The 1850s saw not only the introduction of responsible government in Tasmania, but also the establishment of municipal administration, in the form of general purpose locally elected institutions.
A court of fifteen commissioners was created by the Hobart Town Commissioners Act 1846, with the commissioners responsible for paving, lighting etc. throughout the city.
The first meeting of the Commissioners was held on 29 September 1846, but disputes soon began to arise between the colonial and civic authorities on the apportioning of revenues and within a year the body of Commissioners was dissolved.
Municipal government was established by the Hobart Town and Launceston Municipal Council Act 1852. During this year the first elections for a seven member council were held. The new council took office from the beginning of 1853, with William Carter as Mayor. In 1857 the Municipal Council was incorporated (Hobart Town Corporation Act 1857), and its constitution and powers redefined.
Between 1853 and 1934 the Council was led by various Mayors, elected annually. The title was raised to "Lord Mayor" by Letters Patent issued by King George V in January 1934.
Further details of the history of Hobart, including its past Aldermen, can be sourced from the Hobart City Council's newly launched historical reference "Growing with Strength - a History of the Hobart City Council 1846-2000".
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Surname |
Names |
Occupation |
Aldermanic |
Mayor/ |
Deputy Mayor/ |
Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Abbott |
Dr. Nigel D. |
Medical Practitioner |
1962-1964 |
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Addison |
John Elliott |
Builder Contractor |
1875-1880 |
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Allen |
T. Charles |
Registrar |
1966-1974 |
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1970- 1974 |
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Allom |
Jamieson S. |
Architect |
1999-2002 |
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Alty |
Dee |
Scientist |
1982-1996 |
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Amott |
Thomas |
Butcher |
1886-1891, 1908-1918, |
1911 |
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Anderson |
Iliffe Gordon |
Architect |
1950-1954 |
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Andrews |
Frank Tasman |
Grocer |
1901 |
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Archer |
Elise N. |
Barrister Solicitor |
2007- |
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Archer |
Geoffrey Lyndon |
Company Director |
1986-2007 |
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Atkins |
Charles J. |
Stock & Share Broker |
1907-1912 |
1910 |
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Atkins |
Dr. Susanne |
Medical Practitioner |
1974-1978 |
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Baily |
John |
General Merchant |
1890-1892 |
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Barrett |
Hugh Sunderland |
Baker, Grocer |
1858-1860, 1864-1866 |
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Beck |
Arthur James |
Importer |
1939-1946 |
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Belbin |
William |
Timber Merchant, Shipowner |
1867-1875, 1881-1886 |
1883-1884 |
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Bell |
Robert |
Teacher |
1988-1992 |
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Benjamin |
Samuel |
Boot Manufacturer |
1897-1902 |
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Bennett |
Thomas |
Builder |
1920 |
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Bennison |
Thomas |
Accountant |
1901-1906 |
1903-1904 |
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Bonham |
Pru I. |
Marine Biologist |
1990-2002 |
|
1994-2002 |
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Bonney |
James |
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1853-1854 |
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Bottrill |
William Evans |
Barrister |
1917-1919 |
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Boxall |
JP |
Grocer |
1885-1887 |
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Bradley |
John |
Sharebroker |
1893-1901 |
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Breen |
Joseph James |
Company Manager |
1922-1926, 1939-1944 |
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Briscoe |
Jeff R. |
Teacher |
1994- |
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Broadby |
Brian T.A. |
Law Clerk |
1972-1986 |
1984-1986 |
1976-1982 |
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Broadby |
E. Margot |
Secretary |
1974-1978 |
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Broadby |
Rod |
Self-employed |
1978-1982 |
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Brownell |
Alan B. |
Bank Officer |
1959-1970 |
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Brownell |
William Freeman |
Draper |
1874-1876, 1881-1883 |
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Burgess |
William Henry Jnr |
Grocer & Merchant |
1876-1881 |
1879-1880 |
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Burnet |
Helen C. |
Podiatrist |
2005- |
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2009- |
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Butler |
Walter |
Innkeeper |
1858-1861 |
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Cane |
Frank B. |
Company Manager |
1933-1934 |
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Carter |
William |
Storekeeper, Merchant |
1846-1847, 1853-1854 |
1853-1854 |
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Chesterman |
Maxwell Foster |
Timber Merchant |
1955-1966 |
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1960-1964 |
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Cheyne |
Alexander |
Engineer |
1857-1860 |
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Christie |
Ronald G, |
Radio Celebrity |
1999-2000, 2002- |
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Clark |
Donald Jack |
Accountant |
1959-1966 |
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Cleburne |
Richard |
Storekeeper, Factory Owner |
1846-1847 |
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Clemente |
Dr. John |
Medical Practitioner |
1968-1976 |
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Cocker |
Philip S. |
Public Servant |
2005- |
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Connor |
William Henry |
Secretary |
1927-1932 |
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Cook |
Henry |
Tailor |
1858, 1860-1862, 1867-1869, 1872-1874 |
1860-1861, 1869 |
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Cooper |
Sydney Ernest |
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1951 |
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Cooper |
Willilam |
Builder Contractor |
1911-1914 |
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Copley |
William Edward |
Manager |
1962-1970 |
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Crisp |
Alfred |
Timber Merchant |
1885-1894, 1905-1913 |
1888-1889, 1906, 1912-1913 |
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Crisp |
George |
Timber Merchant |
1860-1868, 1870-1875 |
1873-1875 |
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Crisp |
Samuel |
Gentleman |
1933-1951 |
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1938-1940 |
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Crouch |
George Stanton |
Auctioneer |
1884-1893, 1902-1904 |
1893 |
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Cuthbertson |
J. Eric |
Footwear Retailer |
1943-1949 |
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1944-1946 |
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Cuthbertson |
James Alexander |
Footwear Retailer |
1917-1919, 1923-1928 |
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Daly |
Michael Francis |
Shopkeeper |
1878-1880 |
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Davies |
John George |
Newspaper Proprietor |
1883-1887, 1890-1892, |
1885-1886, 1897, 1899-1901 |
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Davis |
Arthur C. |
Company Manager |
1917-1921 |
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Dillon |
Thomas |
Builder Contractor |
1887-1889, 1891, 1895-1897 |
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Duff |
John |
Builder |
1893-1898 |
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Duncan |
William |
Builder |
1906-1908 |
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Dunn |
James |
Builder Contractor |
1913-1914 |
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Elliston |
William Gore |
Teacher, Printer, Auctioneer |
1846-1847, 1853-1856 |
1855-1856 |
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Espie |
Edward |
Property Manager |
1877-1882 |
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Evans |
Hubert Beard |
Ship Owner, Merchant, Sawmiller |
1875-1876 |
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Excell |
Ronald B. |
Clerk |
1968-1988 |
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Facy |
Hedley Hastings |
Accountant |
1924-1927, 1929 |
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Fisher |
Barry D.H. |
Architect |
1976-2000 |
|
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Fisher |
Edward Michael |
Ship Owner, Sawmiller |
1883 |
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|
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Fraser |
Alexander |
Coachmaker, businessman |
1846-1847 |
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Freeman |
Daniel |
Builder |
1903-1914 |
1908 |
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Freeman |
Dr. John W. |
Medical Practitioner |
1988-1999, 2000-2009 |
1996-1999 |
1990-1994 |
|
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Freeman |
Richard W. |
Bank Manager |
1960-1964 |
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Fysh |
Phillip Oakley |
Merchant |
1868 |
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|
Gilles |
Osmond Horne |
Shipowner |
1858 |
1858 |
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Gilmore |
George Crosby |
Barrister |
1931-1937 |
|
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|
Gould |
Henry T. |
Chemist |
1901-1903, 1907-1909 |
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Grant |
Peter M. |
Manager |
1923-1930 |
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Gray |
George Herbert |
Road Transport Operator |
1949-1958 |
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Gray |
William Harold |
Secretary |
1929-1932 |
|
1950-1952 |
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Green |
William Patrick |
Miller |
1863-1868, 1872-1878 |
1878 |
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Gregory |
James |
Builder |
1881-1885 |
|
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Haigh |
Anthony D. |
Computer Systems Analyst |
1974-1986 |
|
1982-1984 |
|
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Haigh |
Darlene A. |
Secretary |
1988- |
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Haller-Griffits |
Alexander E. |
Engineer |
1966-1972 |
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Harbottle |
Charles |
Painter & Paperhanger |
1885-1887 |
1887 |
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Harcourt |
James |
Ironmonger |
1877-1882 |
1881-1882 |
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Harris |
Sir Richard Oliver |
Hardware Merchant |
1945-1956 |
1948-1950, 1952-1954 |
1946-1948 |
|
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Harvey |
(Bill) W.F. |
Teacher |
2007- |
|
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|
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Harvey |
Robert J. |
Accountant |
1933-1938, 1943-1946 |
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Hawker |
Ellison O. |
Company Director |
1976-1980 |
|
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|
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Hayes |
Eric J. |
Businessman |
1998-2007 |
|
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Haywood |
Charles Duncan |
Biscuit Manufacturer, Baker |
1905-1910 |
1907 |
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Henry |
Robert |
Public Servant |
1898-1900 |
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Hiddlestone |
George |
Grocer |
1884-1900 |
1891, 1898 |
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Hines |
Matthew J. |
Student |
2002-2005 |
|
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Hoggins |
John William |
Confectioner |
1904-1912 |
1909 |
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Howard |
Thomas |
Businessman |
1889-1891 |
|
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|
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Hughes |
Percy |
Director of Education |
1955-1961 |
|
1958-1960 |
|
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Hurburgh |
Andrew D. |
Barrister |
1982-1999 |
|
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Hurst |
Henry Stevenson |
Merchant |
1857 |
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Jackson |
Ralph Norman |
Businessman |
1955-1958 |
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Johnson |
James William |
Grocery Trade |
1892-1894, 1898-1900 |
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Jones |
Patsy C. |
Librarian |
2000-2005 |
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Kennedy |
John |
Company Manager |
1970-1982 |
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Kennedy |
Lorna Doone |
Housewife |
1982-1999 |
1986-1996 |
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Kennerley |
Alfred |
Farmer |
1861-1865, 1870-1872 |
1862-1863, |
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Kerr |
George |
Draper |
1897-1914 |
1902, 1905 |
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Kilburn |
Douglas Thomas |
Photographer |
1862 |
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Lamprill |
Charles H. |
Draper |
1919-1921, 1925-1927 |
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Layton |
Thomas |
Secretarial College Owner |
1949-1951 |
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Lewis |
Davis |
Warehouseman, Merchant |
1858-1871 |
1858-1859 |
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Lewis |
Richard |
Auctioneer, Merchant |
1846-1847 |
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Lighton |
Samual R. |
Architect |
1960-1964, 1966-1970 |
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Lipscombe |
Frederick |
Nurseryman |
1855-1856, 1858-1861 |
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Lipscombe |
Thomas Meredith |
Builder |
1955-1961 |
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Loftus-Hills |
Clive |
Geologist |
1950-1954 |
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Lohrey |
Anne I. |
Student Teacher |
1970-1974 |
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Long |
Vincent Reginald |
Director of Education |
1966-1974 |
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Lord |
Raymond Harry |
Retired |
1937-1944 |
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Lord |
Richard David |
Pastoralist |
1915-1922 |
1917 |
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MacLeod |
Louden H. |
Accountant |
1808-1910, 1914-1919 |
1916 |
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Maher |
Edward |
Plumber |
1874-1884 |
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Malcolm |
Ian C. |
Accountant |
1992-1998 |
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Male |
G.E. |
Bank Officer |
1947-1950 |
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Marsh |
H.J. |
Ironmonger & Importer |
1882-1884 |
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Martin |
Richard Robert |
Secretary |
1922-1924, 1927-1928 |
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McCann |
Bernard Aloysius |
Music Retailer |
1943-1956 |
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McHugo |
William |
Secretary |
1928-1936 |
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McKenzie |
James A. |
Builder |
1921-1923, 1927-1932 |
1922-1923 |
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Meagher |
Richard J. |
Public Servant |
1910-1914 |
1914 |
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Medhurst |
Edney E. |
|
1962-1966 |
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Meikle |
Robert |
Mechanic |
1857 |
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Miller |
Mabel Flora |
Lawyer |
1952-1972 |
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1954-1956, |
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Mitchell |
Percival Harris |
Headmaster |
1947-1957 |
|
1952-1954 |
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Moir |
Joseph James |
Businessman, Manufacturer of Shot |
1846-1847, 1871-1873 |
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Moore |
George Edward |
Civil Engineer, Farmer |
1902-1904 |
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Morrison |
Askin |
Merchant, Businessman |
1846-1847 |
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Murdoch |
John |
Produce Merchant |
1858-1864 |
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Murray |
William |
Merchant |
1846-1847 |
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Neave |
Thomas G. |
Builder |
1956-1960 |
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Nettlefold |
Alfred John |
Estate Agent |
1923 |
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Nettlefold |
Thomas S. |
Tailor |
1914 |
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Nicol |
Alexander Mackenzie |
Builder |
1871-1872 |
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O'Connor |
David |
Busker |
1980-1982 |
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O'Conor |
Bruce |
Company Director |
1964-1992 |
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1984-1990 |
|
|
Officer |
Dr. Robert |
Medical Practitioner |
1846-1847 |
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Oldham |
Nathan |
Bookseller |
1920-1921, 1925-1926 |
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Oldham |
Peter |
Merchant |
1853 |
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| O'Reilly | Philip | Draper, Clothier | 1854-1856 | |||
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Osborne |
Sir Basil |
Hardware Salesman |
1952-1976 |
1959-1970 |
1956-1958 |
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Osborne |
Wilfred W. |
Secretary |
1935-1949 |
1946-1948 |
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Palfreyman |
Douglas H. |
Company Director |
1960-1966 |
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Park |
Sir Archibald R. |
Cartage Contractor |
1933-1940, 1945-1959 |
1950-1952, 1954-1959 |
1948-1950 |
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Paton |
James Craig |
Builder |
1901-1906 |
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Pearce |
Henry |
Merchant |
1861-1867, 1869-1874 |
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Peck |
Douglas G. |
Electrical Contractor |
1972-1976, 1978-1986 |
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Peck |
James |
Draper |
1866 |
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Perkins |
John Jnr |
Draper |
1875-1877 |
1876-1877 |
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Philp |
Colin E. |
Architect |
1956-1958 |
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Pike |
Francis J. |
Shopkeeper |
1876-1881 |
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Plaister |
Douglas R. |
Swimming Instructor |
1970-1990 |
1976-1984 |
1974-1976 |
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Propsting |
Henry |
Butcher |
1857-1860 |
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Rait |
John |
Architect |
1887-1889 |
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Reeves |
Isaac Godfrey |
Tanner |
1853 |
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Rennie |
William |
Investor |
1935-1947 |
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1940-1942 |
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Reynolds |
Thomas Augustus |
Builder Contractor |
1887-1896, 1905-1907 |
1892 |
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Rheuben |
Abraham |
Wood, Coal & Corn Merchant |
1855-1860, 1869-1873, 1876 |
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Riddoch |
Alexander |
Farmer |
1883-1885 |
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Risby |
Joseph Edward |
Timber & Coal Merchant |
1862-1867, 1869-1874 |
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Robertson |
James Thomas |
Lawyer, Brewer |
1865-1867, 1874-1876 |
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Rogers |
Edwin J. |
Estate Agent |
1921-1932 |
1926-1927 |
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Ruzicka |
Eva R. |
Legal Secretary |
1999- |
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2002-2009 |
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Saunders |
Branwell Ewart |
Manager |
1941-1958 |
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Saunders |
Leonard Hector |
Manufacturer |
1928-1938 |
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1932-1938 |
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Seabrook |
George Smith |
Builder Contractor |
1879-1888, 1890-1900 |
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Seabrook |
Henry William |
Carpenter, Builder, Architect |
1856-1857, 1859-1863 |
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Seal |
Charles |
Merchant, Pastoralist, Whaler |
1846-1847 |
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Sexton |
Dr. Peter T. |
Medical Practitioner |
1999- |
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Shield |
John George |
Architect & builder |
1915-1923 |
1918-1919 |
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Shoobridge |
D.M. |
Farmer |
1946-1947 |
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Shoobridge |
Louis Manton |
Pastoralist |
1924-1938 |
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Shoobridge |
Vincent William |
Farmer |
1938-1942 |
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Sims |
Ebenezer William |
Builder |
1854-1857 |
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Sly |
James |
Bootmaker, Publican |
1855-1856 |
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Smart |
Dr. Thomas Christie |
Medical Practitioner |
1868-1870 |
1870 |
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Smith |
George |
Hatmaker |
1909-1914 |
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Smith |
Ray |
Timber Agent |
1941-1946 |
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Smith |
Willilam |
Importer, Commission Agent |
1888-1905 |
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Snowden |
Robert |
Draper, Clothier |
1899-1904 |
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Snowden |
Robert Eccles |
Soldier, Investor |
1919-1922 |
1920-1922 |
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Sorell |
Ernest |
Retired |
1938-1942 |
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Soundy |
Sir John |
Draper |
1918-1934, 1939-1949 |
1924, 1929-1932, 1938-1946 |
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Soundy |
Ronald G, |
Managing Director |
1966-1982 |
1970-1976 |
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Sprott |
Dr. Gregory |
Medical Practitioner |
1935-1938 |
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Stabb |
R.H. |
|
1911, 1914-1916 |
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Stewart |
John Leslie |
Brewer |
1856-1861 |
1857 |
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Stopp |
Eric J. |
Sharebroker |
1922 |
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Strickland |
W. |
Gentleman |
1889 |
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Tallboys |
Richard Gilbert |
Accountant |
1959-1962 |
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Tate |
Joseph W. |
Builder |
1964-1968 |
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| Taylor | D. | Auctioneer | 1846-1847 | |||
| Thomas | Damon | 2009- | ||||
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Thomson |
Dora K.B. |
Housewife |
1976-1988 |
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Thomson |
James A. |
Surveyor, Architect |
1853-1857 |
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Turnbull |
John Arthur |
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1950-1954 |
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Turnor |
Ron E. |
Retailer |
1988-1990 |
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Valentine |
Francis D. |
Builder |
1920-1932 |
1925-1926 |
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Valentine |
Robert H. F. |
Computer Analyst |
1992- |
1999- |
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Verrell |
Edward |
Photographer |
1930 |
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Walch |
James Henry Brett |
Merchant & Importer |
1873-1875 |
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Walker |
John |
Miller, Brewer, Business |
1846-1847 |
1846-1847 |
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Walker |
Robert |
Brewer, Miller |
1861-1869 |
1864-1867 |
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Walters |
Dr. David J. |
Medical Practitioner |
1990-1994 |
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Warwick |
Anne K. |
Theatre Manager |
1996-1998 |
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Watchorn |
John |
Publican, wine Merchant |
1876-1896 |
1890, 1894-1896 |
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Watchorn |
W. |
Shopkeeper |
1846-1847, 1853-1854 |
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Waterhouse |
J.T. |
Merchant |
1846-1847 |
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Watkins |
Benjamin |
Hotel Manager |
1933-1942 |
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Webster |
Edwin Herbert |
Businessman, Woolseller |
1920-1921 |
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Wignall |
Joshua J. |
Butcher |
1922-1940 |
1927-1929, |
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Williams |
William Micah |
Draper |
1913-1923 |
1915 |
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Willing |
Charles |
Butcher |
1911-1918, 1932-1934 |
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Willis |
David D. |
Accountant |
1959-1967 |
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Wilmot |
Charles J. |
Company Manager |
1929-1932 |
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Wilson |
James Milne |
Engineer, Farmer, Brewer |
1868-1870 |
1868-1869 |
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Worley |
Robert |
Auctioneer |
1853-1854 |
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Yeoland |
Graeme A. |
Public Servant |
1982-1992 |
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Young |
Thomas |
Lawyer |
1846-1853 |
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Zucco |
Marti |
Restaurant Owner |
1992- |
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