List of mayors and lord mayors of Darwin
Appearance
This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Darwin local government area, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Mayors (1915–1980)
[edit]# | Mayor | Term[1] |
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1 | Percy Kelsey | 1915–1917[2] |
2 | Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts | 1917–1919[3] |
3 | Robert Toupein | 1919–1921[4] |
4 | Jack Field Burton | 1921–1922[5] |
5 | Arthur William Adams | 1922–1924[6][7] |
6 | John Alfred (Jack) Porter | 1925–1927[8] |
– | Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts | 1927–1929[9] |
7 | John Henry (Jack) Brogan | 1929–1937 |
Darwin Town Council ceased functioning between 1937 and 1957 due to bankruptcy caused by cyclone and World War II.[1][10] | ||
8 | Lucius Richardson | 1957–1958 |
9 | John "Tiger" Lyons | 1958–1959 |
10 | (Norman) Harold Cooper | 1959–1966 |
11 | Harry Chan | 1966–1969 |
– | Lucius Richardson | 1969–1971 |
12 | Kenneth Colin Waters | 1971–1972 |
13 | Harold "Tiger" Brennan | 1972–1975 |
14 | Ella Stack | 1975–1979 |
Lord Mayors (since 1980)
[edit]# | Lord Mayor | Term |
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14 | Ella Stack | 1980 |
15 | Cecil Black | 1980–1984 |
16 | Alec Fong Lim | 1984–1990 |
17 | Alan Markham | 1990–1992 |
18 | George Brown | 1992–2002 |
19 | Peter Adamson | 2002–2007 |
20 | Garry Lambert | 2007–2008 |
21 | Graeme Sawyer | 2008–2012 |
22 | Katrina Fong Lim | 2012–2017 |
23 | Kon Vatskalis | 2017–present |
References
[edit]- "History of Darwin". City of Darwin. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b Aylett, Kirby. "Darwin Mayors and Lord Mayors". Northern Territory Library Knowledge Exchange. Northern Territory Library. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Darwin Town Council". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. XXXIX, no. 2193. Northern Territory, Australia. 18 November 1915. p. 17. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Darwin's Mayor". The Sun. No. 2805. New South Wales, Australia. 28 June 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Cr. Toupein elected Mayor". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. XLII, no. 2382. Northern Territory, Australia. 12 July 1919. p. 17. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Darwin's New Mayor". The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales, Australia. 25 February 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 17 December 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mayor of Darwin". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 110. Queensland, Australia. 5 July 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Darwin Council". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. XL, no. 12, 646. Queensland, Australia. 16 December 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Darwin's New Mayor". The Herald. No. 14, 870. Victoria, Australia. 15 January 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Election of Mayor". Northern Standard. No. 42. Northern Territory, Australia. 8 July 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Town Council Abolished". The Age. No. 25520. Victoria, Australia. 30 January 1937. p. 19. Retrieved 22 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.