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A plaque commemorates the first meeting of the municipal council which was held at the hotel in 1859. 

The plaque was provided and erected by J. J. R. and B. Fishelson (the owners of the hotel at the time of unveiling) and was unveiled on the centenary of the meeting. 

Note : The Devonshire Hotel is now known as the New Bay Hotel. 

 

Location

Address:New & Bay Streets, New Bay Hotel, Brighton, 3186
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.904522
Long: 144.993039
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Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:Local
Actual Event Start Date:12-February-1859
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Actual Event End Date:12-February-1959
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 12th February, 1959
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This plaque was unveiled by the Mayor of Brighton, Cr R.G.Ward JP, 12 February 1959, to commemorate the first meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Brighton which was held in this hotel on 12 February 1859.

The original councillors were : Chairman Thomas Warner, John Allee, Robert Keys, John Bignell, James Webb, Peter Hurlstone- William, Isaac Milemore

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Source: RHSV
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