List of mayors of Cockburn

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The City of Cockburn in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 12 February 1871 as the Fremantle Road Board with a chairman and councillors under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed Cockburn on 21 January 1955, [1] and with the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road boards became Shires with a shire president and councillors effective 1 July 1961. The Shire of Cockburn was declared a town on 24 January 1971, at which point the president became a mayor. [2] Cockburn attained city status on 26 October 1979. [3]

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Chairmen

ChairmanTerm
Edward Higham 1871–1876
Henry Maxwell Lefroy 1876–1879
William Silas Pearse 1879–1880
Walter Easton1880–1881
Joshua Harwood1881–1887
James Herbert1887–1892
Walter Easton1892–1894
Walter Powell1895–1900
Robert Holmes1900–1905
Arthur Davies 1905–1911
John Cooke1911–1916
William Reason1916–1917
Henry Dixon1917–1919
John Cooke1919–1921
William Reason1921–1925
Edwin Follington1925–1926
Angus McLeod1926–1929
Alfred Newman1929–1930
Edwin John Follington1930–1932
Alfred Mayor1932–1935
Walton Matthew Winfield1935–1939
John Willis [1] 1939–1944
Andrew Bailey1944–1945
Alfred Isted1945–1946
George Wells1946–1947
Sydney Frank Jesse Hammond1947–1949
Alfred Mayor1949–1950
Edward James Smith1950–1953
Joseph Henry Cooper1953–1961
1 John Willis died on 19 September 1944. [4] Andrew Bailey was elected by the other councillors to fill the remainder of his term, which expired on 21 April 1945.

Mayors

MayorTerm
Joseph Cooper1961–1972
Alan Thomas1972–1979
Don de san Miguel (OAM)1979–1993
Ray Lees1993–1997
John Grljusich1997–2000
Stephen Lee2000–2009
Logan Howlett 2009–present

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References

  1. ↑ "Road Districts Act, 1919-1951. Fremantle Road District. Alteration of Name. (per L.G. 481/52)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 21 January 1955. p. 1955:132.
  2. ↑ "Local Government Act, 1960–1970. Shire of Cockburn. Change of Status. (per L.G. 39/66)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 24 December 1970. p. 1970:3842. Specifies 24 January 1971 as effective date.
  3. ↑ "Local Government Act, 1960-1978. Order in Council (per CC-1-10)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 31 August 1979. p. 1979:2607. Specifies 26 October 1979 as effective date.
  4. ↑ "Personal". The West Australian . Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 20 September 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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