Municipality of Ryde: election, 1944

Election date: 2 December 1944 (1)

Aldermen elected at triennial election: (2)

Joseph ATKINSON; Clive Dare BONDFIELD; William CLAYTON; Edward Lester Septimus HALL; Michael Charles Ivan LEVY; William Herbert MAHON; John MILLER; Henry (Harry) Attwool Dunbar MITCHELL; John NIMMO; Robert George RATCLIFFE; John Percival TATE; John Henry TIMMINS

Aldermen who served during 1945-1948: (3)

Joseph ATKINSON; Clive Dare BONDFIELD; William CLAYTON; Edward Lester Septimus HALL; Michael Charles Ivan LEVY; William Herbert MAHON; John MILLER; G N M MILNE (4); Henry (Harry) Attwool Dunbar MITCHELL (5); John NIMMO; Robert George RATCLIFFE; John Percival TATE; John Henry TIMMINS

Mayor: 

Clive Dare BONDFIELD 1945 (6)

Clive Dare BONDFIELD 1946 (7)

Clive Dare BONDFIELD 1947 (8)

Edward Lester Septimus HALL 1948 (9)

Deputy Mayor:

------------------------- 1945 (10)

------------------------- 1946 (11)

------------------------- 1947 (12)

------------------------- 1948 (13)

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References:

(1)   Sydney Morning Herald 1 December 1944 p2 

(2)   Confirmed at Ordinary meeting of 13 December 1944 and Sydney Morning Herald 4 December 1944 p6

(3)   Council minutes

(4)   G N M Milne was elected at Extraordinary election of 14 April 1945 to replace H A D Mitchell. The first meeting attended by Ald. Milne was 18 April 1945

(5)   Minuted at Ordinary meeting of 21 March 1945 that Ald. Mitchell had resigned by letter of 14 March 1945. Replaced by G N M Milne

(6)   Ald. Bondfield was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 6 December 1944 

(7)   Ald. Bondfield was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 5 December 1945 

(8)   Ald. Bondfield was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 4 December 1946 

(9)   Ald. Hall was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 3 December 1947 

(10) No discussion of election of Deputy Mayor at Special meeting on 6 December 1944

(11) At Special meeting on 5 December 1945 mentioned that the issue of the election of a Deputy Mayor would be discussed at next Ordinary Council meeting. At meeting on 12 December 1945 the motion to elect a Deputy Mayor was put to the meeting and lost

(12) No discussion of election of Deputy Mayor at Special meeting on 4 December 1946

(13)    No discussion of election of Deputy Mayor at Special meeting on 3 December 1947

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