Victorian Genealogy
Finding People and Places in Victoria, Australia.
See Local Government.
Local government in Victoria began in 1841 with local road boards. The road boards amalgamated into shires. There were also cities, boroughs and town councils, and municipal districts. There has been much redrawing of municipal boundaries. In 1915 the state government forced the amalgamation of municipal entities whose rate base was too low. In 1994 the state government forced the amalgamation of many municipal entities.
Town clerks or shire secretaries were certified by the Municipal Clerks Board from 1903. If their certificate was cancelled a notice was placed in the Victorian Government Gazette. See Victorian Government Gazettes.
The career of town clerks or shire secretaries may be traced through successive Municipal Directories of Victoria. See Municipal Directories.
GEELONG AND DISTRICT WEBSITE - SHIRE OF BELLARINE - OFFICERS 1866-1993
These have been indexed into the Geelong and District Database.
http://zades.com.au/gandd/index.php/databases/potpourri/ppindexes
Also see Surveyors.
Municipal surveyors may be engineers. See Engineers.
Municipal surveyors were surveyors of land and works or engineers. Municipal surveyors may have been certified by the Municipal Surveyors Board from 1874. From 1890 if their certificate was cancelled a notice was placed in the Victorian Government Gazette. See Victorian Government Gazettes.
The career of municipal surveyors may be traced through successive Municipal Directories of Victoria. See Municipal Directories.
Public Record Office Victoria has the following:
These are not online.
Public Record Office Victoria has records of the Municipal Surveyors Board 1879-1948.
These are not online.
GEELONG AND DISTRICT WEBSITE - SHIRE OF BELLARINE - OFFICERS 1866-1993
These have been indexed into the Geelong and District Database.
http://zades.com.au/gandd/index.php/databases/potpourri/ppindexes
Historically these may include a collector, a treasurer, a valuer, a sanitary inspector, a thistle inspector, an inspector of slaughterhouses, a dog registrar, poundkeepers, herdsmen, health officers and an auditor. Their careers may be traced through successive Municipal Directories of Victoria. See Municipal Directories.
Health Officers were doctors. See Doctors and Surgeons.
Some of these jobs may have been undertaken by the local police officer such as inspector of slaughterhouses. See Police.
GEELONG AND DISTRICT WEBSITE - SHIRE OF BELLARINE - OFFICERS 1866-1993
These have been indexed into the Geelong and District Database.
http://zades.com.au/gandd/index.php/databases/potpourri/ppindexes
GEELONG AND DISTRICT WEBSITE - TOWN COUNCIL EMPLOYEE PAY-SHEET BOOKS 1854-1864
These have been indexed into the Geelong and District Database.
http://zades.com.au/gandd/index.php/databases/potpourri/ppindexes
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