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.

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Sandhurst Municipal Council (1856-1871)

# Chairman/Mayor Term
1 Edward Nucella Emmett 1856-1857
2James Forrester Sullivan1857-1858
3William Vazie Simons1858-1860
4Joseph Henry Abbott1860-1861
5James Joseph Casey1861
6Robert Strickland1861-1862
7Robert Burrowes1862-1863
8 Sir John McIntyre 1863-1868
9John Holmes1868-1869
10George Aspinall1869-1870
11James Boyd1870-1871

City of Sandhurst / Bendigo (1871-1994)

# Mayor Term
1James Boyd1870-1871
2Dugald Macdougall1871-1873
3George Aspinall1873-1874
4John Augustus Woodward1874–1875
5Robert Clark1875–1876
6Henry Hattam1876
7Ebenezer Neill1876-1877
8Alexander Bayne1877-1878
9David Chaplin Sterry1878-1879
(4)John Augustus Woodward1879-1880
10Patrick Hayes1880-1881
11Walter George Jackson1881-1882
12Abraham Harkness1882–1883
13 Alfred Shrapnell Bailes [1] [2] [3] [4] 1883-1884
14John Delbridge1884-1885
15Samuel Henry McGowan1885-1886
(10)Patrick Hayes1886
16Thomas Jefferson Connelly1887-1888
17Jacob Isaac Cohn1888-1889
18John Paul Carolin1889-1890
19John Roberts Hoskins1890-1891
20Joseph Henry Abbott1891-1893
21Daniel Barnett Lazarus1893-1894
22Conrad Heinz1894-1895
(21)Daniel Barnett Lazarus1895-1896
23Harry Montague Marks1896-1897
(12)Abraham Harkness1897-1899
(15)Samuel Henry McGowan1899-1900
24Simeon Ryan1900-1901
25John Roberts Hoskins1901-1902
26James Henry Curnow1902-1904
27Ambrose Dunstan1904-1905
28Luke Murphy1905-1906
29James Semmens1906-1907
(18)John Paul Carolin1907-08
30Andrew Harkness1908-1909
31 David John Andrew 1909-1910
32William Henry Wilkie1910-11
33Harry Astwood Ross1911-1912
(26)James Henry Curnow1912-1913
(31)David John Andrew1913-1914
(32)William Henry Wilkie1914-1915
34William Beebe1915-1917
35 Richard Hartley Smith Abbott 1917-1918
(27)Ambrose Dunstan1904-1905
(26)James Henry Curnow1919-1920
(31)David John Andrew1920-1921
36James Edward Holland1921-1922
37Michael Gabriel Giudice1922-1924
38Ernest Morton Vains1924-1925
39William Ewing1925-1926
40John Andrew Michelsen1926-1927
(26)James Henry Curnow1927-1928
41Edwin George Batchelder1928-1929
42Michael Eugene O'Brien1929-1930
43William Henry Taylor1930-1931
44George Dawson Garvin1931-1932
45Frederick Conrad Niemann1932-1933
46George Bennetts1933-1934
47Albert Staples1934-1935
(40)John Andrew Michelsen1935-1936
48William May Bolton1936-1937
(43)William Henry Taylor1937-1938
(44)George Dawson Garvin1938-1939
(47)Albert Staples1939-1940
49George Albert Pethard1940-1941
50Alfred John Anderson1941-1942
(40)John Andrew Michelsen1941-1942
(43)William Henry Taylor1942-1943
51 Leslie William Galvin 1944–1945
52Anthony Truscott1945–1946
53David William Streader1946–1947
(49)George Albert Pethard1947-1948
54Ernest Frederick Granger1948-1949
55Robert Poulston1949-1950
56Norman Joseph Oliver1950-1951
(49)George Albert Pethard1951-1952
57Thomas Richard Flood1952-1953
58Frederick William Clayton1953-1954
(55)Robert Poulston1954-1955
59Henry William Snell1955-1956
60Alexander Sadler Craig1956-1957
(57)Thomas Richard Flood1957-1958
(58)Henry William Snell1958-1960
61Rupert Harold Thomas Wilson1960-1961
(58)Frederick William Clayton1961-1962
62Roy Alexander Rae1962-1963
(59)Alexander Sadler Craig1963-1964
(56)Norman Joseph Oliver1964-1965
63Roy Francis (Dick) Turner1965-1966
(57)Thomas Richard Flood1966-1967
64Rodney Warren Cambridge1967-1968
(57)Thomas Richard Flood1968-1969
65James Clarkson McCoy (Clark) Jeffrey1969-1970
(56)Norman Joseph Oliver1970-1971
66Douglas Ewan Elliott1971-1972
67Joseph Patrick Pearce1972-1973
(59)Alexander Sadler Craig1973-1974
(63)Roy Francis (Dick) Turner1974-1975
68Robert Lindsay Campbell1975-1976
69Robert Russell Cooper1976-1977
(63)Roy Francis (Dick) Turner1977-1978
70Eugene Carl Sandner1978-1979
(68)Robert Lindsay Campbell1979-1980
71Paul T. Tomkinson1980-1981
72 Christopher David Stoltz 1981-1982
(67)Joseph Patrick Pearce1982-1983
73Peter Mansell1983-1984
(67)Joseph Patrick Pearce1984-1985
74Norman Francis Quin1985-1986
75Michael Alexander Anthony Currie1986-1987
76Colin Mayne Nankervis1987-1988
77Robin L. Adams1988-1989
78Peter R. Morley1989-1990
79James Douglass1990-1993
80Andrew John Balsillie1993-1994

Commissioners (1993-1996)

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)

# Mayor Term
1Megan Weston1996–1997
2Barry Ackerman1997–1998
3Maurie Sharkey1998–1999
4 Daryl McClure 1999–2000
5Laurie Whelan2000–2001
(2)Barry Ackerman2001–2002
6Willi Carney2002–2003
7Rod Fyffe2003–2004
8Greg Williams2004-2004
(7)Rod Fyffe2004–2005
9David Jones2005–2006
10Julie Rivendell2006–2007
(9)David Jones2007–2008
11Kevin Gibbins2008–2009
12Rod Campbell2009–2010
(7)Rod Fyffe2010–2011
13Alec Sandner2011–2012
14Lisa Ruffell2012–2013
15Barry Lyons2013–2014
16Peter Cox2014–2015
(7)Rod Fyffe2015–2016
17Margaret O'Rourke2016–2020
18Jennifer Alden2020–2021
19Andrea Metcalf2021–present

See also

Betty Jackman's book - Mayors of Bendigo [5] is a public reference for the Mayors.

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References

  1. Alfred Shrapnell Bailes c.1880s (State Library Victoria).
  2. Alfred Shrapnell Bailes c.1878; Lerk, L., "Both Mayor and Minstrel", Bendigo Weekly, 7 August 2015.
  3. Parliament of Victoria: Remember Database: Alfred Shrapnell Bailes.
  4. Deaths: Bailes, The Age, (Monday, 16 January 1928), p.1; Personal, The Argus, (Monday, 16 January 1928), p.16.
  5. Jackman, Betty May (2003), Mayors of Bendigo 1856-2001. Pyrenees Press Pty Ltd, Maryborough Vic. ISBN   0-9578260-0-1.