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Municipality Of Broughton’s Vale
The Municipality of Broughton's Vale was a municipality of New South Wales that existed from 1871 to 1948. The Municipality of Broughton's Vale was originally part of the Gerrigong Ward of the Municipality of Kiama The Municipality of Kiama is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated south of Shellharbour and the City of Wollongong and is located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, the Princes Highway .... However, a petition that was presented to the Governor proposed the separation of the Gerrigong Ward from the Municipality of Kiama and for the Ward to be divided into two separate and distinct municipalities: Broughton's Vale and Gerringong. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Municipality of Broughton's Vale Former local government areas of New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special district (United States), special-purpose district. The English language, English word is derived from French language, French , which in turn derives from the Latin language, Latin , based on the word for social contract (), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction (area), jurisdiction, from a sovereign state s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral Sea, Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are Enclave and exclave, enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. , the population of New South Wales was over 8.3 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Almost two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788. It originally comprised more than half of the Australian mainland with its Western Australia border, western boundary set at 129th meridian east in 1825. The colony then also includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Kiama
The Municipality of Kiama is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated south of Shellharbour and the City of Wollongong and is located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, the Princes Highway and the South Coast railway line. Towns and localities The Municipality of Kiama contains the following towns and localities: * Kiama ** Bombo ** Kiama Downs ** Kiama Heights ** Minnamurra * Barren Grounds (part) * Brogers Creek (part) * Broughton Village (part) * Budderoo * Carrington Falls * Curramore * Foxground * Gerringong * Gerroa * Jamberoo * Jerrara * Knights Hill * Rose Valley * Saddleback Mountain * Toolijooa * Upper Kangaroo Valley (part) * Werri Beach * Willow Vale Municipal history The municipality of Kiama was created in 1859. There were three wards: Kiama, Gerringong and Jamberoo. The first council comprised James Colley, John Sharpe and Joseph Pike (representing the Kiama Ward); John Hukin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
