CITY OF FREMANTLE

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The 'City of Fremantle' is a Local Government Area in southern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The City covers an area of , and lies about southwest of the Perth central business district.

Contents

History

Wards

Mayors of Fremantle

Suburbs

References

External links

History

The City of Fremantle began in 1871 as the Fremantle Municipal Council. On 3 June 1929, it was declared a City - Western Australia's second after Perth, which was declared in 1856.^[1]

Wards

The city has been divided into 6 wards, each of 2 councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.

★ North Ward

★ Hilton Ward

★ South Ward

★ Beaconsfield Ward

★ City Ward

★ East Ward

Mayors of Fremantle

★ Peter Tagliaferri -- 2001–current

★ Richard Utting -- 1997–2001

★ Jenny Archibald -- 1994–1997

★ John Cattalini -- 1984–1994

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★ Sir Frederick Samson -- 1951–1972, grandson of Lionel Samson, early settler

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★ Frank Gibson -- c.1929

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★ William Ernest Wray - 1914–1918

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★ Joseph Francis Allen -- c.1910

★ E.H. Fothergill -- 1909–1910

★ W.A. Murphy -- 1907–1909

★ Michael Samson -- 1905–1907 (father of Frederick Samson, died in office)

★ Frank Cadd -- 1904–1905

★ Lawrence Alexander -- c.1902

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★ Elias Solomon -- 1900–1901

★ Elias Solomon -- 1896–1898

★ William Frederick Samson (1892–1893?) (uncle of Frederick Samson)

★ Elias Solomon -- 1889–1891 (also member for South Fremantle 1892-1901, Fed member for Fremantle (Free Trade) 1901-1903

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★ Barrington Wood -- c.1883

★ Thomas Smith --c.1880s

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★ Harbour-Master Capt. Daniel Scott -- first Chairman of the Fremantle Town Trust from 1848 to c.1858.

Suburbs

★ Beaconsfield

★ Fremantle

★ Hilton

★ North Fremantle

★ O'Connor

★ Samson

★ South Fremantle

★ White Gum Valley
Note that East Fremantle has its own town council and is not governed by the City of Fremantle.

References

1. WA Electoral Commission, ''Municipality Boundary Amendments Register'' (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

External links

★ City of Fremantle website