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Municipality of Ryde: election, 1878
Election date: 5 February 1878 (1)
Aldermen elected: (2)
Central Ward: John TUCKER
East Ward: Gerard Edgar HERRING
West Ward: Henry WATTS
Aldermen who served during 1878-1879: (3)
Henry BENNETT; Robert COLVIN; William COULTER; Joseph COX; Gerard Edgar HERRING; William JACKSON; John Richard LINSLEY; John TUCKER; Henry WATTS
Mayor: (4)
John Richard LINSLEY
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References:
(1) Sydney Morning Herald 21 January 1878 p8 reported that a meeting will be held on 5 February 1878 to nominate and elect three aldermen
(2) Sydney Morning Herald 11 February 1878 p5 and Minutes 7 February 1878
(3) Council minutes
(4) Ald. Linsley was elected Mayor: Sydney Morning Herald 11 February 1878 p5 and Council minutes 7 February 1878
Compiled by Local Studies and Family History Librarian, City of Ryde Libraries, 2019
The Municipality of Ryde and the Municipality of Eastwood amalgamated on 1 January 1949.
Aldermen were elected for three years but in the first few years of the Council one alderman from each ward was obliged to resign, determined by who had received the least votes at the first election. Thereafter, as their three year term expired, the aldermen would retire but could seek re-election.