Municipality of Narrandera

Municipality of Narrandera
New South Wales
Coordinates34°45′0″S 146°33′0″E / 34.75000°S 146.55000°E / -34.75000; 146.55000
Established1885 (1885)
Abolished1 January 1960 (1960-01-01)
Council seatNarrandera
RegionRiverina

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

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The Narrandera Municipal Council met tri-weekly and was composed of 9 aldermen.

1950–1953 Council

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W. G. Armstrong served as Mayor.[3]

1950–1953 Council[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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "About Council". Narrandera Shire Council. Narrandera Shire Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "NARRANDERA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL TRIWEEKLY MEETING". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser. 24 September 1953. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Narrandera Shire Council honour boards
  5. ^ Bill Gammage (1986). Narrandera Shire. Bill Gammage for the Narrandera Shire Council. p. 240.