List of mayors of Bunbury

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The City of Bunbury is a local government area in the South West of Western Australia. It was formed on 21 February 1871 as the Municipality of Bunbury and has had a mayor since June 1887 in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. [1] On 23 June 1961, following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, the municipality was renamed to the Town of Bunbury. On 31 August 1979, upon reaching the required population, the town was renamed to its present name, the City of Bunbury. [2]

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Municipality of Bunbury

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Newton Moore, who later became Premier of Western Australia
MayorTermRef
Charles Wisbey1887 [3]
Ephraim Mayo Clarke 1887–1888 [3] [4]
Charles Wisbey1888–1890 [3]
William Spencer 1891–1893 [3] [5]
Charles Wisbey1893–1894 [3]
Ephraim Mayo Clarke1894–1897 [3] [4]
James Moore1897–1898 [3]
Ephraim Mayo Clarke1899–1901 [3] [4]
Newton James Moore 1901–1904 [3] [6]
C. E. Spencer1905–1906 [3]
Harry Brashaw1906–1907 [3]
Ephraim Mayo Clarke1908 [3] [4]
Frederick Walter Steere1909–1910 [3] [7]
Charles E. Frankel1910–1914 [3]
G. E. Clarke1915–1916 [3]
J. G. Baldock1917–1918 [3]
William Lemen Thomas 1919 [3]
J. G. Baldock1920 [3]
W. L. Thomas1921 [3]
George Tipping1921–1922 [3]
G. E. Reading1923 [3]
G. E. Clarke1924 [3]
W. J. J. Skewes1925–1926 [3]
G. E. Reading1927 [3]
J. G. Baldock1928 [3]
J. E. Hands1928–1933 [3]
J. E. Reading1934–1935 [3]
J. J. P. Verschuer1937 [3]
J. E. Hands1937–1938 [3]
J. T. Blair1939–1943 [3]
Percy C. Payne1944–1951 [3] [8] [9]
Frederick Withers 1951–1955 [3] [10] [11]
Percy C. Payne1955–1958 [3] [8]
W. E. McKenna1958–1959 [3]
F. R. Hay1959–1961 [3]

Town of Bunbury

MayorTermRef
F. R. Hay1961–1962 [3]
A. H. Wilson1963–1966 [3]
Edward Arthur Cooke1966 [3] [12]
Ern Manea 1966–1972 [3] [13]
P. J. Usher1972–1979 [3]

City of Bunbury

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Bust of Patrick Josef Usher
MayorTermRef
P. J. Usher1979–1983 [3]
A. G. McKenzie1983–1988 [3]
Ern Manea1988–1997 [13]
John Castrilli 1997–2005 [14] [10]
David Smith 2005–2013 [15] [16] [17]
Gary Brennan2013–2021 [17] [18]
Jaysen De San Miguel2021–present [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries WA. 31 May 2003. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 South Western Times. 17 October 1988.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Hon Ephraim Mayo Clarke". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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  13. 1 2 Miller, Shanelle (25 October 2013). "Dr Ern Manea remembered in a moving service at St Patrick's Cathedral". Bunbury Mail. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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  15. ↑ "Mr David Lawrence Smith". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  16. ↑ Munday, Thomas (12 June 2018). "Former City of Bunbury Mayor David Smith awarded Order of Australia Medal". Bunbury Mail. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  17. 1 2 "New Bunbury mayor pleads for unified council". ABC News. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  18. ↑ Johnston, Amy (28 October 2021). "Former Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan is busy enjoying "semi-retirement" after stepping down from top spot" . South Western Times. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  19. ↑ Waller, Pip (19 October 2021). "Jaysen De San Miguel elected new mayor of Bunbury". Bunbury Mail. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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