Municipality of Narrandera | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 34°45′0″S 146°33′0″E / 34.75000°S 146.55000°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Riverina |
| Established | 1885 |
| Abolished | 1 January 1960 |
| Council seat | Narrandera |
The Municipality of Narrandera was a local government area of New South Wales centred on the town of Narrandera which existed from 1885 until 1960 when it was amalgamated alongside Yanko Shire to form Narrandera Shire.[1][2]
Council
The Narrandera Municipal Council met tri-weekly and was composed of 9 aldermen.
1950–1953 Council
W. G. Armstrong served as Mayor.[3]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. G. Armstrong | Unaligned | Mayor | |
| T. Gordon | Unaligned | ||
| D. Wall | Unaligned | ||
| W. J. Gammage | Unaligned | ||
| W. Sullivan | Unaligned | ||
| H. Roberts | Unaligned | ||
| K. Kiesling | Unaligned | ||
| J. Ward | Unaligned | ||
| Ald. MacAulay | Unaligned | ||
Mayors
The list of mayors of Narrandera Council (1885–1959) appears below.[4][5]
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| Robert Heatie Ferrier | 1885 |
| Henry Daniel Adams | 1886 |
| John Armstrong | 1887 |
| James Moulton | 1888 |
| Bruce Kennedy | 1988–1989 |
| James Bowes | 1889 (February–March)[4] |
| John Fleming Willans (1st term) | 1890–1893 |
| Michael Cohen | 1894 |
| John Fleming Willans (2nd term) | 1894 (July)[4] |
| Peter Sullivan | 1895 |
| James Armstrong | 1896 |
| Lewis S Abrahams | 1897 |
| Thomas Henry Elwin (1st term) | 1898 |
| Fred Allan Smith (1st term) | 1899–1900 |
| James Joseph Quirk | 1901 |
| Fred Allan Smith (2nd term) | 1902–1903 |
| Ebenezer C H Matthews (1st term) | 1904–1906 |
| Thomas Henry Elwin (2nd term) | 1907–1913 |
| James Charles Little | 1914 |
| Thomas Henry Elwin (3rd term) | 1915–1916 |
| Ebernezer C H Matthews (2nd term) | 1916 (November)[4] |
| John Anderson McPherson | 1917–1919 |
| Robert Henry Hankinson (1st term) | 1920–1921 |
| George Norman Dixon | 1922–1923 |
| Robert Henry Hankinson (2nd term) | 1924 |
| William H Harden | 1924 (April),[4] 1925 |
| Robert Henry Hankinson (3rd term) | 1926 |
| Samuel Henry Barker | 1927 |
| Robert Henry Hankinson (4th term) | 1928–1930 |
| Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (1st term) | 1930 (August),[4] 1931 |
| Thomas Henry Mancy | 1932–1934 |
| Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (2nd term) | 1935 |
| Alexander Baird | 1936–1937 |
| Frederick Thelwell Yeoman (3rd term) | 1938 |
| Ralph E R Skinner | 1939 |
| Francis Charles Garner (1st term) | 1940 |
| Thomas Gordon (1st term) | 1941 |
| Richard Eric Blamey | 1942 |
| Thomas Gordon (2nd term) | 1943–1944 |
| George F Hepburn | 1945 |
| William Joseph Gammage | 1946 |
| John Archer Lorimer | 1947 |
| Francis Charles Garner (2nd term) | 1948–1950 |
| Robert Henry Hankinson (5th term) | 1951 |
| William George Armstrong | 1951 (June),[4] 1959 |
References
- ^ E. W. Woodward, Governor (20 November 1959). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 133. p. 3534. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "About Council". Narrandera Shire Council. Narrandera Shire Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b "NARRANDERA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL TRIWEEKLY MEETING". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser. 24 September 1953. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Narrandera Shire Council honour boards
- ^ Bill Gammage (1986). Narrandera Shire. Bill Gammage for the Narrandera Shire Council. p. 240.
