Municipality of Alexandria

Municipality of Alexandria
SydneyNew South Wales
Alexandria Town Hall, pictured in 1943.
Coordinates33°54′36″S 151°11′35″E / 33.910°S 151.193°E / -33.910; 151.193
Population8,060 (1947 census)[1]
 • Density1,919/km2 (4,970/sq mi)
Established27 August 1868
Abolished31 December 1948
Area4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Council seatAlexandria Town Hall
ParishAlexandria
LGAs around Municipality of Alexandria:
Newtown Redfern Waterloo
Macdonaldtown/
Erskineville
Municipality of Alexandria Waterloo
St Peters North Botany/Mascot Waterloo

The Municipality of Alexandria was a local government area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Originally part of the municipalities of Redfern from 1859 and Waterloo from 1860, the Borough of Alexandria was proclaimed on 27 August 1868. With an area of 4.2 square kilometres, it included the modern suburbs of Alexandria, Beaconsfield and parts of Eveleigh, St Peters and Erskineville. After a minor boundary change with the Municipality of Erskineville in 1908, the council was amalgamated with the City of Sydney, along with most of its neighbours, with the passing of the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948, although the former council area was later transferred in 1968–1982 and 1989–2004 to the South Sydney councils.

  1. ^ Spearritt, Peter (2000). Sydney's Century: A History. Sydney: UNSW Press. pp. 272–273.