Borough of Eaglehawk
| Borough of Eaglehawk Victoria |
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Location in Victoria
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Town Hall at Brassey Square
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 1954 | 4,696 |
| 1958 | 5,000* |
| 1961 | 4,926 |
| 1966 | 5,230 |
| 1971 | 5,383 |
| 1976 | 6,447 |
| 1981 | 7,355 |
| 1986 | 8,184 |
| 1991 | 8,381 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
List of mayors[5]
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| # | Chairman/Mayor | Term |
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| 1 | James Mouat | 1862–1863 |
| 2 | John Thomas Caldwell | 1863–1864 |
| 3 | Charles Letheby | 1864–1868 |
| 4 | John W. Williams | 1868–1869 |
| (2) | John Thomas Caldwell | 1869–1871 |
| 5 | Henry Trumble | 1871–1873 |
| 6 | Hay Kirkwood | 1873–1876 |
| 7 | J. Harris | 1876–1877 |
| (6) | Hay Kirkwood | 1877–1878 |
| (5) | Henry Trumble | 1878–1879 |
| 8 | George Willan | 1879–1880 |
| (1) | James Mouat | 1880–1881 |
| 9 | J.J. Hall | 1881–1882 |
| 10 | William Vincent Kneebone | 1882–1883 |
| 11 | George Louden | 1883–1884 |
| 12 | John Green | 1884–1885 |
| (6) | Hay Kirkwood | 1885–1886 |
| (8) | George Willan | 1886–1887 |
| 13 | E. McCormick | 1887–1888 |
| 14 | F. Clark | 1888–1889 |
| (1) | James Mouat | 1889–1890 |
| (10) | William Vincent Kneebone | 1890–1891 |
| 15 | William James | 1891–1892 |
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Date cross-checked with the Records Division, Greater Bendigo City Council.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Accessed via Factiva online.
- ↑ Mackay, George (1891), History of Bendigo. Reprinted 2000. Bendigo Modern Press, Bendigo Vic. ISBN 978-0-646-40572-8.
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