List of mayors of Melville

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The City of Melville in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 14 December 1900 as the East Fremantle Road Board with a chairman and councillors under the Roads Boards Act 1871. It was renamed Melville six months later, 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 Melville was declared a town on 28 September 1962, at which point the president became a mayor. [1] Melville attained city status on 3 May 1968. [2]

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Chairmen

Chairman [3] Term
H. A. Corbet1901–1904
J. McKimmie1904–1905
M. N. Buzacott1905–1905
L. Ellson1905–1906
C. M. Purdie1906–1907
William Murray1907–1909
C. M. Purdie1909–1909
William Murray1909–1911
R. Gordon1911–1913
M. H. Hillary1913–1915
William Murray1915–1919
R. Gordon1919–1920
William Murray1920–1925
J. T. Denney1925–1926
V. G. C. Riseley1926–1928
Herbert John Locke 1928–1932
P. S. Jane1932–1932
Ethelbert Furney Edwardes1932–1943
William Charles Reynolds1943–1945
Alick Hammond Bracks1945–1954
William Richard Brown1954–1957
Alick Hammond Bracks1957–1961
Ronald Francis Carroll1961

Shire presidents

Shire president [3] Term
Ronald Francis Carroll1961–1962

Mayors

Mayor [3] Term
Ronald Francis Carroll1962–1971
Ken Hurst1971–1973
Jack Howson1973–1989
June Barton1989–1995
Katherine Jackson [1] 1995–2007
Russell Aubrey2007–2019
George Gear 2019–present
1 Known as Katy Mair until 2003.

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References

  1. ↑ "Local Government Act, 1960. Declaration as a Town. Provisions Concerning Elections. (per L.G. 433/62)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 28 September 1962. p. 1962:2680-2681.
  2. ↑ "Local Government Act, 1960-1967. Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 3 May 1968. p. 1968:1245.
  3. 1 2 3 Uren, Malcolm (1975). The City of Melville : from bushland to expanding metropolis. Melville City Council. p. 145. ISBN   0959966927. Lists all chairmen, presidents and mayors up until 1975.
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