The City of Mordialloc was a
local government area
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about south of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
,
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, on the eastern side of
Port Phillip
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. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1920 until 1994.
History
Mordialloc was originally part of the
Shire of Moorabbin, and was severed and incorporated as the Borough of Mentone and Mordialloc on 26 May 1920. It increased in size on 18 May 1921, by absorbing another small section of Moorabbin. It was declared a town on 17 April 1923, and its name changed to Mordialloc a week later. It was proclaimed a city on 5 May 1926.
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, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 15 December 1994, the City of Mordialloc was abolished, and along with the
City of Chelsea
The City of Chelsea was a Local government in Australia, local government area about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, on the eastern side of Port Phillip. The city covered an area of , and ex ...
and parts of the Cities of
Moorabbin
Moorabbin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Moorabbin recorded a population of 6,287 at the .
Most of the e ...
,
Oakleigh and
Springvale, was merged into the newly created
City of Kingston
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. The eastern section of
Beaumaris
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was transferred to the newly created
City of Bayside
The City of Bayside is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is within the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 36 square kilometres and in 2018 had a population of 105,718 people.
History
City of Brighton
In 1858, ...
.
Council meetings were held at the Mentone Town Hall, on Mentone Parade,
Mentone. It presently serves as a council service centre and library for the City of Kingston.
Wards
The City of Mordialloc was subdivided into three wards, each electing three councillors:
[
* Mentone Ward
* Parkdale Ward
* Mordialloc Ward
]
Suburbs
* Beaumaris
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(shared with the Cities of Moorabbin and Sandringham Sandringham can refer to:
Places
Australia
* Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
* Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality
* Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
**Sandringham railway line
**Sandringham railway station
* ...
)
* Mentone* (shared with the City of Moorabbin)
* Mordialloc
Mordialloc ( ) is a beachside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Mordialloc recorded a population of 8,886 at the ...
* Parkdale
* Council seat.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
*
Victorian Places - Mordialloc
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Mordialloc
Mordialloc ( ) is a beachside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Mordialloc recorded a population of 8,886 at the ...
City of Bayside
1994 disestablishments in Australia
1920 establishments in Australia
City of Kingston (Victoria)