Borough of Eaglehawk

Borough of Eaglehawk
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Town Hall at Brassey Square
Population 8,800 (1992)[1]
 • Density 605/km2 (1,568/sq mi)
Established 1862
Area 14.54 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Council seat Eaglehawk
County Bendigo

The Borough of Eaglehawk was a local government area which covered the northwestern suburbs of the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The borough covered an area of 14.54 square kilometres (5.6 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

Eaglehawk was first incorporated as a borough on 29 July 1862. It had nine councillors, who represented the entire borough.[2]

On 7 April 1994, the Borough of Eaglehawk was abolished, and, along with the City of Bendigo, the Rural City of Marong and the Shires of Huntly and Strathfieldsaye, was merged into the newly created City of Greater Bendigo.[3][4]

Councillors met at the Town Hall, at the intersection of Sailors Gully Road and Loddon Valley Highway, Eaglehawk.

Population

Year Population
19544,696
19585,000*
19614,926
19665,230
19715,383
19766,447
19817,355
19868,184
19918,381

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

List of mayors[5]

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# Chairman/Mayor Term
1James Mouat1862–1863
2John Thomas Caldwell1863–1864
3Charles Letheby1864–1868
4John W. Williams1868–1869
(2)John Thomas Caldwell1869–1871
5Henry Trumble1871–1873
6Hay Kirkwood1873–1876
7J. Harris1876–1877
(6)Hay Kirkwood1877–1878
(5)Henry Trumble1878–1879
8George Willan1879–1880
(1)James Mouat1880–1881
9J.J. Hall1881–1882
10William Vincent Kneebone1882–1883
11George Louden1883–1884
12John Green1884–1885
(6)Hay Kirkwood1885–1886
(8)George Willan1886–1887
13E. McCormick1887–1888
14F. Clark1888–1889
(1)James Mouat1889–1890
(10)William Vincent Kneebone1890–1891
15William James1891–1892
16 Henry Lane Ralph[6] 1916 - 1917

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. p. 548. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ↑ Municipal Association of Victoria (2006). "Greater Bendigo City Council". Retrieved 2008-01-08. Date cross-checked with the Records Division, Greater Bendigo City Council.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Thomas (6 April 1994). "Marong to fall in line on super council". The Age. p. 6. Accessed via Factiva online.
  5. ↑ Mackay, George (1891), History of Bendigo. Reprinted 2000. Bendigo Modern Press, Bendigo Vic. ISBN 978-0-646-40572-8.
  6. ↑ "Bendigo Advertiser, Tuesday 29 August 1916, page 7".

Coordinates: 36°44′S 144°15′E / 36.733°S 144.250°E / -36.733; 144.250

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