List of mayors of Melville
This is a list of mayors, presidents and chairmen of the City of Melville in Perth, Western Australia, and its predecessors.
Melville 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]
Chairmen
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| H. A. Corbet | 1901–1904 |
| J. McKimmie | 1904–1905 |
| M. N. Buzacott | 1905–1905 |
| L. Ellson | 1905–1906 |
| C. M. Purdie | 1906–1907 |
| William Murray | 1907–1909 |
| C. M. Purdie | 1909–1909 |
| William Murray | 1909–1911 |
| R. Gordon | 1911–1913 |
| M. H. Hillary | 1913–1915 |
| William Murray | 1915–1919 |
| R. Gordon | 1919–1920 |
| William Murray | 1920–1925 |
| J. T. Denney | 1925–1926 |
| V. G. C. Riseley | 1926–1928 |
| Herbert John Locke | 1928–1932 |
| P. S. Jane | 1932–1932 |
| Ethelbert Furney Edwardes | 1932–1943 |
| William Charles Reynolds | 1943–1945 |
| Alick Hammond Bracks | 1945–1954 |
| William Richard Brown | 1954–1957 |
| Alick Hammond Bracks | 1957–1961 |
| Ronald Francis Carroll | 1961–1962 |
Mayors
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| Ron Carroll | 1962–1971 |
| Ken Hurst | 1971–1973 |
| Jack Howson | 1973–1989 |
| June Barton | 1989–1995 |
| Katherine Jackson[1] | 1995–2007 |
| Russell Aubrey | 2007–present |
- 1 Known as Katie Mair until 2003.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Local Government Act, 1960-1967. Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette. 3 May 1968. p. 1968:1245.