Municipality of Ryde: election, 1937

Election date: 4 December 1937 (1)

Aldermen elected at triennial election: (2)

Henry A BLAND; William CLAYTON; Edward Lester Septimus HALL; William HARRISON; William John IRVINE; Frederick MAYCOCK; John MILLER; Geoffrey Luther MILNE; Herbert Jesse MITCHELL; James York SHERIDAN; Rowland Wesley SMALL; Thomas Worthy SMITH

Aldermen who served during 1938-1941: (3)

Henry A BLAND (4); William CLAYTON; Allan Ernest CUPIT (5); Edward Lester Septimus HALL; William HARRISON; William John IRVINE; Frederick MAYCOCK; John MILLER; Geoffrey Luther MILNE; Herbert Jesse MITCHELL; James York SHERIDAN (6); Rowland Wesley SMALL; Thomas Worthy SMITH

Mayor:

William HARRISON 1938 (7)

William John IRVINE 1939 (8)

William HARRISON 1940 (9)

William HARRISON 1941 (10)

Deputy Mayor:

--------------------- 1938 (11)

--------------------- 1939 (12)

--------------------- 1940 (13)

--------------------- 1941 (14)

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References:

(1)   Sydney Morning Herald 7 December 1937 p9

(2)   Confirmed at Special meeting of 8 December 1937 and Sydney Morning Herald 7 December 1937 p9

(3)   Council minutes

(4)   Resigned. Letter of 6 August 1939 in Ordinary minutes of 23 August 1939. Replaced by Allan Ernest Cupit

(5)   From 2 September 1939. Ordinary minutes of 6 September 1939 welcomed Ald. Cupit to Council after his election on 2 September 1939. Replaced Ald. Bland

(6)   Deceased. 24 October 1941. Council minutes 29 October 1941

(7)   Ald. Harrison was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 8 December 1937 

(8)   Ald. Irvine was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 6 December 1938 

(9)   Ald. Harrison was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 6 December 1939 

(10) Ald. Harrison was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 11 December 1940 

(11) No discussion of election of Deputy Mayor at Special meeting on 8 December 1937

(12) ‘Ald. Mitchell and Sheridan moved that the Council now proceed to elect a Deputy Mayor …’ Deferred to next meeting of Council. Special meeting on 6 December 1938. Issue raised at meeting on 21 December 1938 but not proceeded with

(13)   No discussion of election of Deputy Mayor at Special meeting on 6 December 1939

(14)   No discussion of election of Deputy Mayor at Special meeting on 11 December 1940

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