Municipality of Ryde: election, 1922

NOTE: Number of aldermen increased from 9 to 12; aldermen not elected for individual wards

Election date: 2 December 1922 (1)

Aldermen elected at triennial election: (2)

Hubert Little ATKINSON; Francis BUTCHER; James Henry CHAMBERLAIN; Percy Garraway CHATFIELD; Henry Tregarthen DOUGLASS; Charles DYER; Albion George GREENWOOD; Aubrey LAW; Edward Fowler LAWSON; William Brettell MacDUFF; John George Washington STONE; Sydney Percy WESTMAN

Aldermen who served during 1923-1925: (3)

Hubert Little ATKINSON; Francis BUTCHER; James Henry CHAMBERLAIN; Percy Garraway CHATFIELD; Alfred Sidney COLEMAN (4); Henry Tregarthen DOUGLASS (5); Charles DYER; Albion George GREENWOOD; Aubrey LAW; Edward Fowler LAWSON (6); William Brettell MacDUFF; John MILLER (7); John George Washington STONE; Sydney Percy WESTMAN (8)

Mayor: 

Charles DYER 1923 (9)

Charles DYER 1924 (10)

Charles DYER 1925 (11)

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References:

(1)   Cumberland Argus 9 December 1922 p4 (mistakenly labelled p6)

(2)   Cumberland Argus 9 December 1922 p4 (mistakenly labelled p6)

(3)   Council minutes

(4)   Replaced Ald. Westman. Cumberland Argus 12 April 1924 p8 reported that Ald. Coleman had been elected unopposed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ald. Westman

(5)   Resigned at meeting of 2 September 1925. Cumberland Argus 4 September 1925 p6. Mayor asked that there be no Extraordinary election as they were close to having usual triennial election

(6)   Resigned. Election took place 13 September 1924 to fill vacancy. Replaced by John Miller. Sydney Morning Herald 15 September 1924 p10

(7)   Replaced Ald. Lawson. Election took place 13 September 1924 to fill vacancy. Sydney Morning Herald 15 September 1924 p10 

(8)   Resigned. ‘Alderman S P Westman will be leaving the state’ Cumberland Argus 8 March 1924 p6. Replaced by Alfred Sidney Coleman

(9)   Ald. Dyer was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 6 December 1922 

(10) Ald. Dyer was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 19 December 1923 

(11) Ald. Dyer was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 17 December 1924, Cumberland Argus 24 December 1924 p6

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