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- 1858 - 1985 (Creation)
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Administrative history
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.
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Accruals
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Not yet assessed
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Finding aids
Yes
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Note
Function / Content Letter Books were the means by which copies of correspondence despatched from the office were retained for future reference. Recordkeeping System Correspondence within letter books is arranged in chronological order by the date the letters were sent. The letter books are indexed.