, ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Sydney ▁L ibr aries ▁upon ▁re am alg am ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁a ▁bronze ▁pla que , ▁created ▁by ▁sculpt or ▁Victor ▁C us ack , ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁at ▁Water lo o ▁Town ▁Hall ▁by ▁Val er ian ▁W elles ley , ▁ 8 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington , ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Water lo o ' s ▁naming ▁with ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Water lo o ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁earliest ▁conflict ▁comm emor ated ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁was ▁substantial ly ▁ref urb ished ▁by ▁Arch itect s ▁Steph enson ▁and ▁Turner , ▁through ▁the ▁NS W ▁Government ▁State ▁Library ' s ▁Grant ▁Program ▁and ▁South ▁Sydney ▁Council . ▁A ▁pla que ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁these ▁works ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁by ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁South ▁Sydney ▁Council , ▁Vic ▁Smith ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁listing ▁and ▁conservation ▁The ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Air - R a id ▁shelter ▁at ▁the ▁rear , ▁is ▁listed ▁under ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Sydney ▁Local ▁Environment ▁Plan ▁as ▁" ev idence ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Water lo o ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁important