Party: Local Government - Hughenden. Flinders Shire Council, Gray Street, Hughenden, 4821
Summary
The Hughenden Divisional Board was established in 1882, became Hughenden Shire in 1903, and the name was changed to Flinders Shire later that year. The Hughenden Borough was established in 1882, it became Hughenden Town in 1903, and was abolished and included in the Flinders Shire in 1958. The advice was that a large quantity of records were destroyed by fire. A full coverage of holdings was not possible.
COUNCIL OFFICE
Minutes of meetings, Hughenden Municipal Council, April 1895-January 1906, 1 vol. frail, October 1916-February 1928, 1 vol., July 1940-December 1946, 1 vol., June 1946-October 1951, 1 vol., January 1949-November 1951, 1 vol., November 1951-January 1955, 1 vol., July 1956-May 1957, 1 vol., January 1958-April 1958, 1 vol.
Shire record to present. Current Council records.
Framed portraits of Council Chairmen, 6 photographs.
STORAGE SHED
Council staff provided the following summary: A quantity of unsorted records are stored in boxes, including minutes of meetings, letter books, cash books and Council employment records. They include a letter book of the Richmond Water Board, early 1900s, and cash and rate books from ca.1920s.