Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 1954), Saturday 31 August 1946, page 4
Coast Town People Proclamation of the City of Lismore by the Governor of New South Wales (Lieut. General Northcott) was officially announced in the Government Gazette yesterday, said the Mayor of Lismore (Aid. C. A. H. Dalziell) last night.
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Excepting Newcastle, Lismore is the twelfth country centre to attain city status. Three of those centres — Armidale, Bathurst and Grafton—received the recognition as Diocesan centres of the Anglican Church. Lismore is the fourth centre to advance from its municipal status in the last three months, the others being Wagga, Tamworth and Orange. Other country cities are Wollongong, Broken Hill, Goulburn, Maitland and Katoomba. Planning Sets Standard For State The Local Government Act set the minimum requirements for a city at an average population of 15,000 for five years and revenue of £20,000 for each of five years.
The population accepted by the proclamation of Lismore is 16,350. Revenue last year was £155.934. Ald. Dalziell, in his first announcement as Mayor of the new city, said he was delighted that Lismore's' outstanding claims had, at last, received the recognition they had merited for so long. He said that for many years Lismore had been a long way ahead of the revenue requirements, but there had been difficulty in establishing definite population figures during the war years.
Ald. Dalziell said that by virtue of the general planning of the town, the high standard of. public and commercial buildings and churches and the well laid out recreation areas he believed Lismore was an example for other cities and major towns throughout the State. "Our shopping block is unique as a commercial centre in country towns. The foresight of our town builders has provided a magnificent basis for the further town development that is certain to come in both the immediate and distant future, " said Ald. Dalziell.
MADE FIRST MOVE 10 YEARS AGO
The section of the Local Government Act by which Lismore qualified for City status was adopted by the department after! it had been moved by a Lismore alderman at the Local Government conference in Lismore in 1936
It was submitted by Ald. S. J. Hosie, who was then a member of Lismore Municipal Council, as an amendment to the Act to secure a reduction from, 20,000 to 15,000 in the population demands for a city.
Ald. E. J. Eggins was Mayor of Lismore at the time.
The motion was unanimously adopted by the conference, which was attended by more than 200 delegates from all municipalities, and shires throughout the State.
In moving the motion, Ald. Hosie stated that except for Broken Hill 110 town had the population, although a number, including Lismore, had exceeded the revenue requirements.
