The City of Malvern was a

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about southeast of

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, the state capital of

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. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994, when it was merged with the

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to create the

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History

Malvern was incorporated as the Gardiner Road District on 17 October 1856, which became the Shire of Gardiner on 26 May 1871. It was renamed the Shire of Malvern on 15 February 1878. It then became a borough on 22 February 1901, a town on 24 April 1901 and a city on 30 May 1911. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. In the 1990s, it was originally planned for the City of Malvern to be abolished, with the northern half of the City of Malvern merging with

to form a

, and the remaining southern half merging with

City of Caulfield The City of Caulfield was a local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994. History Caulfield was incorporated as a road district o ...

to form a City of Gardiner. On 22 June 1994, the entirety of the City of Malvern and the City of Prahran were merged to form the City of Stonnington. The creation of the City of Gardiner never eventuated, with Caulfield instead merging with parts of

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to form the

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. Council meetings were held at the

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, at

Glenferrie Road Glenferrie Road is a major north–south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. It runs from Kew to Caulfield North, and includes major shopping districts at both Hawthorn and Malvern. There are a number of rail transport options on Glenferrie ...

and High Street, Malvern. It presently serves as a service centre for the

Mayors

Wards

The City of Malvern was subdivided in October 1980 into four wards — Centre, East, North and South — each electing three councillors.

Suburbs

* Armadale (shared with the City of Prahran) *

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(shared with the

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) * Kooyong * Malvern* *

Malvern East Malvern East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Malvern East recorded a population of 22,296 at the 2021 ...

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(shared with the City of Prahran) * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

*
Victorian Places - Malvern
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