| Type: | lga |
| Borough of Eaglehawk | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | North Central Victoria |
| Area: | 14.54 |
| Est: | 1862 |
| Seat: | Eaglehawk |
| Pop: | 8,800 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Bendigo |
The Borough of Eaglehawk was a local government area which covered the northwestern suburbs of the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The borough covered an area of 14.54km2, and existed from 1862 until 1994.
Eaglehawk was first incorporated as a borough on 29 July 1862. It had nine councillors, who represented the entire borough.[2]
On 7 April 1994, the Borough of Eaglehawk was abolished, and along with the City of Bendigo, the Rural City of Marong and the Shires of Huntly and Strathfieldsaye, was merged into the newly created City of Greater Bendigo.[3] [4]
Councillors met at the Town Hall, at the intersection of Sailors Gully Road and Loddon Valley Highway, Eaglehawk.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 4,696 | |
| 1958 | 5,000* | |
| 1961 | 4,926 | |
| 1966 | 5,230 | |
| 1971 | 5,383 | |
| 1976 | 6,447 | |
| 1981 | 7,355 | |
| 1986 | 8,184 | |
| 1991 | 8,381 |
| Chairman/Mayor | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Mouat | 1862–1863 | |
| 2 | John Thomas Caldwell | 1863–1864 | |
| 3 | Charles Letheby | 1864–1868 | |
| 4 | John W. Williams | 1868–1869 | |
| (2) | John Thomas Caldwell | 1869–1871 | |
| 5 | Henry Trumble | 1871–1873 | |
| 6 | Hay Kirkwood | 1873–1876 | |
| 7 | J. Harris | 1876–1877 | |
| (6) | Hay Kirkwood | 1877–1878 | |
| (5) | Henry Trumble | 1878–1879 | |
| 8 | George Willan | 1879–1880 | |
| (1) | James Mouat | 1880–1881 | |
| 9 | J.J. Hall | 1881–1882 | |
| 10 | William Vincent Kneebone | 1882–1883 | |
| 11 | George Louden | 1883–1884 | |
| 12 | John Green | 1884–1885 | |
| (6) | Hay Kirkwood | 1885–1886 | |
| (8) | George Willan | 1886–1887 | |
| 13 | E. McCormick | 1887–1888 | |
| 14 | F. Clark | 1888–1889 | |
| (1) | James Mouat | 1889–1890 | |
| (10) | William Vincent Kneebone | 1890–1891 | |
| 15 | William James | 1891–1892 | |
| (11) | George Loudon | 1892–1893 | |
| (13) | E McCormick | 1893–1894 | |
| (12) | John Green | 1894–1895 | |
| (14) | F Clark | 1895–1896 | |
| 16 | E C Brown | 1896–1897 | |
| 17 | J Highmore | 1897–1898 | |
| 18 | M J Curtain | 1898–1899 | |
| 19 | H Chapple | 1899–1900 | |
| (11) | George Loudon | 1900–1901 | |
| (12) | John Green | 1901–1902 | |
| (14) | F Clark | 1902–1903 | |
| 20 | R Murdoch | 1903–1904 | |
| 21 | A Hicks | 1904–1905 | |
| 22 | T Trevean | 1905–1906 | |
| 23 | J H Webster | 1906–1907 | |
| Henry Lane Ralph[5] | 1916 - 1917 |