List of mayors and lord mayors of Newcastle
This is a list of mayors and lord mayors of Newcastle and its predecessors, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The official title of Lord Mayors while holding office is: The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Newcastle. First incorporated on 7 June 1859 as the "Municipality of Newcastle", the council became known as "The Borough of Newcastle" on 23 December 1867 following the enactment of The Municipalities Act of 1867, and on 1 April 1938 the "City of Greater Newcastle" was proclaimed. In recognition of Newcastle's role as NSW's second oldest and largest city, the council applied to have the title "Lord Mayor", which was granted in October 1947 by King George VI and applied in October 1948. This made Newcastle the first Australian city that was not a capital to receive such an honour.[1] On 1 April 1949 the official title of the council became the "City of Newcastle".[2]
Lord Mayor of Newcastle | |
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Style | The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor |
Appointer | Newcastle City Council |
Term length | One year (1859–1977) Four years (1978–date) |
Inaugural holder | Ald. James Hannell (Mayor) Ald. Harry Quinlan (Lord Mayor) |
Formation | 7 June 1859 (as Mayor) October 1948 (as Lord Mayor) |
Website | www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au |
The current Lord Mayor of Newcastle is Nuatali Nelmes (Labor), who was elected in a by-election on 15 November 2014. The previous Lord Mayor, Councillor Jeff McCloy (Independent), elected in 2012, resigned on 17 August 2014.
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Mayors (1859–1948)
Years | Mayors[3] |
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1859–1862 | James Hannell |
1863–1864 | R. D. Bishop |
1865 | J. Ward |
1866 | Simon Kemp |
1867 | W. Brooks[4] |
1868–1869 | James Hannell |
1870 | W. A. Spark |
1871 | James Hannell |
1872–1873 | Atkinson Tighe |
1874–1875 | E. A. White |
1876 | Francis Shaw |
1876 | David Ludlow |
1877–1879 | George Wallace |
1880 | Samuel Chapman |
1881 | Joseph Creer |
1882 | Thomas Brooks |
1883 | William Laing |
1884 | Stewart Keightley |
1885 | C. W. Morgan |
1886 | John Thorn |
1887 | George William Webb |
1888–1889 | Henry Buchanan |
1890 | Colin Christie |
1891 | William Thomas Gibb |
1892 | James Rogers |
1893 | Augustus Frederick Moore |
1894 | Alfred Asher |
1895 | William Sharp |
1896 | Thomas Smith |
1897 | David Miller |
1898 | William Kidd |
1899 | Alfred Timbury |
1900 | David Miller |
1901 | W. J. Ellis |
1902–1903 | William Cann |
1904 | John Gilbert |
1905 | Michael Moroney |
1906–1907 | Arthur James |
1908 | Andrew Cook |
1909–1910 | John Christian Reid |
1911–1913 | Hugh McLachlan Shedden |
1914 | John Christian Reid |
1915 | Robert George Kilgour |
1916–1917 | Michael Moroney |
1918–1919 | Robert George Kilgour |
1920 | Robert Gibson |
1921 | Robert George Kilgour |
1922–1923 | Henry Cornish |
1924 | Robert George Kilgour |
1925 | Morris Light |
1926 | Henry Cornish |
1927–1928 | Robert Gibson |
1929 | Harry Lambert Wheeler |
1930 | Thomas Blackall |
1931–1932 | Charles Parker |
1933 | William McGregor Shedden |
1934 | Robert George Kilgour |
1935 | Richard Christie |
1936–1937 | H. Fenton |
1938 | Arthur Griffiths[5] |
1939 | George Jenner |
1940 | James Wiggins |
1941–1942 | Walter Young |
1943 | Ernest Dunkley (Ind) |
1944 – December 1946 | R. Norris |
December 1946 – October 1948 | Harry Quinlan |
Lord Mayors (1948–present)
Party | Mayor | Took office | Left office | |
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Independent | Harry Quinlan | October 1948 | December 1950 | |
Citizens Group | Frank Purdue | December 1950 | December 1951 | |
Independent | Tom Armstrong | December 1951 | December 1952 | |
Citizens Group | Frank Purdue | December 1952 | December 1955 | |
Citizens Group | Douglas McDougall | December 1955 | December 1956 | |
Labor | Charles Jones | December 1956 | December 1957 | |
Citizens Group | Douglas McDougall | December 1957 | December 1958 | |
Independent | Ernest Dunkle | December 1958 | December 1959 | |
Citizens Group | Frank Purdue | December 1959 | December 1965 | |
Citizens Group | Douglas McDougall | December 1965 | September 1973 | |
Independent | Gordon Anderson | September 1973 | September 1974 | |
Labor | Joy Cummings | September 1974 | September 1976 | |
Independent | Gordon Anderson | September 1976 | September 1977 | |
Labor | Joy Cummings | September 1977 | 16 April 1984 | |
Citizens Group | Don Geddes[lower-alpha 1] | 16 April 1984 | 2 October 1984 | |
N/A | Colin Saunders[lower-alpha 2] | 2 October 1984 | 1986 | |
Labor | John McNaughton | 1986 | September 1995 | |
Labor | Greg Heys | September 1995 | September 1999 | |
Independent | John Tate | September 1999 | 8 September 2012 | |
Independent | Jeff McCloy | 8 September 2012 | 17 August 2014 | |
Liberal | Brad Luke[lower-alpha 1] | 17 August 2014 | 15 November 2014 | |
Labor | Nuatali Nelmes | 15 November 2014 | Incumbent |
References
- "Newcastle Has Its First Lord Mayor". Singleton Argus (NSW: 1880-1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 6 October 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- DiGravio, Gionni (30 September 2009). "Sesquicentenary of Local Government in Newcastle". Archives Outside. NSW State Archives. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- "Mayors, Lord Mayors, Town Clerks & General Managers 1859 - 2009" (PDF). 150 Years - Local Democracy in Newcastle 1859 - 2009. Newcastle City Council. 2009. p. 22. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- First Mayor of Newcastle Borough Council.
- First Mayor of Greater Newcastle Council.
- "Newcastle council dismissed". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 17, 902. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 October 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 23 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- GORDON, JASON (14 October 2014). "Luke's independent tilt for mayor". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 141. New South Wales, Australia. 2 October 1984. p. 4909. Retrieved 23 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- The City of Newcastle (Council website)