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

#	Chairman/Mayor	Term
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	Joseph Harris	1876–1877
(6)	Hay Kirkwood	1877–1878
(5)	Henry Trumble	1878–1879
8	George Willan	1879–1880
(1)	James Mouat	1880–1881
9	John 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	Edward McCormick	1887–1888
14	Frederick Clark	1888–1889
(1)	James Mouat	1889–1890
(10)	William Vincent Kneebone	1890–1891
15	William James	1891–1892
(11)	George Loudon	1892–1893
(13)	Edward McCormick	1893–1894
(12)	John Green	1894–1895
(14)	Frederick Clark	1895–1896
16	Edward C Brown	1896–1897
17	John Highmore	1897–1898
18	Michael J Curtain	1898–1899
19	Henry A Chapple	1899–1900
(11)	George Loudon	1900–1901
(12)	John Green	1901–1902
(14)	Frederick Clark	1902–1903
20	Robert Murdoch	1903–1904
21	Alfred Hicks	1904–1905
22	John T Trevean	1905–1906
23	John H Webster	1906–1907
24	John Praed	1907–1908
(12)	John Green	1908–1909
25	Jonathon Smalley	1909–1910
(20)	Robert Murdoch	1910–1911
(23)	John H Webster	1911–1912
26	John Hooper	1912–1913
27	William J Dunstan	1913–1914
28	George H Green	1914–1915
29	Daniel Oswald	1915–1916
30	Henry Lane Ralph^[5]	1916–1917
(22)	John T Trevean	1917–1918
(23)	John H Webster	1918–1919
(20)	Robert Murdoch	1919–1920
(27)	William J Dunstan	1920–1921
31	Frank Clayton	1921–1922
(29)	Daniel Oswald	1922–1923
32	John H Stewart	1923–1924
33	Michael Collins	1924–1925
34	John Manderson	1925–1926
(20)	Robert Murdoch^[a]	1926–1927
35	Sydney B Hocking	1927
(27)	William J Dunstan	1927–1928
35	Sydney B Hocking	1928–1929
36	Robert Watson	1929–1930
37	Gilbert W Jenkins	1930–1931
(32)	John H Stewart	1931–1932
38	John L Hicks	1932–1933
39	Thomas R Davies	1933–1934
40	Joseph H Meggs	1934–1935
41	Robert Watson	1935–1936
(37)	Gilbert W Jenkins	1936–1937
42	Daniel Murdoch	1937–1938
43	Percival Truscott	1938–1939
44	John L Hicks	1939–1940
(39)	Thomas R Davies	1940–1941
(29)	Daniel Oswald	1941–1942
(41)	Robert Watson	1942–1943
45	John H Davey	1943–1944
(42)	Daniel Murdoch	1944–1945
(39)	Thomas R Davies^[b]	1945–1946
(42)	Daniel Murdoch	1946
(41)	Robert Watson	1946–1947
46	George T Speedy	1947–1948
47	Patrick J J Finch	1948–1949
48	A Lloyd G Jenkins	1949–1950
(41)	Robert Watson	1950–1951
49	James H Laurie	1951–1952
(46)	George T Speedy	1952–1953
(44)	John L Hicks	1953–1954
50	Howard W Rule	1954–1955
(41)	Robert Watson	1955–1956
(46)	George T Speedy	1956–1957
(44)	John L Hicks	1957–1958
51	Albert L Roy	1958–1959
52	George A Johnston	1959–1960
52	Walter R Mathrick	1960–1961
53	Pierce J Grenfell	1961–1962
(52)	George A Johnston	1962–1963
(51)	Albert L Roy	1963–1965
54	Frederick C Straub	1965–1966
55	Jack Taylor	1966–1967
56	Ronald G Manning	1967–1968
57	Kenneth Burch	1968–1969
(51)	Albert L Roy	1969–1970
58	Percival Charles Shepperbottom	1970–1971
(55)	Jack Taylor	1971–1972
(51)	Albert L Roy	1972–1973
59	William H Allen	1973–1974
60	A William Bullock	1974–1975
61	Ian Mckenzie	1975–1976
(55)	Jack Taylor	1976–1977
(60)	A William Bullock	1977–1978
(61)	Ian Mckenzie	1978–1979
62	Paul F Firth	1979–1980
(51)	Albert L Roy	1980–1981
(55)	Jack Taylor	1981–1982
63	Gary J Thorn	1982–1983
64	Ian B Reid	1983–1984
(63)	Gary J Thorn	1984–1985
65	E William Miller	1985–1986
66	Willi A Carney	1986–1987
(55)	Jack Taylor	1987–1988
67	Robert V Bell	1988–1989
68	Leon M Scott	1989–1990
(66)	Willi A Carney	1990–1991
69	Jill E Williams	1991–1992
70	Lola M Miller	1992–1993
71	Megan Weston	1993–1994

^[6]^[7]

^ Died before completing term
^ Died before completing term

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. p. 548. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
^ Municipal Association of Victoria (2006). "Greater Bendigo City Council". Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008. Date cross-checked with the Records Division, Greater Bendigo City Council.
^ Taylor, Thomas (6 April 1994). "Marong to fall in line on super council". The Age. p. 6. Accessed via Factiva online.
^ "Bendigo Advertiser, Tuesday 29 August 1916, page 7".
^ "Mayors of Bendigo and Eaglehawk". Bendigo Advertiser. Vol. LIV, no. 5934. Victoria, Australia. 28 August 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 2 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Mackay, George (1891), History of Bendigo. Reprinted 2000. Bendigo Modern Press, Bendigo Vic. ISBN 978-0-646-40572-8.