TOWN OF CLAREMONT COUNCIL BUILDINGS
B/W prints. (a) War memorial, flag pole and Norfolk Island pine on lawn area on the corner of Bay View Terrace with western elevation of council building in the background. (b) Northern elevation, showing the front entrance to the building.(c ) Southern elevation with dark bricks, white windows and bands, double doors in the centre and two single doors. (d) The lower section of the eastern elevation. Door to public toilets on the left and door to library on the right. (e) An enlarged section of (d) showing the entrance to the library. A notice on the fence [NOTICE/DOGS MUST BE/SECURED AT LEAST/30 FEET AWAY FROM/LIBRARY/T.O.C.]
Municipality of Town of Claremont was excised from Claremont Road Board (which became Nedlands City Council) on 15 June 1898. The area of the municipality - 1.9 square miles. District is divided into three wards, South, East and West (North). First Councillors elected August 1898. The Town of Claremont was declared on the 15th June 1898. The first council elections took place on 13 Aug 1898 for 9 vacancies. The following were elected; James King (mayor), and councillors: J de Castilla, E A Harney, P J Fitzpatrick, James Grave, A G Ross, A Barnett, J J Briggs,G W Johnston. The Claremont Council Chambers (designed by Edwin Summerhayes) was completed in 1899. On July 1st 1961, due to a Local Government Act, the Municipality of Claremont was renamed the Town of Claremont.
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- BUILDING AND OPENING OF NEW CLAREMONT LIBRARY (0km away)
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- CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBERS SIDE VIEW (0.01km away)
- POSTCARD WITH PRINT INTERSECTION OF PERTH/FREMANTLE ROAD, BAYVIEW TCE (0.02km away)
- STIRLING HIGHWAY, BAY VIEW TERRACE CORNER. (0.02km away)
- CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CHAMBERS, STIRLING HIGHWAY (0.02km away)
- STIRLING HIGHWAY & CLAREMONT COUNCIL CHAMBERS (0.02km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - 4WF5980 FANCOTE (married COX) (0.03km away)
- CLAREMONT WAR MEMORIAL (0.03km away)
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