Blacktown City Council Explained

Type:lga
Blacktown City Council
State:nsw
Area:246.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Established:6 March 1906 (Shire)
17 June 1961 (Municipality)
9 March 1979 (City)
Seat:Civic Centre, Blacktown
Mayor:Brad Bunting
Region:Western Sydney
Url:http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au
Stategov:Blacktown
Stategov2:Winston Hills
Stategov3:Mount Druitt, Riverstone
Stategov4:Londonderry, Prospect
Fedgov:Chifley
Fedgov2:Greenway
Fedgov3:McMahon
Near-Nw:Penrith
Near-N:Hawkesbury
Near-Ne:The Hills Shire
Near-E:Parramatta
Near-W:Penrith
Near-Sw:Penrith
Near-S:Fairfield
Near-Se:Cumberland

Blacktown City Council is a local government area in Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1906 as the Blacktown Shire and becoming the Municipality of Blacktown in 1961 before gaining city status in 1979, the City occupies an area of and has a population of 410,419, making it the most populous local government area in Sydney.[1]

The acting-mayor of Blacktown City Council is Councillor Chris Quilkey following the death of then-mayor Tony Bleasdale, a member of the Australian Labor Party who died 3 May 2024.

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

These are the suburbs and localities in the local government area:

History

See main article: Blacktown, New South Wales. The first road from Prospect to Richmond became known as the "Black Town Road" and in 1860 the Railway Department gave the name of "Black Town Road Station" to the railway station at the junction of the railway and the Black Town Road, with the name shortening to "Blacktown" by 1862. The Blacktown area was first incorporated on 6 March 1906 as the "Shire of Blacktown" alongside 132 other new shires across the state as a result of the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act, 1905.[2] The first five-member temporary council was appointed on 15 May 1906 and first met on 20 June in the Rooty Hill School of Arts.[3] [4] [5] [6] The Blacktown Shire became the "Municipality of Blacktown" on 17 June 1961 and was granted city status on 9 March 1979, becoming the "City of Blacktown".[7] [8] [9]

Blacktown Council Chambers and Civic Centre

In 1937 Blacktown council discussed the need for new Council Chambers, with the present arrangements seen as inadequate and unable to accommodate growing staff needs.[10] In August 1938, the council discussed two schemes from architect Leslie J. Buckland for the new council chambers, with the scheme that created a new wing facing Flushcombe Road while retaining the old council chambers for other uses being the most favoured.[11] Designed in the modernist Inter-war Functionalist style by Buckland and constructed by J. H. Abbey of Epping at a cost of £7,000, the Council Chambers were officially opened on 29 July 1939 by the Minister for Public Works and Local Government, Eric Spooner.[12] [13] [14] [15]

By the early 1960s, Blacktown Council resolved to develop a new council seat and 'civic centre' and an International style design by Parramatta architects, Leslie J. Buckland & Druce (George Harley, project architect), for a multi-storey administration building, a performance hall, library and basement parking was accepted at a cost of £500,000. Built of concrete and brick, with decorative facade panels and glass curtain walling, the Civic Centre was constructed by S. J. Wood & Co Lty Ltd, with A. S. Nicholson as the consulting engineer.[16]

The foundation stone for the Civic Centre was laid by Premier of NSW, Bob Heffron, on 17 June 1961, on the same occasion marking the change of Blacktown from a Shire to a Municipality.[17] [18] The Civic Centre was officially opened on 25 October 1965 by the Minister for Local Government and Highways, Pat Morton, with the mayor, Alfred Ashley-Brown, declaring "It is my sincere wish we will as a council cherish the heritage which brings us here tonight – that this chamber will be a place wherein good government within our sphere of responsibility will be made manifest, and that all decisions which are made shall be for the good of the people of the Municipality of Blacktown".[19] On 10 April 1967, the old 1939 Council Chambers were transformed into the first Blacktown Municipal Library, which was later demolished and became the Max Webber Library from 1980.[20]

In 1984, with the Civic Centre being overcrowded and suffering from lack of space, the council approved significant extensions to the Civic Centre at a cost of $2,781,550 that added 2,000 square metres of office floor space and enabled the consolidation of all council departments in a single location. The extensions were constructed by McNamara Constructions Pty Limited.[21]

Blacktown City Libraries

In 1947, Blacktown Shire Council formally adopted the, which had been passed to encourage (including financial subsidies) local governments to establish free public libraries, but no further action was taken due to a lack of finance.[20] [22] However it was not until the 1960s, with the significant growth in the area's population, the Council identified a clear need for a library service, and when the Civic Centre opened in 1965, council appointed the first Chief Librarian in 1966 and resolved to establish the first library in the old 1939 Council Chambers building on the opposite side of Flushcombe Road.[20] The first Blacktown Municipal Library was officially opened on 10 April 1967.[23]

The Blacktown City Libraries service expanded with the opening of Library Branches at Lalor Park (1968), Mount Druitt (1977) and Riverstone (1978). In 1979, Blacktown council commissioned a new Blacktown branch library, with the old library and 1939 Council Chambers building demolished and replaced by a new building designed by architects Allen Jack & Cottier, and constructed by R. W. Tims (Builders) Pty Ltd.[20] On 31 October 1979, Council resolved to name this new library after the Town Clerk of Blacktown, Max Webber, and the Max Webber Library was officially opened by the Deputy Premier Jack Ferguson on 8 March 1980.[20] A new branch library in Stanhope Gardens was officially opened on 7 August 2009, and was also named after a former Town Clerk as the Dennis Johnson Branch Library.[24]

Demographics

At the, there were people resident in the Blacktown local government area, of these 49.9 per cent were male and 50.1 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0 per cent of the population, similar to the NSW and Australian averages of 3.4 and 3.2 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the City of Blacktown was 34 years, which was slightly lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 22.7 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.0 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 52.6 per cent were married and 9.5 per cent were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the City of Blacktown between the and the was 6.47 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the, population growth was 10.82 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the local government area increased by 11.91 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in Blacktown local government area was in excess of 35% more than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Blacktown was generally on par with the national average.

At the 2021 census, the proportion of residents in the Blacktown local government area who stated their ancestry as Filipino, was in excess of five times the national average. The proportion of residents who stated a religious affiliation with Hinduism was in excess of four times the national average; the proportion of Catholics was 4.7 per cent above the national average; and the proportion of residents with no religion about half the national average. Meanwhile, as at the census date, the area was linguistically diverse, with Tagalog, Hindi, Punjabi, or Gujarati languages spoken in households, and ranged from two times to five times the national averages.

Selected historical census data for Blacktown local government area
Census year 2001200620112016 2021
Population       
1 2
% of New South Wales population 3.88%  4.41%  4.35%  4.50%  4.91
% of Australian population 1.36%  1.37%  1.40%  1.44% 1.56%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses 		Australian30.0%  29.6%  25.5%  17.8% 29.9%
English24.8%  21.5%  21.7%  16.2% 33.0%
Indian3.7%  5.2%  7.3%  8.9%
Filipino6.7%  7.7%  8.6%  7.0%
Irish6.7%  5.4%  5.7%  4.4% 9.5%
Scottish 8.6%
Chinese5.5%
Language,
top responses
(other than English) 		Tagalog5.1%  3.6%  4.0%  4.0% 3.8%
Hindi1.8%  2.6%  3.6%  4.0% 4.4%
Punjabi0.8%  1.1%  2.3%  3.6% 5.2%
Arabic2.9%  3.2%  3.2%  3.0% 2.9%
Filipinon/c 2.1% 2.1%  1.9%
Gujarati2.4%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses 		Catholic36.3%  34.8%  33.3%  29.2% 24.7%
Islam3.6%  4.6%  5.8% 8.0%
No religion, so described8.4%  9.6%  10.7%  15.0% 18.1%
Anglican19.6%  17.1%  14.9%  13.3% 7.3%
Hinduism2.3%  3.7%  5.8%  8.5% 13.1%
Not stated7.6%
Median weekly incomes
Median weekly personal income$473  $565  $672 $831
% of Australian median income101.5%  97.9% 101.5% 103.2%
Family income Median weekly family income$1,105  $1,492 $1,817 $2,251
% of Australian median income107.6%  100.7% 104.8% 106.1%
Household income Median weekly household income$1,188  $1,388 $1,711 $2,107
% of Australian median income101.5%  112.4% 119%120.6%

Council

Current composition and election method

Blacktown City Council is composed of fifteen councillors elected proportionally as five separate wards, each electing three councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council and since 2016 has served a two-year term. The mayor from 2014 to 2019, Stephen Bali was required to stand down from council as a mayor and councillor by October 2019, due to the Local Government Amendment (Members of Parliament) Act, 2012 which requires state members of parliament to relinquish local government offices no more than two years after their election. With Bali's resignation on 9 October 2019, Cr Tony Bleasdale was elected Mayor.[25]

The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

PartyCouncillors
Australian Labor Partyalign=right 9
Independentsalign=right 5
Vacant*align=right 1
Totalalign=right 15

*A vacancy was created in Ward 5 following the death of then-Mayor Tony Bleasdale.[26]

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Ward 1Moninder SinghLaborFirst elected 2016.
Jess DiazIndependentFirst elected 2008.
Christopher QuilkeyLaborFirst elected 2016; Deputy Mayor 2023–present; Acting Mayor 3 May 2024 – 15 May 2024.
Ward 2[27] Michael StubleyIndependent
Julie GriffithsLaborFirst elected 2008; Deputy Mayor 2019–2022, 2022–2023.[28]
Kushpinder KaurLabor
Ward 3[29] Allan GreenIndependent
Susai BenjaminLaborFirst elected 2012.
Kathie Collins LaborElected 1991–2012, 2021–present.
Ward 4Carol IsraelLabor
Bob FitzgeraldLabor
Peter CamilleriIndependentWard 5 Councillor (Liberal) 2016–2021.
Ward 5VacantLaborFormerly Tony Bleasdale until his death in May 2024; Elected 1996; Deputy Mayor 2019 – 3 May 2024.
Brad Bunting LaborElected 2016; Deputy Mayor Jan–Sep 2022. Mayor 15 May 2024 – present
Livingston ChettipallyIndependent

Election results

2021

Office-holders

Shire Presidents and Mayors

Shire PresidentPartyTermNotes
 Richard Joseph Sherlock (chairman)Independent20 June 1906 – 10 December 1906[30]
 Thomas WillmotIndependent10 December 1906 – 2 February 1910[31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
– Richard Joseph SherlockIndependent2 February 1910 – 9 February 1911[36] [37] [38]
– Thomas WillmotIndependent9 February 1911 – 4 February 1914[39] [40] [41]
 George BestIndependent4 February 1914 – 1 March 1915[42]
 Adam Thomson PringleIndependent1 March 1915 – 9 February 1916[43]
 John Henry Smith AngusIndependent9 February 1916 – 10 February 1920[44] [45] [46] [47]
 John Charles PageIndependent10 February 1920 – 14 December 1920[48]
 George Alfred LalorIndependent14 December 1920 – 12 December 1922[49] [50]
 Arthur MooreheadIndependent 12 December 1922 – 21 December 1926[51] [52] [53] [54] [55]
 William Thomas CableIndependent 21 December 1926 – 20 December 1927[56]
– George Alfred LalorIndependent20 December 1927 – 4 December 1928[57] [58]
 Arthur Leonard FrancisIndependent 4 December 1928 – 23 December 1930[59] [60] [61] [62]
 John McMurtrieIndependent 23 December 1930 – 14 January 1932[63] [64]
– John Charles PageIndependent 14 January 1932 – 4 December 1934[65] [66] [67] [68]
– Arthur Leonard FrancisIndependent 4 December 1934 – 8 December 1938[69] [70] [71] [72]
 Thomas Russell StoneIndependent 8 December 1938 – 13 December 1945[73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79]
 John Alexander FyallIndependent 13 December 1945 – 20 December 1950[80] [81] [82] [83] [84]
John Sidney Bromfield20 December 1950 – December 1956[85]
Wally PayneDecember 1956 – December 1957
George Alexander DrydenDecember 1957 – December 1958[86]
Gordon Archibald BakerDecember 1958 – December 1959
 Alfred Ashley-BrownLaborDecember 1959 – 17 June 1961
MayorPartyTermNotes
– Alfred Ashley-BrownLabor17 June 1961 – December 1965
Victor John CorcoranDecember 1965 – December 1966
Hilton Robinson IndependentDecember 1966 – December 1967
– Alfred Ashley-BrownLaborDecember 1967 – December 1968
–Victor John CorcoranDecember 1968 – 10 December 1969
Col Holden10 December 1969 – 2 December 1970
– Alfred Ashley-BrownLabor2 December 1970 – September 1971
Peter Richard StoneSeptember 1971 – September 1974
 George Nicolaidis Independent September 1974 – September 1976[87] [88] [89]
Peter James ShinnickSeptember 1976 – September 1977
 John AquilinaLabor September 1977 – September 1981[90]
James Patrick LynchSeptember 1981 – September 1985
Leo KellySeptember 1985 – September 1987
 Russ Dickens Independent September 1987 – September 1988[91] [92]
 Bob SinclairIndependentSeptember 1988 – September 1990
– Leo KellyLaborSeptember 1990 – September 1991
Jim AndersonSeptember 1991 – 5 April 1995[93]
Charlie Lowles 5 April 1995 – 20 September 1995
Michael Corbin20 September 1995 – September 1996
–Charlie Lowles September 1996 – September 1999
Alan PendletonSeptember 1999 – 14 April 2004
–Leo Kelly 14 April 2004 – September 2008[94] [95]
–Charlie Lowles September 2008 – September 2010[96] [97]
–Alan Pendleton September 2010 – 26 September 2012[98]
 Len RobinsonLiberal26 September 2012 – 17 September 2014[99] [100]
 Stephen BaliLabor17 September 2014 – 9 October 2019[101]
9 October 2019 – 3 May 2024[102] [103]
37  Brad BuntingLabor15 May 2024 – present

Shire/Town Clerks and General Managers

NameTermNotes
Matthew W. Hawkings (Interim)20 June 1906 – 31 December 1906[104]
Hugh Reid1 January 1907 – 1 February 1914[105] [106]
George Davis1 February 1914 – March 1916[107]
Eric H. Croxon28 March 1916 – May 1920[108]
T. B. Webster24 May 1920 – 30 May 1922[109]
George Nixon Stewart30 May 1922 – 12 September 1943[110] [111] [112]
Herbert K. Pollack29 May 1944 – 1959[113]
W. A. C. Dale1959–1969
Max Webber1969–1984[114]
Dennis G. Johnson1984–1996
Terry McCormack1996–2000
Ian Reynolds2000–2005
Ron Moore2005 – 17 April 2013[115]
Kerry Robinson July 2013 – present[116]

Coat of arms

After becoming a city in 1979, the council resolved to investigate and if possible obtain a coat of arms, making a request to the Chester Herald of Arms, Hubert Chesshyre. With the design completed by March 1981, Council resolved to adopt the coat of arms at its meeting on 1 April 1981.[117] [118]

Year Adopted:1 April 1981 (Grant of Arms: 4 June 1981)
Crest:A Kookaburra proper supporting with its dexter claw a Boomerang Gold
Torse:Wreath Or and Sable
Supporters:Dexter a large Grey Kangaroo and sinister a Chestnut Trotting Horse proper
Helm:A closed Helm
Escutcheon:Per chevron Sable and Or in chief two sprigs of Sunshine wattle (Acacia discolor) and issuant in base the head of an Australian Aborigine Sable.
Motto:Progress
Other Elements:Mantling Sable doubled Or
Symbolism:The symbols are representative of Australian native flora and fauna which, before colonisation, would have been abundant in the Blacktown area. The Aboriginal image depicts the population of the area pre-colonisation. The horse, or bush brumby, relates to the years 1810–1850 when the breeding of horses was the single most prolific industry in the Blacktown area.

Heritage listings

The City of Blacktown has a number of heritage-listed sites, including those on the New South Wales State Heritage Register:

Sister cities

Blacktown City Council has sister city relations with the following cities:[127]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City profile – Blacktown City. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171216011446/https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/About-Council/Our-city/City-profile . 16 December 2017 .
  2. News: PROCLAMATION . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 121 . New South Wales, Australia . 7 March 1906 . 16 May 2018 . 1593 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: PROCLAMATION . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 161 . New South Wales, Australia . 16 May 1906 . 16 May 2018 . 2979 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Blacktown Shire Council. . . XVIII . 1314 . New South Wales, Australia . 23 June 1906 . 16 May 2018 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: Blacktown Shire Council. State Archives & Records. NSW Government. 16 May 2018.
  6. News: McKee. Jillian. Blacktown Council marks its 110th anniversary. 16 May 2018. The Mt Druitt-St Marys Standard. 15 June 2016.
  7. News: LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 63 . New South Wales, Australia . 9 June 1961 . 16 May 2018 . 1728 . National Library of Australia.
  8. Web site: Municipality of Blacktown (1961–1979) / Blacktown City Council (1979–). State Archives & Records. NSW Government. 16 May 2018.
  9. News: LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 36 . New South Wales, Australia . 9 March 1979 . 16 May 2018 . 1011 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: Council Chambers "Inadequate" . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 5 April 1937 . 24 December 2020 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  11. News: Western News . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 3 August 1938 . 24 December 2020 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  12. News: TENDER ACCEPTED FOR BLACKTOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 1 February 1939 . 24 December 2020 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: NEW COUNCIL CHAMBERS. . The Sydney Morning Herald . New South Wales, Australia . 20 July 1939 . 24 December 2020 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  14. News: Dignified Building at Blacktown . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 26 July 1939 . 24 December 2020 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  15. News: WESTERN NEWS – "Reflection of Great Progress" – Blacktown's New Council Chamber – Official Opening . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 2 August 1939 . 24 December 2020 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  16. News: Homes and Building: £500,000 Civic Centre At Blacktown . The Sydney Morning Herald . 21 March 1961 . 22.
  17. News: Land release for industry . The Cumberland Argus . New South Wales, Australia . 21 June 1961 . 16 May 2018 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  18. Web site: Souvenir Brochure – Foundation stone laying, Civic Centre, Blacktown, 1961 . Blacktown Memories . Blacktown City Council . 23 December 2020 . 17 June 1961.
  19. Web site: Ashley-Brown . Alfred . Official Opening of the Blacktown Civic Centre – speech . Blacktown Memories . Blacktown City Council . 23 December 2020 . 25 October 1965.
  20. Web site: Max Webber library, official opening 1980 . Blacktown Memories . Blacktown City Council . 23 December 2020 . 8 March 1980.
  21. Web site: Council approves extension to Civic Centre, 1984 . Blacktown Memories . Blacktown City Council . 23 December 2020 . Media Release . 22 March 1984.
  22. Web site: Library Act 1939 . The Dictionary of Sydney . 23 December 2020.
  23. Web site: Blacktown Municipal Library . Blacktown Memories . Blacktown City Council . 23 December 2020 . c. 1967.
  24. Web site: Official Opening, Dennis Johnson Branch Library, Stanhope Gardens . Blacktown Memories . Blacktown City Council . 23 December 2020 . 7 August 2009.
  25. Web site: Councillor Tony Bleasdale OAM elected Mayor. blacktown.nsw.gov.au. 12 October 2019.
  26. Web site: Blacktown mayor Tony Bleasdale dies on delegation flight from China .
  27. News: City of Blacktown . Antony . Green . 28 February 2024 . 28 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228111947/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nswlg/2021/blacktown . live . ABC News .
  28. Web site: 28 September 2022 Minutes of Extraordinary Meeting . Blacktown City Council . 4 October 2023 . 28 September 2022.
  29. Web site: City of Blacktown – Ward 3 . Local Government Elections 2021 . NSW Electoral Commission . 21 December 2021.
  30. Web site: Becoming a City. Our history and heritage. Blacktown City Council. 17 May 2018.
  31. News: Blacktown. . . 19 . 957 . New South Wales, Australia . 22 December 1906 . 16 May 2018 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  32. News: ROCKDALE REPORTS . The St George Call . III . 50 . New South Wales, Australia . 15 December 1906 . 16 May 2018 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  33. News: Blacktown Shire. . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XX . 1482 . New South Wales, Australia . 15 February 1908 . 16 May 2018 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  34. News: Blacktown Shire. . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XXI . 1583 . New South Wales, Australia . 6 February 1909 . 16 May 2018 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  35. News: THE FIRST PRESIDENT . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . 4485 . New South Wales, Australia . 26 July 1939 . 16 May 2018 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  36. News: Blacktown Council . Windsor And Richmond Gazette . 23 . 1122 . New South Wales, Australia . 12 February 1910 . 17 May 2018 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  37. News: MAYORS AND PRESIDENTS. . Evening News . 13,308 . New South Wales, Australia . 3 February 1910 . 17 May 2018 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  38. News: MR. R. J. SHERLOCK. . The Sydney Morning Herald . 30,425 . New South Wales, Australia . 9 July 1935 . 17 May 2018 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  39. News: Blacktown Shire Council . Windsor And Richmond Gazette . 24 . 1171 . New South Wales, Australia . 11 February 1911 . 17 May 2018 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  40. News: BLACKTOWN. . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XXV . 1895 . New South Wales, Australia . 17 February 1912 . 17 May 2018 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  41. News: Mayors Elected . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XXVI . 1995 . New South Wales, Australia . 8 February 1913 . 17 May 2018 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  42. News: Blacktown Shire. . Nepean Times . 31 . 1639 . New South Wales, Australia . 7 February 1914 . 17 May 2018 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  43. News: THE COUNCIL OF THE SHIRE OF BLACKTOWN. . Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales . 21 . New South Wales, Australia . 10 February 1915 . 17 May 2018 . 856 . National Library of Australia.
  44. News: COUNCILLOR JOHN ANGUS AT BLACKTOWN. . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XXIX . 2298 . New South Wales, Australia . 12 February 1916 . 17 May 2018 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  45. News: Election of Presidents. . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XXX . 2392 . New South Wales, Australia . 10 February 1917 . 17 May 2018 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  46. News: Councillor Angus Re-Elected at Blacktown. . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XXX . 2488 . New South Wales, Australia . 9 February 1918 . 17 May 2018 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  47. News: Blacktown Shire Council . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XXX . 2514 . New South Wales, Australia . 15 February 1919 . 17 May 2018 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  48. News: Shire Presidents . Nepean Times . 36 . 1946 . New South Wales, Australia . 14 February 1920 . 17 May 2018 . 1. National Library of Australia.
  49. News: BLACKTOWN SHIRE. . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XXXIV . 2695 . New South Wales, Australia . 18 December 1920 . 17 May 2018 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  50. News: BLACKTOWN'S PRESIDENT. . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate. XXXV . 2793 . New South Wales, Australia . 17 December 1921 . 17 May 2018 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  51. News: BLACKTOWN'S PRESIDENT. . Windsor And Richmond Gazette . 33 . 1839 . New South Wales, Australia . 22 December 1922 . 17 May 2018 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  52. News: President of Blacktown Shire . Nepean Times . 40 . 3320 . New South Wales, Australia . 15 December 1923 . 17 May 2018 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  53. News: BLACKTOWN NEWS . Hawkesbury Herald . 69 . New South Wales, Australia . 24 December 1924 . 17 May 2018 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  54. News: Morehead Re-elected . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XXXVIII . 3207 . New South Wales, Australia . 30 December 1925 . 17 May 2018 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  55. News: Mt. Druitt . Nepean Times . 71. 4891 . New South Wales, Australia . 12 March 1953 . 17 May 2018 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  56. News: Councillor Cable . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 23 December 1926 . 17 May 2018 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
  57. News: Councillor G. A. Lalor . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 23 December 1927 . 5 October 2023 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  58. News: SHIRE PRESIDENTS . The Sun . New South Wales, Australia . 23 December 1927 . 5 October 2023 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  59. News: BLACKTOWN'S PRESIDENT . . New South Wales, Australia . 7 December 1928 . 5 October 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  60. News: Blacktown Shire Council . . New South Wales, Australia . 8 December 1928 . 5 October 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  61. News: FRANCIS AGAIN! . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 27 December 1929 . 5 October 2023 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  62. News: FRANCIS AGAIN! . Windsor And Richmond Gazette . New South Wales, Australia . 3 January 1930 . 5 October 2023 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  63. News: BLACKTOWN'S PRESIDENT . Windsor And Richmond Gazette . New South Wales, Australia . 26 December 1930 . 5 October 2023 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  64. News: COUNCILLOR McMURTRIE . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 24 December 1930 . 5 October 2023 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  65. News: OUT OF THE HAT! . Windsor And Richmond Gazette . New South Wales, Australia . 15 January 1932 . 5 October 2023 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  66. News: SHIRE PRESIDENT . Nepean Times . New South Wales, Australia . 9 January 1932 . 5 October 2023 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  67. News: Blacktown Shire . Nepean Times . New South Wales, Australia . 24 December 1932 . 5 October 2023 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  68. News: COUNCILLOR PAGE . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 11 December 1933 . 5 October 2023 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  69. News: Blacktown President . Nepean Times . New South Wales, Australia . 8 December 1934 . 5 October 2023 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  70. News: CR. FRANCIS AGAIN . Windsor And Richmond Gazette . New South Wales, Australia . 13 December 1935 . 5 October 2023 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  71. News: FRANCIS AGAIN . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 7 December 1936 . 5 October 2023 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  72. News: FRANCIS PRESIDENT AGAIN . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . New South Wales, Australia . 13 December 1937 . 5 October 2023 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  73. News: STONE PRESIDENT . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . 4454 . New South Wales, Australia . 14 December 1938 . 17 May 2018 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  74. News: Blacktown Shire President . Nepean Times . 57 . 3004 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 December 1939 . 17 May 2018 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
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  93. Mr James Anderson (1943–2003) . 2003 . Yes . 16 May 2018.
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