The Social Future of Australia: The 50th Anniversary Symposium of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia In 2021, the Academy celebrated its 50th anniversary. This special symposium – held entirely online due to the pandemic – coincided with the release of the Academy’s 2021 State of the Social Sciences report. It involved over…
THE BOROUGH OF WONTHAGGI. Created a Borough in 1911. Area-3932 acres. Population-5000. Dwellings- 1147. Length of streets-53 miles. Average rainfall-40 inches. Altitude-70 feet. Valuations, 1945-Improved Capiial Value, £546,000; Nett Annual Value. £42,000. Rate, 1945-General rate of 3s. in the £ levied on Nett Annual Values. Newspapers- “The Powlett Press,” published weekly on Fridays; “The Wonthaggi…
THE BOROUGH OF RINGWOOD. Proclaimed a Borough in 1924. Area-5546 acres. Population-4500. Dwellings- 1100. Length of streets-56 miles. Average rainfall-25 inches. Altitude- 500 feet. Valuations, 1945-Improved Capital Value, £ 1,180,000; Nett Annual Value, £59,000. Rate, 1945-General rate of 2/8d. in the £ levied on Nett Annual Values. Newspaper-“The Ringwood Mail,” published weekly on Thursdays. Electoral…
(Contributed by The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor ol Melbourne, 1944-45, Councillor T. S. NETTLEFOLD, O.B.E.) Melbourne is familiarly known as the “Queen City of the South,” and this title is by no means a misnomer. The Melbourne of to-day is a city of remarkable beauty. It is planned on lines thai enable the development…