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100 Years of Local Government Print Page 
The Plaque commemorates 100 years of Local Government in Goulburn. Goulburn was proclaimed a municipal government in 1859 and was made a city in 1863.
By 1841 Goulburn had a population of some 1,200 - a courthouse, police barracks, churches, hospital and post office and was the centre of a great sheep and farming area.
A telegraph station opened in 1862, by which time there were about 1,500 residents, a blacksmith's shop, two hotels, two stores, the telegraph office and a few cottages. A school was opened in 1868.
Location
| Address: | Auburn Street, Town Hall, Goulburn , 2580 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.755444 Long: 149.717943 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | Local |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1859 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1959 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 8th June, 1959 |
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THIS PLAQUE WHICH COMMEMORATES 100 YEARS
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN GOULBURN WAS
UNVEILED BY ALDERMAN A.L.MORSE O.B.E.
PRESIDENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
8TH JUNE, 1959.
