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, 1934-1948

War Comfort Funds and Staff Enlistment Papers, Erskineville National Emergency Service (NES), 1940-1943

Erskineville Register of Inspection of Properties, 1909-1911

Erskineville Newsclipping Books, 1903-1946

Register of Notification of Infectious Diseases, 1898-1949 [Erskineville Municipal Council]

Minutes of Finance and Other Committees, 1942-1948 [Erskineville Municipal Council]

Reports of Lighting Committee, 1911-1917 [Erskinville Municipal Council]

Reports of Works Committee, 1898-1937 [Erskinville Municipal Council]

Reports of Finance Committee, 1910-1921 [Erskineville Municipal Council]

Minutes of Council, 1893-1948 [Erskineville Municipal Council]

Erskineville Bill of Quantities for Erection of Town Hall, 1936

Erskineville Roll of Electors, 1937

Erskineville Letter Books, 1935-1949

Correspondence and Minute Register, 1935-1949 [Erskinville Municipal Council]

Erskineville Rate Books - Duplicate Notices, 1933-1947

Valuation and Rate Books, 1894-1936 [Erskineville Municipal Council]

Erskineville Correspondence and Subject Files, 1911-1953

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)
Source System ID65

Relationships

Preceding agenciesMacdonaldtown Municipal CouncilOrganisationErskineville Municipal CouncilRelated functionsSuburban municipal government

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Erskineville Municipal Council