the city of BALLAARAT was a Local Government Area which managed the inner suburbs of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 34.52 square kilometres (13.3 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994

The spelling of the name was a source of constant confusion. It originated from two Aboriginal words "balla arat", meaning "resting place".
The municipality used the spelling Ballaarat as part of its corporate description, but the town itself came to be known as BALLARAT

Ballarat MAYORS(1863?1921) and their TERM
Mathew Campbell 1863-1864
Joesph Attwood Doane 1864-1865
Thomas Davey 1866-1867
Thomas Davey 1867-1868
James McDowall 1868-1869
Thomas Cowan 1869-1870
Henry Black Chamlers 1870-1871
Robert Lewis 1871-1872
Frederick Moses Claxton 1871-1873
John Henry Williams 1873-1874
William Collard Smith 1874-1875
Daniel Brophy 1876?1877
Frederick Moses Claxton 1876-1877
John Wightman Gray 1877-1878
Henry Leggo 1876-1879
Alexander Thomas Morrison 1879-1880
Robert Lewis 1880-1881
John Noble Wilson 1881-1882
Frederick Moses Claxton 1882-1883
John Hickman 1883-1884
Alexander Thomas Morrison 1884-1885
Charles Slater 1885-1886
Thomas Houlden Thompson 1886-1887
William Collard Smith 1887-1888
John Gordon McDonald 1888-1889
William Little 1889-1890
John Hickman 1890-1891
Charles Collett Shoppe 1891-1892
David Cooke 1892-1893
Thomas Houlden Thompson 1893-1894
Edward Morey 1894-1895
John Gordon McDonald 1895-1896
Alexander Bell 1896-1897
Charles Collett Shoppe 1897-1898
Henry Francis Elliot 1898-1899
John Heinz 1899-1900
John Whykes 1900-1901
James Job Brokenshire 1901-1902
Charles Collett Shoppe 1902-1903
Richard Pearse 1903-1904
John Martin Barker 1904-1905
John Whykes 1905-1906
James Job Brokenshire 1906-1907
Frederick Brawn 1907-1908
Richard Pearse 1908-1909
William Duiguid Hill 1909-1910
Thomas Tuke Hollway 1910?1911
John Martin Barker 1911-1912
George Crocker 1912-1913
James Job Brokenshire 1913-1914
Richard Pearse 1914-1915
Frederick Brawn 1915-1916
William Duiguid Hill 1916-1917
Alexander Bell 1917-1918
Thomas Tuke Hollway 1918-1919
George Crocker 1919-1920
William Duiguid Hill 1920-1921

BALLAARAT EAST Mayors (1863-1921) and their TERM
John Fussell 1863-1864
George Glendinning 1864-1865
George Glendinning 1865-1866
Emmanuel Steinfeld 1866-1867
Emmanuel Steinfeld 1867-1868
Emmanuel Steinfeld 1868-1869
Edward Eastwood 1869-1870
Edward Eastwood 1870-1871
James Ivey 1871-1872
John Kirkland Baird 1872-1873
Henry Josephs 1873-1874
James Russell 1874-1875
James Long 1875-1876
James Long 1876-1877
David Turpie 1877-1878
James Long 1878-1879
William Scott 1879-1880
William Robertson 1880-1881
Theophilus Williams 1881-1882
[John Ferguson]] 1882-1883
[John Ferguson]] 1883-1884
Thomas Walker 1884-1885
William Scott 1885-1886
James Russell 1886-1887
Theophilus Williams 1887-1888
John Roberts Elsworth 1888-1889
Edward Murphy 1889-1890
William Gale 1890-1891
[John Nankiville Dunn]] 1891-1892
Isaiah Pearce 1892-1893
John Larter 1893-1894
Theophilus Williams 1894-1895
John Roberts Elsworth 1895-1896
William Denholm McKee 1897-1897
Joseph Peady 1897-1898
Edward Murphy 1898-1899
John Nakerville Dunn 1899-1900
Isaiah Pearce 1900-1901
Charles Johnston 1901-1902
Joseph Mathais Kline 1902-1903
William Denholm McKee 1903-1904
John Roberts Elsworth 1904-1905
John Ritchie 1905-1906
John Nankerville Dunn 1906-1907
Isaiah Pearce 1907-1908
Abraham Levy 1908-1909
James McNeil 1909-1910
Alexander MacKenzie 1910-1911
Francis Penhalluriack 1911-1912
[John Nankiville Dunn]] 1912-1913
Alfred James Pittard 1913-1914
Isaiah Pearce 1914-1915
William James Hoare 1915-1916
Abraham Levy 1916-1917
Henry Brown George 1917-1918
Alexander MacKenzie 1918-1919
William Richards 1919-1920
Alfred James Pittard 1920-1921