| Municipality of Petersham New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 29,451 (1947 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8,410/km2 (21,790/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 14 December 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 31 December 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Petersham Town Hall | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Inner West | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Petersham | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
The Municipality of Petersham was a local government area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The small municipality was proclaimed as a borough in 1871 and was centred on the suburbs of Lewisham, Petersham and Stanmore.[2] It was bounded by Parramatta Road in the north, Cardigan and Liberty Streets in the east, Stanmore and New Canterbury Roads in the south, and Old Canterbury Road in the west.[3] The municipality was divided into three wards: South Kingston, Annadale and Sydenham, all the names of early farms. The boundaries remained fairly stable, with only minor changes on the east and western sides. The borough became a municipality in 1906. In 1949 under the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948, Petersham council was merged with the larger neighbouring Marrickville Council which was located immediately to the south.
- ^ Spearritt, Peter (2000). Sydney's Century: A History. Sydney: UNSW Press. pp. 272–273. ISBN 9780868405131.
- ^ "Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 301. 14 December 1871. p. 2827. Retrieved 7 August 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ Gregory's Street Directory of Sydney and Suburbs. 1st Edition, 1934. The Australian Guide Book Co, Sydney.