Municipality of Eastwood: election, 1922

Election date: 2 December 1922 (1)

Aldermen elected: (2)

Central Ward: Reginald Duthill Havelock BALL; Peter Stewart McBEATH; Francis MYERS

East Ward: Gabriel DUNLOP; James Samuel HULL; John Churchman MATTHEWS

West Ward: William Richard FEATHERSTONE; Thomas John WARREN; Ernest Percy WOODFORD

Alderman who served 1923-1925: (3)

 Reginald Duthill Havelock BALL; Gabriel DUNLOP; William Richard FEATHERSTONE; James Samuel HULL; Peter Stewart McBEATH; John Churchman MATTHEWS; Francis MYERS; John Grant PACKMAN (4) Thomas John WARREN (5); Ernest Percy WOODFORD

Mayor:

William Richard FEATHERSTONE 1923 (6)

William Richard FEATHERSTONE 1924 (7)

Reginald Duthill Havelock BALL 1925 (8)

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References:

(1)   Cumberland Argus 11 November 1922 p8 

(2)   Cumberland Argus 9 December 1922 p4. This reference listed McBeath as Stewart McBeath but references in later years listed his name as Peter Stewart McBeath. Proclamation altering number of aldermen from 6 to 9 published in Government Gazette of 12 May 1922. Proclamation date 3 May 1922

(3)   Council minutes

(4)   Filled Extraordinary vacancy created by resignation of Thomas John Warren. Election held 8 September 1923. Cumberland Argus 15 September 1923 p11 

(5)   Resigned from West Ward 15 August 1923 Cumberland Argus 18 August 1923 p8; Extraordinary vacancy filled by John Grant Packman

(6)   Ald. Featherstone was elected Mayor at Special meeting in December 1922; Cumberland Argus 16 December 1922 p6. This newspaper report of Saturday 16 December referred to the Special meeting on ‘Wednesday night last’. Was that 6 December or 13 December? Minutes unavailable

(7)   Ald. Featherstone was elected Mayor Cumberland Argus 29 December 1923 p6; minutes unavailable

(8)   Ald. Ball was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 17 December 1924; Cumberland Argus 24 December 1924 p6; minutes unavailable

NOTE: Minutes exist from 14 January 1925; 1923/1924 unavailable

Compiled by Local Studies & Family History Librarian, City of Ryde Libraries, 2019