Mayors & Councillors
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32 Broomfield Avenue is an Edwardian weatherboard house built in 1911. The house was built for Mary Amy...
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Alexander Brown Mason was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1864.
His parents were originally both from...
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Served two terms as Mayor of Northcote, in 1968/9 and again in 1977/8.
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Alan Bird was Mayor of Northcote twice - 1939/40 and 1958/59. He was first elected to the non-Labor Council...
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The Davis family were well known in the pharmaceutical industry. Albert’s father, W. J. Davis Jr. purchased...
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1887 – 1934
Albert Haydn Oldis was born in Richmond in 1887 and worked as a builder, living in Northcote...
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Albert Theo Cochrane was born in Abbotsford in 1922. His father, John Andrews Cochrane was a colourful...
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Born in Yorkshire in 1869, Woolhouse was an active member of the Northcote community from his arrival around...
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Alex (Alec) Gray was one of Northcote’s most notable citizens during his lifetime. He was adept in many...
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Alex Caddy was Mayor of Northcote in 1967/68. He had been a bus driver and then ran a small bus company in...
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Had a farm bounded by Hutton Street, Miller Street, St. Georges Road and the Merri Creek
Who had that...
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Alexander Capp and his twin brother, Fred, were born in North Fitzroy on 16 December 1904. After schooling...
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Alfred Edward Tharratt was born in Lancefield in 1868. He married Amelia Pearce in 1890 and moved in to a...
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Born in South Australia on 12 June 1852, Edmund Allchin arrived in Preston in 1890 with his wife Amelia and...
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Andrew McIntosh was born in Markinch, Scotland in 1825. His parents were Andrew McIntosh and Agnes Mackie....
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Angus McDonell was a long serving Northcote Councillor and the first Labor Mayor in Northcote...
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In 1962 Antonio Matisi became the first Italian born Councillor in Northcote. He arrived in Northcote in 1936...
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Arthur Houston was Mayor of Preston in 1960/1961.
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Arthur John Spain (1916-1970) was a two time Mayor of Northcote, serving in 1956/7 and again in 1965/66....
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Arnold was a long time resident of Preston, starting in the fencing trade and building his business into a...
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Cr Ben Morgan was a long serving Northcote councilor, holding a seat for around seventeen years. He was a...
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Benjamin Johnson (1865-1939) was one of Northcote’s early pioneers. He was born in the town about 1865, to...
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Carl A. A. Schwaebsch, known to his family as Adolph, was a Northcote councillor from 1911-1917. He belonged...
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Carl William Dunn Kirkwood was Mayor of Preston in 1968/69. He was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly...
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Charles Warr (1862-1939) was born in Preston. His father ran a store on the corner of High Street and Warr...
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Charles J. Verso served on the Northcote Council from 1883 to 1893 and was Mayor of Northcote,...
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1862 – 1936
Charles Showers grew up in Fitzroy into a family of early settlers. His father, Robert was an...
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(1853 – 1925)
Shire President of Preston 1905 -1906 & 1915 -1916
Charles Stanlake was elected to...
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Charles Crispe was born in South Australia. His father was Dr. T. Crispe of Kent, England. Charles Crispe...
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Clarence Timmins was born in Cartlon in 1886 to builder John and his wife Caroline Timmins. The family were...
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Cyril Barling was born in Clifton Hill in 1894. During the First World War he served with the A.I.F. He was...
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The following list comprises the names and dates for the terms of office of the Mayors of Darebin Council...
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Once upon a time the highlight of Northcote’s social calendar was the Mayoral Ball hosted annually by the...
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E. A. Doherty was Mayor of Preston in 1958 - 1959.
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Edmund Allchin was born on 12 June 1852 to Christopher and Lydia Allchin (nee Walton) of Magill, Adelaide....
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Edwin Bastings arrived in Victoria in about 1849 with his brother Horace. The brothers had originated from...
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On the 1 April 1920 the first electric tram lines were opened simultaneously in Preston, Northcote and...
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Francis Edis Beaver was one of the first councillors of Northcote, when it was known as the Borough of...
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Frank Courtnay was born in Carlton in 1903 to Samuel Courtnay and Lily Pound. Courtnay became an apprentice...
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Frederick Capp was Mayor of Northcote in 1949/1950. His twin, Alexander Hadley Capp was Mayor of Preston in...
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Fred Pike Jnr. (1894-1963) followed his father into the family business, a home decorating and hardware store...
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Frederick Plant was born at the Peacock Inn, Northcote in 1862, his father George being the publican there....
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George Clauscen moved into Northcote around 1885, purchasing the well known property 'Sunnyside' (Rucker's...
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George Gayther, commonly known as Ted, was born in England in 1911 and came to Australia two years later in...
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George Mott (1904–1968) - born in New South Wales - arrived in Preston with his father Decimus Mott in 1924....
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George H. Parsons served back to back terms as Mayor of Northcote in 1897-8 and 1898-99. While a councillor...
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George Hatfield was a local businessman and strong promoter of youth movements in Preston. Born in Richmond...
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George Plant (1834-1895) arrived in Northcote in 1856, having arrived in Melbourne on the Oliver Lang, the...
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Gilbert Robinson (1876–1933) served as a councillor for the City of Preston from 1917 to 1933 and including...
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H. C. Young was Mayor of Preston in 1966/1967.
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Herbert James(Bert) Griffiths worked as a business manager in a timber mill becoming a Councillor in 1962. He...
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H. R. Crapper was a local business man, active in Fairfield from the 1930s to the 1980s. As early as...
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H. W. Shewan was Mayor of Northcote in 1943-44. Shewan ran a grocery store at 213 High Street Northcote....
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H.L.T.Oulton was Mayor of Preston in 1948/49. The H.L.T. Oulton Reserve on the corner of Albert Street and...
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Harold Bastings, son of Edwin, followed his father into local politics, being elected Councillor in 1909 and...
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After many changes in career, Harry Swain arrived in Preston at the advanced age of 57 to establish a shoe...
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In the 1985 elections for the Preston City Council the Australian Labor Party (ALP) held the majority of 10...
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Henry William Evans was a councillor for Northcote in 1904 - 1907. He received a testimonial in September...
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During the 1930s to 1950s Henry Zwar was the unofficial king of Preston. Zwar had arrived in Preston in...
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Isaac Barrow was born in Preston around 1860 and after a childhood spent near Kyneton returned to Preston and...
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Ivan Dole was Mayor of Preston in 1962-1963. He was Mayor at the time Northland Shopping Centre was first...
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Ivan Jolley was elected to Preston Council in 1967, serving until 1970. Born in Kilmore in 1918 he moved to...
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The Clinch family were one of the first settler families in Preston in the 1850's. Mr. John Charles...
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Jack Hamilton (1921 - 2001) was Mayor of Northcote in 1978/79 and 1982/83. As a schoolboy, he used to help...
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James A. Hogan lived at 3 Woolton Avenue, Thornbury, and stood for election to Northcote West Ward. He was...
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James Membrey served as the Member for Jika Jika in the State Legislative Assembly from 1907 to 1917 before...
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Councilor of Northcote 1928/9 - 1937/8.Curate of Church of Epiphany. Also St Aidans Church Thornbury.Gained...
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1864 – 1935
James McFadzean, was a member of Preston City Council between 1919 and 1924, but he also...
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James Sutch was Mayor of Northcote in 1925-6. He was a former President of the Northcote Political Labor...
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James Adams was elected as Councillor for the East Ward, Preston in 1921. He served for 14 years, including...
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(1888-1956)
John Albert Thomson spent the whole of his career (51 years) working for the City of Northcote,...
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John Donath was born in West Street, Preston on 5 February 1912. The son of a local dairyman, John was...
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The son of a farmer, John Cain arrived in Northcote in 1911, working as a green grocer in Westgarth....
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In August 1953 John Charles Potter was elected unopposed to the Northcote Central Ward. He was one of four...
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John Moore (1900 – 1967) served on the Preston Council from 1938 to 1955, serving two terms as Mayor, in...
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John Hall, J.P., was Mayor of Preston in 1977/1979.
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John Howse established his butchers shop at 181 Plenty Road in 1893. Within a couple of years he was trading...
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John Anderson was mayor of Northcote in 1985/86.
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John O'Keefe came from one of the Irish families who bought farming land in the area around High Street...
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John P. Howe (1854 - 1917) established, in partnership with Sir Herbert Onley, the Howe & Co. Tannery in...
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John William Thomas Bartrop was Mayor of Preston for one year in 1923. He was born in 1882 near Numurkah in...
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Joseph S. Grey was born in Clemenston and later educated in Kingston, Victoria. In 1917 he established a...
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Kevin Hardiman was born in Essendon in 1915 and educated at local schools before joining the Trade Union...
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Len Hales was Mayor of Northcote, 1947/8, 1954/5 and 1963/4. He came to Australia from England in 1912 with...
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Lester G. Bailey was Mayor of Preston in 1976/1977.
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Lidia Argondizzo 1989-90
Lidia Argondizzo was born in Italy and migrated to Australia when she was 7.
Lidia...
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Mr Llewellyn Jones, an auctioneer with the A. Robertson Estate Agency, served on the Preston Council from...
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M. Clyde Jones was a Northcote Councillor from 1929-1930 to 1951-1952, and was Northcote Mayor in...
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Northcote has been through much change from its early beginnings as a township in 1854, to its current status...
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During the 1920s infant welfare and health became a focus in the Northcote area and women’s committees...
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The following list comprises the names and dates for the terms of office of the Presidents for Jika Jika...
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Built on the prime land known as James’s paddock and later subdivided as the Bellevue Park Estate, Northcote...
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Born in Fitzroy in March 1889 and died at Warburton September 1953 aged 64, Philip Henry Mayer is buried in...
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Phillip Bain was Mayor of Northcote in 1987/88 and again in 1991/2.
Mr Bain appeared in a newspaper article...
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The following list comprises the names and dates for the terms of office of the Presidents of the Preston...
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R. E. Inman was Mayor of Northcote in 1953/4. This was during a time when new factories and businesses were...
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Ralph Archbold was Mayor of Northcote from 1910-1911. In 1904-05 there was a campaign to create a...
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Ralph Candy was elected to the Northcote Council in August 1890, representing the South Ward along with W.H....
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Reuben Bryan was Mayor of Northcote in 1964/5 and 1973/4. After thirty years as Councillor Bryan lost his...
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Reuben Roberts - a retired blacksmith - was Councillor of the North Ward, beating Cr. Angus McDonell by 6...
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Robert Coleman (1898-1974) was 13 when he settled in Preston in 1911. He had an active interest in the local...
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Tasmanian born, Robert Ford moved to Preston in 1933. He quickly opened a radio and electrical shop in the...
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Robert Gardiner was born in Malvern on 8 April 1920 and educated at University High School and the...
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Ronald Henry Thomas Hayles (known as Ron) (1914-1979) was the son of Ronald Roy and Ruby Hayles. The Hayles...
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Russell Badham was elected Mayor of Northcote for 2 consecutive terms in 1980-1982. A former teacher, he had...
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In 1943, the Mayor, Cr. W.H.Robinson, on behalf of the citizens of Preston, presented a mobile canteen to the...
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Samuel Dennis (1869-1945) followed his father William into the Northcote Council in 1909, a position he held...
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The Schwaebsch family arrived in Victoria in September 1849. They probably immigrated in response to the...
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Socrates Papadopoulos was elected Mayor of Northcote in 1982/83. He proposed that Batman Park should be...
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The first glimmers of local government started almost as soon as Northcote and Preston began to be settled....
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Thomas E. Redmond operated an ironmongery/hardware store at 480 High Street Northcote from 1897 to 1963,...
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Thomas Taylor was Mayor of Northcote in 1906-7. This was when the Council decided that building fees were...
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A resident of Northcote, Victorian born Thomas Tunnecliffe was the son of Irishman John and his wife Susan. A...
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Thomas W. Andrews was a Preston Councillor between 1938 and 1957, serving as Mayor in 1942-3. He had a...
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Tom Blake was a Councilor (1938-1950) and Mayor of Preston, 1945/1946.
Initially represented labour in...
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The history of the Thornbury Bowls Club starts with Oliver Gilpin’s purchase of an acre of the...
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Tom Walsh served two terms as Mayor of Northcote, 1946-47 and 1951-52.
As a Councillor, Walsh had been, for...
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W.K. Larkins was Mayor of Preston for two terms in 1969-7 and again in 1973-74. During his frst term, he...
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Walter Glanfield was Mayor of Northcote 3 times – 1918-1919, 1934-1935 and 1942-1943. He was elected to the...
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Richard Weaver operated a grocery store in High Street, Northcote in the 1860s. It was located on the east...
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William “Bill” Robinson (1897 – 1951) arrived in Preston in 1931 and established a menswear store in High...
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In May 1853 William Dennis arrived in Melbourne aboard the Earl Grey with his wife Mary. Later the same year...
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William Hayes was elected Mayor of Northcote twice - 1909/10 and 1929/30. Hayes Park was named after him, as...
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William Hutton was a Councillor for the North Ward. He was Mayor of Northcote in 1893/94.
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William Olver was Mayor of Northcote twice,in 1931/32 and in 1940/41. He served on the Northcote Council for...
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Ward, Andrew (2001). Darebin Heritage Review 2000. Burwood, Vic: City Of Darebin.
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William Wallis was a long time Northcote resident. He moved into the suburb in 1856 and remaining there for...
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William Williams served as mayor of Northcote during the First World War - 1916/17.Before he was elected to...
