【Move to another page】
Quote
https://ift.tt/2UAhK91
Municipality of Bulong
The Drover's Wife: New article.
The '''Municipality of Bulong''' was a [[Local government areas of Western Australia|local government area]] in [[Western Australia]] centred on the mining town of [[Bulong, Western Australia|Bulong]].
It was established on 13 November 1896, separating the Bulong township from the [[Kanowna Road District|North-East Coolgardie Road District]].<ref name="mbar"></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref> The gazetting of a municipality followed lobbying from the Bulong Progress Committee, which passed on a sum of £217 to the new council upon its establishment.<ref name=kwa97>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
The first election was held on 21 December 1896, with E. H. B. Macartney elected the first Mayor of Bulong. The council consisted of a directly-elected mayor and six councillors.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref> It initially met in temporary council chambers in Colin Street, before completing construction of permanent chambers in Reid Street in 1897.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref> The council grappled with the issues of establishing many basic amenities for the town, including establishing a cemetery, fire brigade, and recreation reserve, with the recreation reserve formally vested in the council in 1898.<ref name=kwa97 /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
The municipality was enlarged in 1898 due to growth of the township.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
Later mayors of Bulong included James Townsend (1900-1903) and R. C. Jones.<ref name=dis>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
In 1906, amidst declining revenue, it decreased the wages of the town clerk and labourer.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref> In later years, the cessation or removal of public services to the struggling township were a recurring issue for the council.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
The municipality ceased to exist on 10 December 1909, when amidst "decreasing population and dying mines", it merged into the surrounding [[Bulong Road District]], with which it had co-existed since 1899. A petition of ratepayers had been sent to the Colonial Secretary requesting the abolition.<ref name=mbar /><ref name=dis /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
In 1948, the old municipality's seal was found in the bush and handed to the Eastern Goldfields branch of the Western Australian Historical Society and then to the State Archives.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref name=dis />
==References==
[[Category:Former local government areas of Western Australia]]
It was established on 13 November 1896, separating the Bulong township from the [[Kanowna Road District|North-East Coolgardie Road District]].<ref name="mbar"></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref> The gazetting of a municipality followed lobbying from the Bulong Progress Committee, which passed on a sum of £217 to the new council upon its establishment.<ref name=kwa97>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
The first election was held on 21 December 1896, with E. H. B. Macartney elected the first Mayor of Bulong. The council consisted of a directly-elected mayor and six councillors.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref> It initially met in temporary council chambers in Colin Street, before completing construction of permanent chambers in Reid Street in 1897.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref> The council grappled with the issues of establishing many basic amenities for the town, including establishing a cemetery, fire brigade, and recreation reserve, with the recreation reserve formally vested in the council in 1898.<ref name=kwa97 /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
The municipality was enlarged in 1898 due to growth of the township.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
Later mayors of Bulong included James Townsend (1900-1903) and R. C. Jones.<ref name=dis>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
In 1906, amidst declining revenue, it decreased the wages of the town clerk and labourer.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref> In later years, the cessation or removal of public services to the struggling township were a recurring issue for the council.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
The municipality ceased to exist on 10 December 1909, when amidst "decreasing population and dying mines", it merged into the surrounding [[Bulong Road District]], with which it had co-existed since 1899. A petition of ratepayers had been sent to the Colonial Secretary requesting the abolition.<ref name=mbar /><ref name=dis /><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
In 1948, the old municipality's seal was found in the bush and handed to the Eastern Goldfields branch of the Western Australian Historical Society and then to the State Archives.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref name=dis />
==References==
[[Category:Former local government areas of Western Australia]]
February 09, 2020 at 10:41AM
