Town of Albany
| Town of Albany (former) Western Australia | |
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| Population | 14,510 (1996 census) |
| • Density | 421/km2 (1,090/sq mi) |
| Established | 1871 |
| Area | 34.4 km2 (13.3 sq mi) |
| Council seat | Albany |
| Region | Great Southern |
| State electorate(s) | Albany |
| Federal division(s) | Forrest |
The Town of Albany was a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia representing the town of Albany, 410 kilometres (255 mi) south-southeast of the capital, Perth.
History
[edit]The Municipality of Albany was gazetted on 21 February 1871.[1] It was initially headed by a chairman until 1885, after which the municipality had a succession of early notable mayors.[2]
William Finlay was the first mayor of Albany when he was elected in 1885.[3][4] William Grills Knight was elected in 1886[5] and was succeeded by Lancel Victor de Hamel in 1889.[6] John Moir was elected after De Hamel left to enter state politics later the same year and served until 1890.[7] Robert Andrew Muir was elected in 1891 and retired at the end of his year's term due to ill health.[8] Moir was reelected from 1894 to 1897.[7]
The municipality was granted town status and renamed the Town of Albany on 1 July 1961.[1]
It amalgamated with the Shire of Albany to become the City of Albany on 1 July 1998.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "COUNTRY NEWS". The Western Australian Times. Western Australia. 23 November 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 11 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "William Finlay - Albany's First Mayor". Nabo. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Obituary late Mr. M U Green". Albany Advertiser. Vol. 5, no. 547. Western Australia. 14 January 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 13 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Government Gazette". The Daily News. Perth, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Albany". The W.A. Record. Perth, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 24 January 1889. p. 7. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Former Mayor Dead". Albany Advertiser. Albany, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 20 July 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Death of Mr Robert Muir". Albany Advertiser. Albany, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 20 August 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 21 April 2016.