Department CodeTCPredecessor DepartmentDunedin Town BoardDate Rage1855-1989DescriptionThe Dunedin City Council was constituted in 1865. It was preceded by the Dunedin Town Board (1855-65). Originally the City Council administered a relatively small area which was expanded during this century as suburban authorities amalgamated. See separate entries for of these authorities. The old Dunedin City Council has now been succeeded by a new Dunedin City Council formed as a result of major local government reorganisation in 1989. The records include Board, Council and committee minutes 1855-89, outward letterbooks 1856-24 (inwards letters were recorded in the minutes), subject files 1906-81, ratebooks 1857-62 (indexed transcript available), 1875-1989, engineering records and plans, architectural plans, staff information, photographs (subject index available), reports and publication and financial records.Search
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Town Clerk's Department. Dunedin City Council Archives, accessed 11/05/2026, https://dccarchives.recollectcms.com/nodes/view/2222