City of Ararat
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The City of Ararat was a Local Government Area located about 200 kilometres (124 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne
, the state capital of Victoria
, Australia
that existed from 1858 until 1994.
Headquartered in Ararat, Victoria
, the council had jurisdiction over an area of 19.09 square kilometres (7.4 sq mi) and by 1992 a population of 8,070 people. It was surrounded by the separate and largely rural Shire of Ararat
.
In 1862 it was declared as a borough and known as the Borough of Ararat headed by mayors.
A hall with an elaborate clock tower was designed by Molloy and Smith and built in 1899.
The it was declared and gazetted as a town on 29 May 1934.
It was proclaimed as a city on 24 May 1950, and received some land from the surrounding Shire of Ararat
on 27 May 1960.
On 23 September 1994, the City was abolished, and merged with Shire of Ararat
and part of the Shire of Stawell
into the Rural City of Ararat
.
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, the state capital of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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that existed from 1858 until 1994.
Headquartered in Ararat, Victoria
Ararat, Victoria
Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera...
, the council had jurisdiction over an area of 19.09 square kilometres (7.4 sq mi) and by 1992 a population of 8,070 people. It was surrounded by the separate and largely rural Shire of Ararat
Shire of Ararat
The Shire of Ararat was a Local Government Area located about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994...
.
History
Ararat was first incorporated as a borough on 24 September 1858 and known as the Municipal District of Ararat and was headed by chairmen.In 1862 it was declared as a borough and known as the Borough of Ararat headed by mayors.
A hall with an elaborate clock tower was designed by Molloy and Smith and built in 1899.
The it was declared and gazetted as a town on 29 May 1934.
It was proclaimed as a city on 24 May 1950, and received some land from the surrounding Shire of Ararat
Shire of Ararat
The Shire of Ararat was a Local Government Area located about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994...
on 27 May 1960.
On 23 September 1994, the City was abolished, and merged with Shire of Ararat
Shire of Ararat
The Shire of Ararat was a Local Government Area located about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994...
and part of the Shire of Stawell
Shire of Stawell
The Shire of Stawell was a Local Government Area located about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994.-History:...
into the Rural City of Ararat
Rural City of Ararat
The Rural City of Ararat is the local government area in south-west Victoria, Australia. The region has an area of 4,230 square kilometres and is centred around the city of Ararat. The population of the region is approximately 11100, according to the 2001 census...
.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 7,414 |
| 1958 | 7,880* |
| 1961 | 7,934 |
| 1966 | 8,237 |
| 1971 | 8,312 |
| 1976 | 8,288 |
| 1981 | 8,336 |
| 1986 | 8,015 |
| 1991 | 7,633 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
Chairmen
- 1858-60 Cr F Lowe
- 1860-61 Cr JD Smith
- 1861-62 Cr TM Girdlestone
- 1862-62 Cr WR Mitchell
Mayors
- 1862-66 Cr T Walker
- 1866-68 Cr GWH Grano
- 1868-69 Cr C Mulcahy
- 1869-70 Cr W Rundell
- 1870-71 Cr WH Dawson
- 1871-72 Cr W Rundell
- 1872-73 Cr J Tuson
- 1873-74 Cr GWH Grano
- 1874-75 Cr WH Dawson
- 1875-76 Cr GWH Grano
- 1876-77 Cr W Beveridge
- 1877-78 Cr JD Smith
- 1878-79 Cr D Gordon
- 1879-80 Cr T Tobin
- 1880-81 Cr J Hewitt
- 1881-82 Cr J Tuson
- 1882-83 Cr MC Nott
- 1883-84 Cr T Flattely
- 1884-85 Cr J Crouch
- 1885-86 Cr J Tuson
- 1886-87 Cr T Tobin
- 1887-88 Cr WH Dawson
- 1888-89 Cr H Thompson
- 1889-90 Cr T Tobin
- 1890-91 Cr TW Palmer
- 1891-92 Cr H Dodd
- 1892-93 Cr E Boberski
- 1893-94 Cr WE Nichols
- 1894-95 Cr T Tobin
- 1895-96 Cr G Burns
- 1896-97 Cr T Tobin
- 1897-98 Cr E Boberski
- 1998-99 Cr EJ Simpson
- 1899-00 Cr WH Elliott
- 1900-01 Cr D Hamilton
- 1901-02 Cr R Hargreaves
- 1902-04 Cr TA Wild
- 1904-05 Cr E Boberski
- 1905-06 Cr TA Wild
- 1906-07 Cr EJ Simpson
- 1907-08 Cr R Hargreaves
- 1908-10 Cr J Moore
- 1910-12 Cr J Irwin
- 1912-14 Cr G Burn
- 1914-15 Cr W Tibbles
- 1915-16 Cr J Irwin
- 1916-17 Cr JJ Northey
- 1917-18 Cr T Impey
- 1918-19 Cr TJ Gossip
- 1919-20 Cr WH Mackay
- 1920-21 Cr EC McGibbony
- 1921-22 Cr J Moore
- 1922-23 Cr WH Toole
- 1923-24 Cr G Bryant
- 1924-26 Cr W Timmins
- 1926-27 Cr J Irwin
- 1927-28 Cr HJ Blackie
- 1928-30 Cr WH Toole
- 1930-32 Cr J Moore
- 1932-33 Cr WL Brewster