Municipality of Cessnock
| Municipality of Cessnock New South Wales | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1 November 1926 |
| Abolished | 1 January 1957 |
| Council seat | Cessnock |
| Region | Hunter |
The Municipality of Cessnock was a local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
Cessnock was proclaimed on 1 November 1926 after being excised from Cessnock Shire.[1][2]
It amalgamated with Kearsley Shire (which had been renamed from Cessnock Shire) to form the Municipality of Greater Cessnock on 1 January 1957.[3]
Council
[edit]The municipality was governed by Cessnock Municipal Council, which was composed of nine elected councillors.[4] At the 1941 local elections, the Progressive Municipal Labor Party won a majority. However, the party lost all its seats at the following election in 1944, while the Communist Party won two seats of its own.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (137)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 22 October 1926. p. 4428. Retrieved 5 February 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A history of our Council". Cessnock City Council.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (100)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 14 September 1957. p. 2664. Retrieved 5 February 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tuesday Night's Meeting". Trove. Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder.
- ^ "Little Interest in Local Elections". Trove. Sydney Morning Herald.