AuthorBeverley DonaldPublication Year2013Published byFairfield City CouncilDescription'Shaping Fairfield' looks at the stories of the aldermen of the two councils that now form Fairfield City Council, from the inception of Smithfield and Fairfield Council in 1889 and Cabramatta and Canley Vale Council in 1892, to amalgamation of these councils in 1948. This book tells much of the history of council as it relates the stories of more than 130 aldermen, and just one woman. The stories of the town clerks of the early councils are also included. The publication refers to a number of sources: council minutes and newspapers articles; Australian War Memorial and Archive records; the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; the Ryerson Index, books and booklets, internet websites and communication with some descendants of these aldermen.Copyright Owner(s)Fairfield City Council AccessAccess open for research. Written permission required for personal copies and public use.
Beverley Donald, Shaping Fairfield: The Aldermen of Fairfield and Cabra-Vale Council, 1889-1948. Fairfield City Heritage Collection, accessed 26/07/2026, https://heritagecollection.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/392
