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Municipality of Ryde: election, 1892
Election date: 6 February 1892 (1)
Aldermen elected: (2)
Central Ward: John FORSYTH
East Ward: Thomas POTTS
West Ward: John George NORTH
Aldermen who served during 1892-1893: (3)
Edward ATKINS jnr (4); John Edward FACE (5); John FORSYTH; Walter HIBBLE; Samuel JORDAN; Charles KRUST (6); Peter McGREGOR (7); John George NORTH; Thomas POTTS; James ROSS; William SMALL (8); Edward WORTHINGTON (9)
Mayor: (10)
John FORSYTH
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References:
(1) Council minutes ‘Nomination Day 2 February 1892’. As number of nominations exceeded available positions poll date set for 6 February 1892
(2) Council minutes: official declaration of poll 8 February 1892
(3) Council minutes
(4) Disqualified for non-attendance. A public meeting (which was recorded in the Council minutes) was held sometime between 9 December 1892 and 23 December 1892 to nominate one alderman in his stead for West Ward. Charles Krust was elected. NSW Government Gazette of 23 December 1892 p10166 gives date as 21 December 1892
(5) Council minutes: meeting of the electors of 19 October 1892 to nominate and elect two aldermen in stead of Ald. Small, deceased of Central Ward and Ald. McGregor disqualified through insolvency for East Ward. Edward Worthington was elected for Central Ward; John Edward Face was elected for East Ward.
Face retired before his term expired. By February 1893 there was an Extraordinary vacancy for his seat, filled by Thomas Smedley Pidding
(6) Replaced Ald. Atkins who was disqualified for non-attendance. A public meeting (which was recorded in the Council minutes) was held sometime between 9 December 1892 and 23 December 1892 to nominate one alderman in his stead for West Ward. Charles Krust was elected. NSW Government Gazette of 23 December 1892 p10166 gives date as 21 December 1892
(7) Council minutes: meeting of the electors of 19 October 1892 to nominate and elect two aldermen in stead of Ald. Small, deceased of Central Ward and Ald. McGregor disqualified through insolvency for East Ward. Edward Worthington was elected for Central Ward; John Edward Face was elected for East Ward
(8) Council minutes: meeting of the electors of 19 October 1892 to nominate and elect two aldermen in stead of Ald. Small, deceased of Central Ward and Ald. McGregor disqualified through insolvency for East Ward. Edward Worthington was elected for Central Ward; John Edward Face was elected for East Ward
(9) Council minutes: meeting of the electors of 19 October 1892 to nominate and elect two aldermen in stead of William Small, deceased of Central Ward and Ald. McGregor disqualified through insolvency for East Ward. Edward Worthington was elected for Central Ward; John Edward Face was elected for East Ward
(10) Ald. Forsyth was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 11 February 1892
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.