 1861–1862 | |
| John Lynch | 1862–1863 | |
| John McDonogh | 1863–1864 | |
| Edward Merrin | 1864–1865 | |
| Edward Jackson | 1865-1866 | |
| Alexander Young | 1866-1867 | |
| John Pounder Roberts | 1868-1870 | |
| Alexander McVitty (died in office) | 1870–1873 | |
| Alexander Young | 1873-1874 | |
| Charles Funcke | 1874–1875 | |
| Robert Bell | 1875–1878 | |
| Edmund Knights | 1878-80 | |
| G.J. Jones | 1880-1882 | |
| K. Morrison | 1882-1883 | |
| D. McGrath | 1883-1884 | |
| W. Carnegie | 1884-1886 | |
| D. Flowitt | 1889–1890 | |
| K. Morrison | 1890–1892 | |
| T.W. Bennett | 1892–1894 | |
| J. Christie | 1894–1896 | |
| T.W. Bennett | 1896-1897 | |
| Alexander Young | 1897–1899 | |
| T.W. Bennett | 1899–1900 | |
| A. Bowler | 1900–1901 | |
| J.T. Sadler | 1901–1902 | |
| Alexander Young | 1902–1904 | |
| J.J. Edgar | 1904–1906 | |
| D.M. Aisbett | 1906–1907 | |
| C. Merry | 1907–1908 | |
| H.C. Japp | 1908–1909 | |
| A.A. Edgar | 1909–1910 | |
| D. Crosthwaite | 1910-1911 | |
| T.H. Crosthwaite | 1911-1912 | |
| D.M. Aisbett | 1912–1913 | |
| [[]] | 1913–1914 | |
| Williamson | 1913-1914 | |
| [[]McMenamin] | 1914–1915 | |
| [[]] | 1915–1916 | |
| [[]] | 1916–1917 | |
| [[]] | 1917–1918 | |
| [[]] | 1918–1919 | |
| [[]] | 1919–1920 | |
| [[]] | 1920–1921 |
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References
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1878.
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1878.
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1878.
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1878.
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1878.
--Sallyanne Doyle 15:24, 23 February 2013 (EST)
