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{{for|the steamship City of Richmond|PS Avalon}}
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| name = City of Richmond
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| region = [[Melbourne]]
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| area = 6.12
| est = 1855
| type = lga
| seat = [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]
| name = City of Richmond
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| state = vic
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| pop = 22,900 (1992)<ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49|id=ISSN 0067-1223}}</ref>
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| region = Inner [[Melbourne]]
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| area = 6.12
| image = Old lga Richmond.png
| est = 1855
| seat = [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]
| imagesize = 150
| caption = Location in [[Melbourne]]
| pop = 22,900
| county = [[County of Bourke|Bourke]]
| pop_year = 1992
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| pop_footnotes = <ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49|issn= 0067-1223}}</ref>
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| near-nw = [[City of Collingwood|Collingwood]]
| near-n = [[City of Northcote|Northcote]]
| logo = [[File:City of Richmond Logo.jpg|120px]]
| near-ne = [[City of Kew|Kew]]
| image = Old lga Richmond.png
| near-w = [[City of Melbourne|Melbourne]]
| caption = Location in [[Melbourne]]
| near-e = [[City of Hawthorn|Hawthorn]]
| image2 = Richmond Town Hall 001.JPG
| near-sw = [[City of Melbourne|Melbourne]]
| caption2 = Richmond Town Hall
| near-s = [[City of Prahran|Prahran]]
| county = [[County of Bourke, Victoria|Bourke]]
| near-se = [[City of Malvern|Malvern]]
| near-nw = [[City of Collingwood|Collingwood]]
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| near-n = [[City of Northcote|Northcote]]
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| near-ne = [[City of Kew|Kew]]
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| near-w = [[City of Melbourne|Melbourne]]
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| near-s = [[City of Prahran|Prahran]]
| near-se = [[City of Malvern|Malvern]]
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[[Image:Richmond town hall melbourne.jpg|thumb|Richmond Town Hall]]
{{otheruses|Richmond}}


The '''City of Richmond''' was a [[Local Government Areas of Australia|Local Government Area]] located about {{convert|2|km|mi|0|lk=on}} east of [[Melbourne]], the state capital of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The city covered an area of {{convert|6.12|sqkm|sqmi|2|lk=on}}, and existed from 1855 until 1994.
The '''City of Richmond''' was a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] about {{convert|2|km|mi|0}} east of [[Melbourne]], the state capital of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia. The city covered an area of {{convert|6.12|km2|sqmi|2}}, and existed from 1855 until 1994.


==History==
==History==
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Richmond was first incorporated as a municipality on [[24 April]] [[1855]], having split from [[City of Melbourne]] on the same day as neighbouring Collingwood. It became a town on [[28 September]] [[1872]] and a city on [[17 February]] [[1882]].<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=465-466}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>


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Richmond was incorporated as a municipality on 24 April 1855, having split from the [[City of Melbourne]] on the same day as the neighbouring [[City of Collingwood]]. It became a town on 28 September 1872, and a city on 17 February 1882.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=465–466}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>
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On [[22 June]] [[1994]], the City of Richmond was abolished and merged with the cities of [[City of Collingwood|Collingwood]] and [[City of Fitzroy|Fitzroy]] and the suburbs of [[Fairfield, Victoria|Fairfield]] and [[Alphington, Victoria|Alphington]] to form the [[City of Yarra]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=[[1 August]] [[1995]]|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2007-12-16}}</ref>


In 1920, it became the first municipal council in Australia to have a female councillor, when [[Mary Rogers (politician)|Mary Rogers]] of the [[Victorian Labor Party|Labor Party]] was elected.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11500505 |title=AUSTRALIA'S FIRST WOMAN COUNCILLOR. |newspaper=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |volume=CXIII |issue=15,921 |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=10 November 1920 |accessdate=20 January 2018 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184978063 |title=LABOR WOMAN'S DEATH. |newspaper=[[The Daily Standard (Brisbane)|Daily Standard]] |issue=6156 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=8 October 1932 |accessdate=20 January 2018 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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Richmond was at one stage divided into wards, but by 1994 was represented by nine councillors each representing all electors in the city. Meetings were held at the [[Richmond Town Hall]] in [[Bridge Road, Melbourne|Bridge Road]], [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]].

The Richmond council was sacked in 1982 by the [[Victoria State Government|State Government]] following a report which revealed allegations of electoral malpractice and fraud. The council was replaced by a state-appointed commissioner, [[Alex Gillon]], to administer the city in its stead until an elected council was restored in 1988.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Age]]|publication-place=Melbourne|title=Democracy returns to Richmond|first=Luke |last=Slattery|date=8 April 1988|page=11}}</ref>

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On 22 June 1994, the City of Richmond was abolished, and along with the Cities of Collingwood and [[City of Fitzroy|Fitzroy]], and parts of [[Fairfield, Victoria|Fairfield]] and [[Alphington, Victoria|Alphington]] from the [[City of Northcote]], was merged into the newly created [[City of Yarra]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2007-12-16}}</ref>

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Richmond was at one stage divided into wards, but by 1994 the council was represented by nine councillors, each representing all electors in the city. Meetings were held at the [[Richmond Town Hall, Melbourne|Richmond Town Hall]], on [[Bridge Road, Melbourne|Bridge Road]], [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]].


==Mayors==
==Mayors==
{{main|List of Chairmen and Mayors of Richmond}}
{{main|List of mayors of Richmond}}

==Election results==
===1931===
{{excerpt|Results of the 1931 Victorian local elections|section=Richmond|subsections=yes}}


==Suburbs==
==Suburbs==
* [[Burnley, Victoria|Burnley]]
* [[Burnley, Victoria|Burnley]]
* [[Cremorne, Victoria|Cremorne]]
* [[Cremorne, Victoria|Cremorne]]
* [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]
* '''[[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]'''*

<small>* Council seat.</small>


==Population==
==Population==
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| 1976 || 26,179
| 1976 || 26,179
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| 1981 || 25,100*
| 1981 || 24,506
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| 1986 || 23,400*
| 1986 || 23,285
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| 1991 || 22,789
| 1991 || 22,789
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<small>* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.</small><br />
<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/richmond Victorian Places - Richmond]


{{Melbourne former LGAs}}
{{Melbourne former LGAs}}
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[[Category:Former Local Government Areas of Victoria|Richmond]]
[[Category:Former local government areas of Victoria (state)|Richmond]]
[[Category:City of Yarra]]
[[Category:1855 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:1994 disestablishments in Australia]]

Latest revision as of 10:58, 22 June 2024

For the steamship City of Richmond, see PS Avalon.
For other uses, see Richmond (disambiguation).

City of Richmond
Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Richmond Town Hall
Population22,900 (1992)[1]
 • Density3,742/km2 (9,691/sq mi)
Established1855
Area6.12 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Council seatRichmond
RegionInner Melbourne
CountyBourke
LGAs around City of Richmond:
Collingwood Northcote Kew
Melbourne City of Richmond Hawthorn
Melbourne Prahran Malvern

The City of Richmond was a local government area about 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 6.12 square kilometres (2.36 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.

History

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Richmond was incorporated as a municipality on 24 April 1855, having split from the City of Melbourne on the same day as the neighbouring City of Collingwood. It became a town on 28 September 1872, and a city on 17 February 1882.[2]

In 1920, it became the first municipal council in Australia to have a female councillor, when Mary Rogers of the Labor Party was elected.[3][4]

The Richmond council was sacked in 1982 by the State Government following a report which revealed allegations of electoral malpractice and fraud. The council was replaced by a state-appointed commissioner, Alex Gillon, to administer the city in its stead until an elected council was restored in 1988.[5]

On 22 June 1994, the City of Richmond was abolished, and along with the Cities of Collingwood and Fitzroy, and parts of Fairfield and Alphington from the City of Northcote, was merged into the newly created City of Yarra.[6]

Richmond was at one stage divided into wards, but by 1994 the council was represented by nine councillors, each representing all electors in the city. Meetings were held at the Richmond Town Hall, on Bridge Road, Richmond.

Mayors

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Main article: List of mayors of Richmond

Election results

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1931

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1931 Victorian local elections § Richmond.[edit]

East

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1931 Victorian local elections: East Ward[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoffrey O'Connell 599 82.17
Communist C. H. Frank 130 17.83
Total formal votes 729
Labor hold Swing

North

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1931 Victorian local elections: North Ward[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor R. H. Lightfoot 879 61.00
Independent W. L. Podmore 562 39.00
Total formal votes 1,441
Labor hold Swing

Suburbs

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* Council seat.

Population

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Year Population
1854 7,071
1881 23,405
1911 40,442
1954 35,213
1958 33,100*
1961 33,863
1966 32,521
1971 28,341
1976 26,179
1981 24,506
1986 23,285
1991 22,789

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 465–466. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ^ "AUSTRALIA'S FIRST WOMAN COUNCILLOR". The Mercury. Vol. CXIII, no. 15, 921. Tasmania, Australia. 10 November 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "LABOR WOMAN'S DEATH". Daily Standard. No. 6156. Queensland, Australia. 8 October 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Slattery, Luke (8 April 1988). "Democracy returns to Richmond". The Age. Melbourne. p. 11.
  6. ^ 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. 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  7. ^ "DEATH OF PIONEER LABOR MAN". Trove. Labor Call.
  8. ^ "Richmond Pre-Selection". Trove. The Age.
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