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Mount Moriac Cemetery Trust

  • Corporate body
  • 1850 - current

The cemetery managed by this Trust was initially called Duneed. However when the Mt. Duneed cemetery opened in 1864 the name was changed to Mt. Moriac. Under the provisions of the Cemeteries Acts, trustees of public cemeteries were appointed by the Governor-in-Council. The trustees were responsible for the administration and maintenance of the cemetery, the collection of fees and expenditure of revenue (for e.g. grants, subsidies received) the registration of burials and cremations, the making of rules and regulations and determining the scale of fees.

Myer

  • Corporate body

Newtown City Council

  • Corporate body
  • 1858 - 1993

This municipality was created a Borough on 9 March 1858. It was declared a Town on 16 April 1924. It was declared a City on 7 October 1949. Its name was changed from Newtown & Chilwell to Newtown on 22 November 1967. Local Government Reform Newtown City was amalgamated with the City of Greater Geelong by the City of Greater Geelong Act 1993 on 18 May 1993. This occurred as part of a statewide program of local government reform enacted between 1993 and 1995. The reform process reduced the number of councils from 210 to 78.

Ocean Salt Company

  • Corporate body

A number of salt companies merged during the depression in the 1930s

Otway Shire Council

  • Corporate body
  • 1919 - current

This municipality was created a Shire by part severance from the Shires of Colac, Heytesbury and Winchelsea on 6 May 1919. It was re-subdivided into five ridings in 1971. It acquired a further area, being the Parish of Kanglang, from Winchelsea Shire in 1964. It acquired a further area, being the Parish of Coradjil, from Heytesbury Shire in 1964. It part severed the Simpson township to Heytesbury Shire in 1969.

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