Mitcham Local Goverment

The first non-official established local government was Perth town trust

the first movement happened for mitcham, by dividing their plains into 8 regions of 134 Acers of land.

the Mitcham land was offered for sale via the SA company

The first official council in the whole of Australia was made, the Corporation of Adelaide, known today as the Adelaide City Council

The city’s councils of Sydney and Melbourne are made and established

Hobart’s city council has been made

The Mitcham Local Government was established on the 10th of May

the official formation of the Mitcham local government was released I the SA Government Gazette

The council of Brisbane is finally made

The first established local government in the northern territory is made, named Palmerston District Council

The Railway of the district was made, this was one of the biggest public works

The first every public park in Adelaide was made, National Park Belair

The first telephones where connected and added to the Mitcham office

The first women is elected for a local council job, her name is Grace Benny and she was for the Brighton council here in South Australia

The 20 individual councils in Brisbane are all replaced to one government, The single government of Brisbane

The Springfield area was advertised for rich and prestige housing

Plant Planting begins in Waite Research center

Urrbrae Agriculture high school opens up the students

March 10, Disaster Strikes! Horrible bushfires burn on the hill of Mitcham

the first female mayor in Australia history is voted. Her name is Lilian Fowler and she will be the mayor of Newtown (located in Sydney) in the years 1938-1939

Mitcham made a Repatriation Hospital for all the returning ill soldiers

Mitcham has finally made the big change from a council to a Corporation

Due to the growth, Mitcham is now a city

Australian history is changed with the addition of the Australian Local Government Association

A book called "History of the City of Mitcham" written by Alderman WA Norman was made to honor the 100 years of Mitcham

The NSW government removes all of the local governments, resetting land borders and everything. They re doing the elections to start again.

The council and community of Mitcham campaigned for the state to not get rid of the Mitcham city council, the oldest district council in South Australia

Mitcham buy brown hill to save it and prevent it from being destroyed in development of the hills.

The colonel light gardens state heritage list was established

S T A R T D O N T G O P A S T

bits of land owned by Mitcham broke off and led to other districts like Brighton, Marion, and unley.