The City of Newtown was a local government area about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 6.22 square kilometres (2.4 sq mi), and existed from 1858 until 1993.
Newtown and Chilwell was first incorporated as a borough on 9 March 1858, and became a town on 16 April 1924. It was proclaimed a city on 7 October 1949. It was renamed the City of Newtown on 22 November 1967.[2]
The City of Newtown was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
North Ward
South Ward
West Ward
Geography
The City of Newtown consisted of the suburb of Newtown, on the north bank of the Barwon River, and extended across the river to include Queens Park. It was bounded by Aberdeen, Minerva and Autumn Streets to the north, the Barwon River to the south, and La Trobe Terrace to the east.[2]
The Town Hall was located on Pakington Street, opposite Virginia Street and adjacent to Armytage House.
Population
Year
Population
1921
7,240
1954
11,191
1958
11,860*
1961
11,788
1966
11,700
1971
11,621
1976
10,797
1981
10,210*
1986
10,026*
1991
9,854
* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.
References
^Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
^ abVictorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 438–439. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
^Public Record Office (Victoria) (2005). "Agency VA 2431 - Geelong". Retrieved 21 April 2008.
city, newtown, this, article, about, australia, other, cities, newtown, disambiguation, local, government, area, about, kilometres, west, regional, city, geelong, victoria, australia, city, covered, area, square, kilometres, existed, from, 1858, until, 1993, v. This article is about the LGA in Australia For other cities see Newtown disambiguation The City of Newtown was a local government area about 3 kilometres 1 9 mi west of the regional city of Geelong Victoria Australia The city covered an area of 6 22 square kilometres 2 4 sq mi and existed from 1858 until 1993 City of Newtown VictoriaLocation in VictoriaPopulation10 210 1992 1 Density1 641 5 km2 4 251 sq mi Established1858Area6 22 km2 2 4 sq mi Council seatNewtownRegionBarwon South WestCountyGrantLGAs around City of Newtown Corio Geelong West GeelongBannockburn City of Newtown GeelongSouth Barwon South Barwon South Barwon Contents 1 History 2 Wards 3 Geography 4 Population 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditNewtown and Chilwell was first incorporated as a borough on 9 March 1858 and became a town on 16 April 1924 It was proclaimed a city on 7 October 1949 It was renamed the City of Newtown on 22 November 1967 2 On 18 May 1993 the City of Newtown was abolished and along with the Cities of Geelong and Geelong West the Rural City of Bellarine the Shire of Corio and parts of the City of South Barwon and the Shires of Barrabool and Bannockburn was merged into the newly created City of Greater Geelong 3 Wards EditThe City of Newtown was divided into three wards each of which elected three councillors North Ward South Ward West WardGeography EditThe City of Newtown consisted of the suburb of Newtown on the north bank of the Barwon River and extended across the river to include Queens Park It was bounded by Aberdeen Minerva and Autumn Streets to the north the Barwon River to the south and La Trobe Terrace to the east 2 The Town Hall was located on Pakington Street opposite Virginia Street and adjacent to Armytage House Population EditYear Population1921 7 2401954 11 1911958 11 860 1961 11 7881966 11 7001971 11 6211976 10 7971981 10 210 1986 10 026 1991 9 854 Estimates in 1958 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books References Edit Australian Bureau of Statistics Victoria Office 1994 Victorian Year Book pp 49 52 ISSN 0067 1223 a b Victorian Municipal Directory Brunswick Arnall amp Jackson 1992 pp 438 439 Accessed at State Library of Victoria La Trobe Reading Room Public Record Office Victoria 2005 Agency VA 2431 Geelong Retrieved 21 April 2008 External links EditVictorian Places Newtown and Chilwell Coordinates 38 09 S 144 20 E 38 150 S 144 333 E 38 150 144 333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City of Newtown amp oldid 1124712350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
