Stockton, a suburb in New South Wales, was declared a Municipality on 14th October 1889, and the first election of councillors was held on 28th December 1889. The initial members of the council were John Beveridge, Peter Callen, Timothy Griffiths, Thomas Stratten, Charles Bruce, John Michael O'Mara, Fernand Henry Bonnefin, Richard Thomas, and Charles Chatfield. The first meeting of the council took place on 1st March 1890 in H.W. Lowe's office, where John Beveridge was elected as the first Mayor and H.A. Graham as the Council Clerk.
The City of Greater Newcastle came into existence on 1st April 1938 after the Greater Newcastle Act 1937 was passed. This saw the absorption of eleven suburban municipalities, including Stockton and the end of the independent local council.
Over the years, many members of the local Stockton community were involved in its governance. Here is a list of the Mayors of Stockton covering the period of 1889 to 1937. I would love to be able to get images of all the mayors, so please let me know if you have any to share!
Further reading: "The Municipality of Stockton, 1889-1900" by Troy Duncan, 1985.
Thanks to Rhonda for sharing the image of John King Patterson.
Last Name |
Name First |
Date Elected |
Picture |
| Beveridge | John | 1889-12-28 | |
| Beveridge | John | 1890-01-08 | |
| Beveridge | John | 1891-02-09 | |
| O'Mara | John | 1892-02-10 |  |
| O'Toole | Thomas | 1893-02-16 | |
| Hester | Jefferson W. | 1894-02-13 |  |
| Goodman | William H. | 1895-02-12 |  |
| Rees | Evan | 1896-02-12 | |
| O'Mara | John | 1897-02-11 |  |
| Goodman | William H. | 1897-06-04 |  |
| Young | William W. | 1898-02-08 | |
| Hudson | Charles | 1899-02-16 |  |
| Errington | James | 1900-02-15 | |
| Warland | Thomas B. | 1901-02-13 |  |
| Callen | Michael | 1902-02-12 |  |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1903-02-11 |  |
| Riddell | Thomas | 1904-02-11 | |
| Hudson | Charles | 1905-02-14 |  |
| Hudson | Charles | 1906-02-16 | |
| Rees | John P. | 1907-02-26 | |
| Rees | John P. | 1908-02-08 | |
| Henley-Smith | Robert | 1909-02-11 |  |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1910-02-09 |  |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1911-02-04 | |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1912-02-08 | |
| Felton | Edward | 1913-02-11 |  |
| Ball | Walter | 1914-02-11 |  |
| Grieves | Arthur | 1915-02-20 |  |
| Ball | Walter | 1915-05-25 |  |
| Stratten | Thomas | 1916-02-07 | |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1917-02-10 | |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1918-02-12 | |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1919-02-21 | |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1920-02-09 | |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1920-12-11 | |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1921-12-15 | |
| Cody | Charles | 1922-12-11 |  |
| Quinlan | Harry D. | 1923-12-12 |  |
| Murphy | James E. | 1924-12-10 |  |
| Griffiths | Timothy | 1925-12-08 |  |
| Hudson | Fred | 1926-12-15 | |
| Soper | Harry Lewry | 1928-12-04 |  |
| Soper | Harry Lewry | 1929-12-05 | |
| Soper | Harry Lewry | 1930-12-03 |  |
| Dalby | Gordon | 1931-12-10 |  |
| Urquhart | John D. | 1932-12-08 |  |
| Murphy | James E. | 1933-11-28 |  |
| Urquhart | John D. | 1934-12-01 | |
| Houston | Thomas | 1935-11-26 | |
| Patterson | John King | 1936-12-08 |  |
| Patterson | John King | 1937 |  |
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