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Fremantle, Western Australia.
Fremantle (commonly known as Freo is a Port City in Western Australia, located southwest of Perth, the state capital at the mouth of
The City of Fremantle is a Local Government Area in southern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 142 Local Government Areas (including Christmas Island and the This is a list of Suburbs grouped by local government in Perth, Western Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The City covers an area of 19. 0 square kilometres (7. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi), and lies about 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the Perth central business district. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city
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. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [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
Fremantle City Council
- Peter Tagliaferri -- 2001–current
- Richard Utting -- 1997–2001
- Jenny Archibald -- 1994–1996
- John Cattalini -- 1984–1994
- Bill McKenzie -- 1972-1984
- Sir Frederick Samson -- 1951–1972, grandson of Lionel Samson, early settler
- Frank Gibson -- 1929-1951
Fremantle Municipal Council
- Frank Gibson -- 1927-1929
- John Cooke -- 1924-1926
- Frank Gibson -- 1919-1923
- William Montgomery -- 1919
- William Ernest Wray -- 1914–1918
- Frederick James McLaren -- 1912-1914
- Joseph Holmes -- 1911 (elected but did not occupy the chair)
- Edward Henry Fothergill -- 1909–1910
- W. Peter Tagliaferri is the current Mayor of the City of Fremantle in Western Australia. Sir William Frederick ("Freddy" Samson ( 12 January 1892 – 6 February 1974) was a businessman and long-term Mayor of A. Murphy -- 1907–1909
- Michael Samson -- 1905–1907 (father of Frederick Samson, died in office)
- Frank Cadd -- 1904–1905
- Tom Smith -- 1903
- Lawrence Alexander -- 1901-1902
- Edward William Davies -- 1901
- Elias Solomon -- 1900–1901
- James McHenry Clark -- 1899
- Elias Solomon -- 1896–1898
- G. A. Davies -- 1895
- Daniel Congdon -- 1893-1894
- 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)
- Daniel Congdon -- 1886-1888
- Barrington Wood -- 1883-1885
Fremantle Town Council
- Barrington Wood -- 1883
- Elias Solomon -- 1881
- Edward Henry Higham -- 1878-1880; 1882
- John Daniel Manning -- 1877
- Henry Maxwell Lefroy -- 1876
- William Marmion -- 1874
- J. The Division of Fremantle is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. Thomas -- 1873; 1875
- William Silas Pearse -- 1871-1872
Fremantle Town Trust
- William Silas Pearse -- 1870-71
- Edward Newman -- 1868-69
- Charles Alexander Manning -- 1859-67
- Thomas Carter -- 1855
- J. W. Davey -- 1851-52
- Capt. Daniel Scott -- 1848-51; 1853-54; 1856-58 (harbour master)
Suburbs
Note that East Fremantle has its own town council and is not governed by the City of Fremantle. Beaconsfield is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. Fremantle (commonly known as Freo is a Port City in Western Australia, located southwest of Perth, the state capital at the mouth of Hilton is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. North Fremantle is a small suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. O'Connor is a predominantly industrial suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. Samson is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. South Fremantle is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. White Gum Valley is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. East Fremantle is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, 2 km north-east of Fremantle. For the football club see East Fremantle Football Club. The Town of East Fremantle is a Local Government Area in the southern
References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2. 0), 31 May 2003.
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