Brunswick Town Hall on Sydney Road, Brunswick

Brunswick Town Hall stands on the corner of Dawson Street and Sydney Road in the inner northern Melbourne, suburb of Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. Brunswick Town Hall at the corner of Sydney Road and Dawson Street Picture taken from the Mechanics Institute (Built 1868) diagonally opposite Photo by: www. ... Brunswick Town Hall at the corner of Sydney Road and Dawson Street Picture taken from the Mechanics Institute (Built 1868) diagonally opposite Photo by: www. ... Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Sydney Road is a major thouroughfare in the northern suburbs of Brunswick and Coburg in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area), and 3,488,750 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (census 2001 [1]). The... Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Brunswick was declared a municipality in 1857, after residents petitioned for municipal government. The first municipal chambers were established in 1859 on Sydney Road at Lobb's Hill, between Stewart and Albion Streets. The present town hall is an imposing Victorian edifice, built in 1876 nearer the centre of Brunswick on the corner of Dawson Street and Sydney Road. In 1908 Brunswick became a city. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Diagonally opposite from the Town Hall stands the Mechanics Institute, built in 1868, and used for worker education and social activities. A monument to the Free Speech fights of the 1930s stands near the corner. The building was adopted by Brunswick City Council in 1927 and for many years served as the Brunswick Municipal Library. 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

During 1973 the Brunswick City Council embarked on a plan to pull down the town hall and build a modern five story building to house all of the council services. The Brunswick Progress Association led a successful public campaign in 1974 against council to stop the destruction of the Town Hall. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Categories: Stub ...

The City of Moreland was created in 1994, from the amalgamation of Brunswick and Coburg and the southern portion of Broadmeadows. The new municipal Government chose to use the former Coburg Town Hall and Municipal Offices were remodelled and extended to form the Moreland Civic Centre which opened in 1999. The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Coburg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Brunswick Town Hall and Atrium is available for hire, as well as being a venue for the Brunswick Music Festival. The Town Hall building also contains the Counihan Gallery and the Brunswick branch of the Moreland City Library.

References

• It happened in Brunswick 1837-1987 by Les Barnes. Published Brunswick Community History Group
• Moreland City Council Official Website (http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au)