Population 22,900 (1992) Area 6.12 km (2.4 sq mi) Region Melbourne | Established 1855 Council seat Richmond County Bourke | |
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The City of Richmond was a local government area about 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 6.12 square kilometres (2.36 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.
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History
Richmond was incorporated as a municipality on 24 April 1855, having split from the City of Melbourne on the same day as the neighbouring City of Collingwood. It became a town on 28 September 1872 and a city on 17 February 1882.
The Richmond council was sacked in 1982 by the state government following a report which revealed allegations of electoral malpractice and fraud. The council was replaced by a state-appointed commissioner, Alex Gillon, to administer the city in its stead until an elected council was restored in 1988.
On 22 June 1994, the City of Richmond was abolished, and, along with the Cities of Collingwood and Fitzroy, and parts of Fairfield and Alphington, from the City of Northcote, was merged into the newly created City of Yarra.
Richmond was at one stage divided into wards, but by 1994 the council was represented by nine councillors, each representing all electors in the city. Meetings were held at the Richmond Town Hall, on Bridge Road, Richmond.
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Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.