The Municipality of Guildford was a local government area of

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. It first came into existence in 1838 as the Guildford Town Trust, before ceasing to function several years later. It was reconstituted in 1863, and became a Municipality in 21 February 1871 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act''. It ceased to exist when it was merged with the

Swan Road District The Swan Road District was a local government area that covered much of the Swan Valley in Western Australia. It came into existence on 24 January 1871, as a result of the Districts Road Act of 1871. It ceased to exist when it was merged with the ...

on 10 June 1960 to form the

Swan-Guildford Road District The Shire of Swan-Guildford was a local government area in Perth Western Australia. It was established as the Swan-Guildford Road District on 10 June 1960 with the amalgamation of the Municipality of Guildford and the Swan Road District, which bot ...

Population

Chairmen and mayors

When first established, the council had a chairman. After June 1887, in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, it had a mayor. Among those who have been chairman or mayor of the Municipality of Guildford are: *

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(1873–1876) * William George Johnson (1881–1884) *

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(1884–1887) * William Johnson (1888–1890) * Frank Tratman (1890–1891) * Thomas Jecks (1891) * William Byers Wood (1891–1892) * William George Johnson (1892–1893) * Frank Henry Monger (1893–1894) * William George Johnson (1894–1896) *

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(1897–1898) * William George Johnson (1907–1909) * William Traylen (1914–1918) * Clarence Shalders (1952–1954) * Frank Anderson (1959–1960)

References

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