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Municipality of Ryde: election, 1897
Election date: 6 February 1897. Poll required for East and West Wards only. In Central Ward number of nominations equaled the number of positions. (1)
Aldermen elected: (2)
Central Ward: Edward WORTHINGTON (elected unopposed)
East Ward: Thomas Smedley PIDDING
West Ward: John REDSHAW
Aldermen who served during 1897-1898: (3)
Edward Marsden BETTS; Walter HIBBLE; Samuel JORDAN; Percy Albert LARKIN; Thomas Smedley PIDDING; John REDSHAW; Robert Campbell SWAN; Edward TERRY; Edward WORTHINGTON
Mayor: (4)
Edward WORTHINGTON
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References:
(1) Council minutes ‘Nomination Day 2 February 1897’
(2) Cumberland Argus 30 January 1897 p3 and Sydney Morning Herald 8 February 1897 p9 plus Council minutes: ‘Nomination Day 2 February 1897’
(3) Council minutes
(4) Ald. Worthington was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 11 February 1897; Sydney Morning Herald 13 February 1897 p10
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.