▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁council ▁area ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Will ough by . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Local ▁Government , ▁James ▁McG ir r , ▁approved ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁split ▁Middle ▁Har bour ▁Ward , ▁adding ▁North bridge ▁Ward ▁as ▁the ▁fifth ▁w ard ▁elect ing ▁three ▁al der men . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁council ▁meet ings ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁h ut ▁located ▁behind ▁the ▁main ▁residence ▁of ▁major ▁land holder ▁and ▁timer ▁merchant , ▁James ▁Harris ▁French , ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁P ens h urst ▁and ▁P enk ivil ▁Stre ets . ▁Municipal ▁offices ▁were ▁afterwards ▁established ▁in ▁P ens h urst ▁Street ▁near ▁F ors yth ▁Street ▁corner . ▁These ▁were ▁in ▁turn ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁Ch amb ers ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁building ▁in ▁M ow b ray ▁Road ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁which ▁then ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M ow b ray ▁House ▁School . ▁These ▁ch amb ers ▁were ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁Town ▁Hall ▁building ▁in ▁Victoria ▁Avenue , ▁designed ▁by ▁By era ▁Had ley ▁and ▁officially ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁Premier , ▁Sir ▁John ▁See , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁The ▁first ▁town ▁hall ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁second ▁Will ough by ▁Town ▁Hall ▁with ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Council ▁Administration ▁Centre