List of mayors of Bendigo
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This is a list of the mayors of the City of Bendigo and the City of Greater Bendigo, a local government area and the fourth largest city in Victoria, Australia.
Sandhurst Municipal Council (1856-1871)
[edit]| # | Chairman/Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Nucella Emmett | 1856-1857 |
| 2 | James Forrester Sullivan | 1857-1858 |
| 3 | William Vazie Simons | 1858-1860 |
| 4 | Joseph Henry Abbott | 1860-1861 |
| 5 | James Joseph Casey | 1861 |
| 6 | Robert Strickland | 1861-1862 |
| 7 | Robert Burrowes | 1862-1863 |
| 8 | Sir John McIntyre | 1863-1868 |
| 9 | John Holmes | 1868-1869 |
| 10 | George Aspinall | 1869-1870 |
| 11 | James Boyd | 1870-1871 |
City of Sandhurst / Bendigo (1871-1994)
[edit]| # | Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Boyd | 1870-1871 |
| 2 | Dugald Macdougall | 1871-1873 |
| 3 | George Aspinall | 1873-1874 |
| 4 | John Augustus Woodward | 1874–1875 |
| 5 | Robert Clark | 1875–1876 |
| 6 | Henry Hattam | 1876 |
| 7 | Ebenezer Neill | 1876-1877 |
| 8 | Alexander Bayne | 1877-1878 |
| 9 | David Chaplin Sterry | 1878-1879 |
| (4) | John Augustus Woodward | 1879-1880 |
| 10 | Patrick Hayes | 1880-1881 |
| 11 | Walter George Jackson | 1881-1882 |
| 12 | Abraham Harkness | 1882–1883 |
| 13 | Alfred Shrapnell Bailes[1][2][3][4] | 1883-1884 |
| 14 | John Delbridge | 1884-1885 |
| 15 | Samuel Henry McGowan | 1885-1886 |
| (10) | Patrick Hayes | 1886 |
| 16 | Thomas Jefferson Connelly | 1887-1888 |
| 17 | Jacob Isaac Cohn | 1888-1889 |
| 18 | John Paul Carolin | 1889-1890 |
| 19 | John Roberts Hoskins | 1890-1891 |
| 20 | Joseph Henry Abbott | 1891-1893 |
| 21 | Daniel Barnett Lazarus | 1893-1894 |
| 22 | Conrad Heinz | 1894-1895 |
| (21) | Daniel Barnett Lazarus | 1895-1896 |
| 23 | Harry Montague Marks | 1896-1897 |
| (12) | Abraham Harkness | 1897-1899 |
| (15) | Samuel Henry McGowan | 1899-1900 |
| 24 | Simeon Ryan | 1900-1901 |
| 25 | John Roberts Hoskins | 1901-1902 |
| 26 | James Henry Curnow | 1902-1904 |
| 27 | Ambrose Dunstan | 1904-1905 |
| 28 | Luke Murphy | 1905-1906 |
| 29 | James Semmens | 1906-1907 |
| (18) | John Paul Carolin | 1907-08 |
| 30 | Andrew Harkness | 1908-1909 |
| 31 | David John Andrew | 1909-1910 |
| 32 | William Henry Wilkie | 1910-11 |
| 33 | Harry Astwood Ross | 1911-1912 |
| (26) | James Henry Curnow | 1912-1913 |
| (31) | David John Andrew | 1913-1914 |
| (32) | William Henry Wilkie | 1914-1915 |
| 34 | William Beebe | 1915-1917 |
| 35 | Richard Hartley Smith Abbott | 1917-1918 |
| (27) | Ambrose Dunstan | 1904-1905 |
| (26) | James Henry Curnow | 1919-1920 |
| (31) | David John Andrew | 1920-1921 |
| 36 | James Edward Holland | 1921-1922 |
| 37 | Michael Gabriel Giudice | 1922-1924 |
| 38 | Ernest Morton Vains | 1924-1925 |
| 39 | William Ewing | 1925-1926 |
| 40 | John Andrew Michelsen | 1926-1927 |
| (26) | James Henry Curnow | 1927-1928 |
| 41 | Edwin George Batchelder | 1928-1929 |
| 42 | Michael Eugene O'Brien | 1929-1930 |
| 43 | William Henry Taylor | 1930-1931 |
| 44 | George Dawson Garvin | 1931-1932 |
| 45 | Frederick Conrad Niemann | 1932-1933 |
| 46 | George Bennetts | 1933-1934 |
| 47 | Albert Staples | 1934-1935 |
| (40) | John Andrew Michelsen | 1935-1936 |
| 48 | William May Bolton | 1936-1937 |
| (43) | William Henry Taylor | 1937-1938 |
| (44) | George Dawson Garvin | 1938-1939 |
| (47) | Albert Staples | 1939-1940 |
| 49 | George Albert Pethard | 1940-1941 |
| 50 | Alfred John Anderson | 1941-1942 |
| (40) | John Andrew Michelsen | 1941-1942 |
| (43) | William Henry Taylor | 1942-1943 |
| 51 | Leslie William Galvin | 1944–1945 |
| 52 | Anthony Truscott | 1945–1946 |
| 53 | David William Streader | 1946–1947 |
| (49) | George Albert Pethard | 1947-1948 |
| 54 | Ernest Frederick Granger | 1948-1949 |
| 55 | Robert Poulston | 1949-1950 |
| 56 | Norman Joseph Oliver | 1950-1951 |
| (49) | George Albert Pethard | 1951-1952 |
| 57 | Thomas Richard Flood | 1952-1953 |
| 58 | Frederick William Clayton | 1953-1954 |
| (55) | Robert Poulston | 1954-1955 |
| 59 | Henry William Snell | 1955-1956 |
| 60 | Alexander Sadler Craig | 1956-1957 |
| (57) | Thomas Richard Flood | 1957-1958 |
| (58) | Henry William Snell | 1958-1960 |
| 61 | Rupert Harold Thomas Wilson | 1960-1961 |
| (58) | Frederick William Clayton | 1961-1962 |
| 62 | Roy Alexander Rae | 1962-1963 |
| (59) | Alexander Sadler Craig | 1963-1964 |
| (56) | Norman Joseph Oliver | 1964-1965 |
| 63 | Roy Francis (Dick) Turner | 1965-1966 |
| (57) | Thomas Richard Flood | 1966-1967 |
| 64 | Rodney Warren Cambridge | 1967-1968 |
| (57) | Thomas Richard Flood | 1968-1969 |
| 65 | James Clarkson McCoy (Clark) Jeffrey | 1969-1970 |
| (56) | Norman Joseph Oliver | 1970-1971 |
| 66 | Douglas Ewan Elliott | 1971-1972 |
| 67 | Joseph Patrick Pearce | 1972-1973 |
| (59) | Alexander Sadler Craig | 1973-1974 |
| (63) | Roy Francis (Dick) Turner | 1974-1975 |
| 68 | Robert Lindsay Campbell | 1975-1976 |
| 69 | Robert Russell Cooper | 1976-1977 |
| (63) | Roy Francis (Dick) Turner | 1977-1978 |
| 70 | Eugene Carl Sandner | 1978-1979 |
| (68) | Robert Lindsay Campbell | 1979-1980 |
| 71 | Paul T. Tomkinson | 1980-1981 |
| 72 | Christopher David Stoltz | 1981-1982 |
| (67) | Joseph Patrick Pearce | 1982-1983 |
| 73 | Peter Mansell | 1983-1984 |
| (67) | Joseph Patrick Pearce | 1984-1985 |
| 74 | Norman Francis Quin | 1985-1986 |
| 75 | Michael Alexander Anthony Currie | 1986-1987 |
| 76 | Colin Mayne Nankervis | 1987-1988 |
| 77 | Robin L. Adams | 1988-1989 |
| 78 | Peter R. Morley | 1989-1990 |
| 79 | James Douglass | 1990-1993 |
| 80 | Andrew John Balsillie | 1993-1994 |
Commissioners (1993-1996)
[edit]| Commissioners | Term |
|---|---|
| Peter Ross-Edwards (Chairman) | 1993–1996 |
| Les Crofts | 1993–1995 |
| Maxine Crouch | 1995–1996 |
| Gordon McKern | 1993–1994 |
| Maurie Sharkey | 1994–1996 |
City of Greater Bendigo (1996-present)
[edit]| # | Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Weston | 1996–1997 |
| 2 | Barry Ackerman | 1997–1998 |
| 3 | Maurie Sharkey | 1998–1999 |
| 4 | Daryl McClure | 1999–2000 |
| 5 | Laurie Whelan | 2000–2001 |
| (2) | Barry Ackerman | 2001–2002 |
| 6 | Willi Carney | 2002–2003 |
| 7 | Rod Fyffe | 2003–2004 |
| 8 | Greg Williams | 2004-2004 |
| (7) | Rod Fyffe | 2004–2005 |
| 9 | David Jones | 2005–2006 |
| 10 | Julie Rivendell | 2006–2007 |
| (9) | David Jones | 2007–2008 |
| 11 | Kevin Gibbins | 2008–2009 |
| 12 | Rod Campbell | 2009–2010 |
| (7) | Rod Fyffe | 2010–2011 |
| 13 | Alec Sandner | 2011–2012 |
| 14 | Lisa Ruffell | 2012–2013 |
| 15 | Barry Lyons | 2013–2014 |
| 16 | Peter Cox | 2014–2015 |
| (7) | Rod Fyffe | 2015–2016 |
| 17 | Margaret O'Rourke | 2016–2020 |
| 18 | Jennifer Alden | 2020–2021 |
| 19 | Andrea Metcalf | 2021–present |
See also
[edit]Betty Jackman's book - Mayors of Bendigo [5] is a public reference for the Mayors.
References
[edit]- ^ Alfred Shrapnell Bailes c.1880s (State Library Victoria).
- ^ Alfred Shrapnell Bailes c.1878; Lerk, L., "Both Mayor and Minstrel", Bendigo Weekly, 7 August 2015.
- ^ Parliament of Victoria: Remember Database: Alfred Shrapnell Bailes.
- ^ Deaths: Bailes, The Age, (Monday, 16 January 1928), p.1; Personal, The Argus, (Monday, 16 January 1928), p.16.
- ^ Jackman, Betty May (2003), Mayors of Bendigo 1856-2001. Pyrenees Press Pty Ltd, Maryborough Vic. ISBN 0-9578260-0-1.
