A photograph of Rural City of Warragul councillors stepping back in time with a council meeting held at the Old Shire Hall on July 13, 1993.
The meeting was held in the former council chamber of the Old Shire Hall to mark the centenary of the first council meeting held in the building in 1893.
Councillors used the original councillor and shire president chairs, but the council table could not be used because it was too small for the expanded council.
At the meeting are (clockwise, from left) Cr Joy Ryrie, Cr John Roberts, Cr Ron Oliver, Cr Gary Blackwood, Cr Kevin Collis, Cr Chris Morris, engineer David Powell, Cr lan Clark (mayor), town clerk Geoff Davey, deputy town clerk David Young, assistant town clerk Peter Finlayson, Cr Kevin Tyrrell, Cr Brian Davies and Cr Arthur Hewson.
The Old Shire Hall was opened in May 1893 and its first council meeting was on July 5. It was used by council until the premises in Civic Place were opened in 1964.
The Rural City of Warragul, Shire of Buln Buln, Shire of Narracan and some parts of Shire of Upper Yarra later amalgamated to form Shire of Baw Baw in December 1994.
Photograph and information courtesy of the Warragul and District Historical Society.
This ‘Snapshot of the Past’ was previously published in Warragul Gazette on 25 June 2019.
The society’s museum at the Old Shire Hall in Warragul displays a range of historical photographs. This image is number 10426.