Re: Wollongong station

[matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)]

In article <8bpr2p$9fr$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,  <eikkert@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
>> * I think it was used in the publicity stunt from the Hurstville
>> Council from the name change (Hurstville Municipal to Hurstville
>> City). I  think it was introduced during Hurstville Centenary Year
>> 1987 (I think).
>
>actually there are rules regarding this. "Shire" councils have a
>particular consituent size as do "Municipal" and "City".Hurstville and
>Wollongong both have large populations. Hurstville due to density,
>Wollongong due to size.

 Except for the Sutherland Shire, who argued to keep the title 'shire' for
'heritage' reasons. :-)

 The Hurstville City thing was a direct result of Hurstville being delcared
a 'city' and the council making a big fuss about how the area was comming
up the in the world - directly oposite to Sutherland who wanted to keep
their 'rual' shire tag!