| City of Bendigo Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 30,890 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 949.58/km2 (2,459.4/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1855 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 32.53 km2 (12.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bendigo | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Central Victoria | ||||||||||||||
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TheCity of Bendigo was alocal government area covering the central area and inner western suburbs of the regional city ofBendigo,Victoria,Australia. The city covered an area of 32.53 square kilometres (12.6 sq mi), and existed from 1855 to 1994.
The City of Bendigo was first incorporated as the Sandhurst Municipality on 24 April 1855. It became a borough on 11 September 1863, and a city on 21 July 1871. It was renamed as the City of Bendigo on 8 May 1891.[2]
On 7 April 1994, the City of Bendigo was abolished, and along with theBorough of Eaglehawk, theRural City of Marong and the Shires ofHuntly andStrathfieldsaye, was merged into the newly createdCity of Greater Bendigo.[3][4]
The City of Bendigo was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
In February 1983, the position of Town Clerk was officially renamed Chief Executive Officer.[5]
| # | Name[5] | Term[5] |
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| 1 | William Hopkins | 1856[a] |
| 2 | George Avery Fletcher | 1856–1875 |
| 3 | Dugald Macdougall | 1875–1879[b] |
| 4 | William Dixon Campbell Denovan | 1879–1892 |
| 5 | William Honeybone | 1892–1923 |
| 6 | Henry Chapman Ingleton | 1924–1933 |
| 7 | Frederick Thomas Amer | 1933–1957 |
| 8 | A. J. "Jack" Watts | 1957–1977 |
| 9 | C. Keith Beamish | 1977–1984 |
| 10 | Ray J. Burton | 1984–1994 |
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 28,726 |
| 1958 | 30,700* |
| 1961 | 30,195 |
| 1966 | 30,792 |
| 1971 | 32,007 |
| 1976 | 32,573 |
| 1981 | 31,841 |
| 1986 | 30,704 |
| 1991 | 30,134 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
