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]
Chairmen
| Chairman | Term |
|---|---|
| Edward Higham | 1871–1876 |
| Henry Maxwell Lefroy | 1876–1879 |
| William Silas Pearse | 1879–1880 |
| Walter Easton | 1880–1881 |
| Joshua Harwood | 1881–1887 |
| James Herbert | 1887–1892 |
| Walter Easton | 1892–1894 |
| Walter Powell | 1895–1900 |
| Robert Holmes | 1900–1905 |
| Arthur Davies | 1905–1911 |
| John Cooke | 1911–1916 |
| William Reason | 1916–1917 |
| Henry Dixon | 1917–1919 |
| John Cooke | 1919–1921 |
| William Reason | 1921–1925 |
| Edwin Follington | 1925–1926 |
| Angus McLeod | 1926–1929 |
| Alfred Newman | 1929–1930 |
| Edwin John Follington | 1930–1932 |
| Alfred Mayor | 1932–1935 |
| Walton Matthew Winfield | 1935–1939 |
| John Willis[1] | 1939–1944 |
| Andrew Bailey | 1944–1945 |
| Alfred Isted | 1945–1946 |
| George Wells | 1946–1947 |
| Sydney Frank Jesse Hammond | 1947–1949 |
| Alfred Mayor | 1949–1950 |
| Edward James Smith | 1950–1953 |
| Joseph Henry Cooper | 1953–1961 |
Mayors
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| Joseph Cooper | 1961–1972 |
| Alan Thomas | 1972–1979 |
| Don de san Miguel (OAM) | 1979–1993 |
| Ray Lees | 1993–1997 |
| John Grljusich | 1997–2000 |
| Stephen Lee | 2000–2009 |
| Logan Howlett | 2009–present |
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Personal". The West Australian. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 20 September 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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