Municipality of Eastwood: election, 1935

Election date: 1 December 1934 no poll was required as the number of nominations equaled the number of positions (1)

 Aldermen elected: (2)

Central Ward: Reginald Duthill Havelock BALL; Phillip Edwin CURT; Arthur Edgar DOLE (all elected unopposed)

East Ward: Stephen Alfred HARRIS; John Churchman MATTHEWS; Reginald John SMALL (all elected unopposed)

West Ward: James Henderson MARTIN; Charles William PICKFORD; James Francis WALSH (all elected unopposed)

Aldermen who served 1935-1937: (3)

Reginald Duthill Havelock BALL; Phillip Edwin CURT; Arthur Edgar DOLE; Stephen Alfred HARRIS; James Henderson MARTIN; John Churchman MATTHEWS; Charles William PICKFORD; Reginald John SMALL; James Francis WALSH

Mayor:

 Reginald Duthill Havelock BALL 1935 (4)

Reginald Duthill Havelock BALL 1936 (5)

Reginald Duthill Havelock BALL 16-22 December 1936 (6)

James Francis WALSH 1937 (7)

Deputy Mayor:

Charles William PICKFORD 1935 (8)

James Francis WALSH 1936 (9)

James Francis WALSH 16-28 December 1936 (10)

Reginald John SMALL 1937 (11)

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References:

(1)   Sydney Morning Herald 3 December 1934 p13 

(2)   Sydney Morning Herald 3 December 1934 p13; Ald. Curt was sometimes referred to as Phillip Edwin or Phillip Edward. In Council minutes 20 August 1941 item 1091 (a) he was Phillip Edwin 

(3)   Council minutes

(4)   Ald. Ball was elected Mayor at a Special meeting of 5 December 1934; Sydney Morning Herald 6 December 1934 p8

(5)   Ald. Ball was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 11 December 1935; Sydney Morning Herald 12 December 1935 p12  

(6)  Ald. Ball was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 16 December 1936. It was announced that Ald. Ball received 5 votes and Ald. Walsh received 4 votes. Sydney Morning Herald 18 December 1936 p12. However, as the SMH noted, when the ballot papers were later checked it was realized that a vote for Walsh had inadvertently been counted for Ball, so the result should have been Walsh 5, Ball 4. A Special meeting was called for 21 December 1936 where the mistake was explained. At a subsequent Special meeting of 22 December 1936 Ald. Ball resigned the position of Mayor. Technically, Ald. Ball’s term as Mayor for 1937 might not have started until 1 January 1937 so showing him as being Mayor for those dates in December might be unnecessary

(7)   Ald. Walsh was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 28 December 1936; Sydney Morning Herald 29 December 1936 p8 

(8)   Ald. Pickford was elected Deputy Mayor at a Special meeting of 5 December 1934 Cumberland Argus 10 December 1934 p2

(9)   Ald. Walsh was elected Deputy Mayor at a Special meeting of 11 December 1935

(10)   Ald. Walsh was elected Deputy Mayor at a Special meeting of 16 December 1936 and Ald. Ball was elected Mayor. It was discovered that there had been a mistake and Ald. Walsh should have been declared Mayor (see note 6 above). Technically, Ald. Walsh’s term as Deputy Mayor for 1937 might not have started until 1 January 1937 so showing him as being Deputy Mayor for those dates in December might be unnecessary. To remedy the original mistake, Ald. Walsh was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 28 December 1936, therefore there had to be another ballot for Deputy Mayor

(11)   Ald. Small was elected Deputy Mayor at a Special meeting on 28 December 1936 (see notes 6 and 10 above)

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