City of Brighton (Victoria)

City of Brighton
Victoria
City of Brighton; Victoria
	Location in Melbourne
Population	35,000 (1992)
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,720/sq mi)
Established	1859
Area	13.48 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Council seat	Brighton
Region	Melbourne
County	Bourke
	LGAs around City of Brighton:

The City of Brighton was a local government area about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 13.48 square kilometres (5.20 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1994.

History[]

Brighton was first incorporated as a borough on 18 January 1859. It annexed some land in Elwood and Elsternwick in 1870, and became a town on 18 March 1887. It annexed 13.8 hectares (34.1 acres) from the City of Moorabbin on 3 April 1912, and on 12 March 1919, it was proclaimed a city.^[2] From 1861 onwards, Thomas Bent was associated with the council, being its mayor on several occasions before becoming Treasurer and Premier of Victoria from 1904 until 1909.^[3]

Council meetings were held at the court house until 1886, when a stuccoed building, designed by Wilson and Beswicke, was constructed at the corner of Wilson and Carpenter Streets in Brighton and subsequently remodelled in 1933. A new building, housing the council chambers and offices, was built in Boxshall Street to mark the centenary of the municipality in 1959.^[4] The former town hall is now home to the Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre which includes the Bayside Gallery, Brighton Historical Society, Brighton Theatre Company and Brighton Art Society.

On 15 December 1994, the City of Brighton was abolished, and, along with the City of Sandringham and parts of the suburbs of Cheltenham, Highett and Beaumaris, was merged into the City of Bayside.^[5]

Former Mayors[]

List of former mayors of Brighton, Victoria
Year	Mayor
1859	Cr. T. Warner
1860	Cr. G.W. Rusden
1861	Cr. G.W. Rusden
1863	Cr. R.K. Hammond
1864	Cr. R.K. Hammond
1865	Cr. T. Crisp
1866	Cr. R.K. Hammond
1867	Cr. T. Crisp
1868	Cr. T. Crisp
1869	Cr. Thomas Wilson
1870	Cr. J.L. Strudwieke
1871	Cr. W.P. Allen
1872	Cr. G.W. Rusden
1873	Cr. R.K. Hammond
1874	The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent
1875	Cr. J.G. Tanner
1876	Cr. J.G. Tanner
1877	Cr. D. Masterton
1878	The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent
1879	The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent
1880	Cr. W. Lynch
1881	Cr. W. Lynch
1882	Cr. S. Francis
1883	Cr. A. Walstab
1884	The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent
1885	The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent
1886	Cr. J.F. Hamilton
1887	The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent
1888	The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent
1889	Cr. W. Burrows
1890	Cr. A. Walstab
1891	Cr. A. Walstab
1892	Cr. M.J.S. Gair
1893	Cr. W. Macansh
1894	Cr. A. Walstab
1895	Cr. Thomas Wilson
1896	Cr. Thomas Wilson
1897	Cr. F. Davies
1898	Cr. J.B. Backhouse
1899	Cr. A.R. Stone
1900	Cr. J. Peacock
1901	Cr. W.A. Adamson
1902	Cr. W.H. Allard
1903	The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent
1904	Cr. E.J. Hartley
1905	Cr. Thomas Wilson
1906	Cr. J.F. Hamilton
1907	Cr. W.F. Weigall
1908	The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent
1909	Cr. R.A. Edmanson
1910	Cr. R.A. Edmanson
1911	Cr. W.P. Francis
1912	Cr. Thomas Wilson
1913	Cr. Thomas Wilson
1914	Cr. S. Dutton Green
1915	Cr. J.B. Grout
1916	Cr. J.B. Grout
1917	Cr. J.J. Hanby
1918	Cr. W.P. Francis
1919	Cr. Thomas Wilson
1920	Cr. H.E. Pullman
1921	Cr. H.E. Hall
1922	Cr. J.W. Satchwell
1923	Cr. P.A. Oakley
1924	Cr. J.A. Grant
1925	Cr. W.E. Briggs
1926	Cr. E.M. Flannagan
1927	Cr. H.A. Abbott
1928	Cr. H.E. Pullman
1929	Cr. J.B. Wilson
1930	Cr. A.R. Horton
1931	Cr. F.E. Rogers
1932	The Hon. Sir James Kennedy
1933	Cr. H.E. Hall
1934	Cr. J. Redapple
1935	Cr. J.A. Grant
1936	Cr. R.E. Tracey
1937	Cr. R.E. Tracey
1938	Cr. F.E. Rogers
1939	Cr. E.M. Young
1940	Cr. D.F. Granter
1941	Cr. R.T. Breen
1942	Cr. W.J. Orr
1943	Cr. A.R. Roberts, D.C.M.
1944	Cr. R.E. Trickey
1945	Cr. R.E. Tracey
1946	Cr. C.W.W. Turner
1947	Cr. H.H. Lawrence
1948	Cr. J.E. Stamp
1949	Cr. D.F. Granter
1950	Cr. R.H. Wallman
1951	Cr. A.R. Roberts, D.C.M.
1952	Cr. R.E. Trickey
1953	Cr. R.H. Wallman
1954	Cr. A.F. Bottomley, O.B.E.
1955	Cr. F.M. Julyan
1956	Cr. J.E. Stamp
1957	Cr. A.W. McLiesh
1958	Cr. R.G. Ward
1959	Cr. W.B. Lovell
1960	Cr. F.J. Lain, D.F.C.
1961	Cr. R.H. Wallman
1962	Cr. T.R. Matthews
1963	Cr. A.R. Roberts, D.C.M.
1964	Cr. J.E. Brown, M.B.E.
1965	Cr. L.F. Connolly
1966	Cr. A.F. Bottomley, O.B.E.
1967	Cr. W.B. Lovell
1968	Cr. F.J. Lain, D.F.C.
1969	Cr. L.F. Connolly
1970	Cr. G.K. Grant
1971	Cr. M.W. Eise, M.B.E.
1972	Cr. K.S. Devenport
1973	Cr. W.L. Rait
1974	Cr. L.W. Mason
1975	Cr. J.E. Brown, M.B.E.
1976	Cr. L.W. Mason
1977	Cr. W.C. Landells
1978	Cr. A.C. Sidaway
1979	Cr. J.E. Brown, M.B.E.
1980	Cr. A.C. Sidaway
1981	Cr. S.M. Allmand
1982	Cr. L.J. Coysh
1983	Cr. D.G. Garnet-Thomas
1984	Cr. K.E. Harman
1985	Cr. R.F. Smyth
1986	Cr. B.F. Roberts
1987	Cr. I.M. Thompson
1988	Cr. R.W. Evans
1989	Cr. R.A. Haig
1990	Cr. S.M. Cooper
1991	Cr. N.G. Economou
1992	Cr. I. Locco
1993	Cr. B.J. Henderson
1994	Cr. K.D. Oliver

Wards[]

The City of Brighton was divided into four wards in May 1945, each electing three councillors:

Centre Ward
East Ward
North Ward
South Ward

Geography[]

Brighton Beach on Boxing Day ca.1880

The council area covered the suburbs of Brighton and Brighton East, and was bounded by Port Phillip to the west; Head Street, St Kilda Street and Glen Huntly Road to the north; Nepean Highway, North Road, Thomas Street and Nepean Highway to the east; and South Road and New Street to the south.^[6]

Population[]

Year	Population
1861	2,051
1901	10,047
1921	21,235
1947	39,769
1954	40,458
1958	42,000*
1961	41,302
1966	40,594
1971	39,189
1976	35,673
1981	33,697
1986	33,195
1991	32,230

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References[]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 318–319. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
^ Monash University (1999). "Australian Places - Brighton". Archived from the original on 16 August 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
^ Bate, Weston (1962). A History of Brighton. Melbourne University Press.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
^ Melway - Greater Melbourne Street Directory (22nd edition). Glen Iris, Victoria: Melway Publishing Pty Ltd. 1993. pp. Maps 67–68, 76–77. ISSN 0311-3957.

Coordinates: 37°54′18″S 144°59′46″E / 37.905°S 144.996°E / -37.905; 144.996

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.

[vmd-2] Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 318–319. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.

[ausplace-3] Monash University (1999). "Australian Places - Brighton". Archived from the original on 16 August 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2008.

[Bate-4] Bate, Weston (1962). A History of Brighton. Melbourne University Press.

[5] Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

[6] Melway - Greater Melbourne Street Directory (22nd edition). Glen Iris, Victoria: Melway Publishing Pty Ltd. 1993. pp. Maps 67–68, 76–77. ISSN 0311-3957.

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