Municipality of Ryde: election, 1953

Election date: 5 December 1953 (1)

Aldermen elected at triennial election: (2)

Central Ward: Joseph ATKINSON; Clifford Ormond DOLAN; William John IRVINE; Ronald Edmund PACEY

East Ward: William John McKinley BAIRD; Henry (Harry) Attwool Dunbar MITCHELL; William (Bill) John MITCHELL; Arthur Albert PILKINGTON

West Ward: James Henry DONOVAN; John Raymond McGREGOR; James Archibald MARS; Beatrice Beryl SUTTON

Aldermen who served during 1954-1956: (3)

Joseph ATKINSON; William John McKinley BAIRD; Clifford Ormond DOLAN; James Henry DONOVAN; William HARRISON (4); William John IRVINE; John Raymond McGREGOR (5); James Archibald MARS; Henry (Harry) Attwool Dunbar MITCHELL; William (Bill) John MITCHELL; Ronald Edmund PACEY; Arthur Albert PILKINGTON; Beatrice Beryl SUTTON

Mayor:

William John IRVINE 1954 (6)

William John IRVINE 1955 (7)

William John IRVINE 1956 (8)

Deputy Mayor:

James Archibald MARS 1954 (9)

William John McKinley BAIRD 1955 (10)

James Archibald MARS 1956 (11)

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References:

(1)   Sydney Morning Herald 5 December 1953 p3 

(2)   Confirmed at Special meeting of 15 December 1953 and Sydney Morning Herald 8 December 1953 p6 and 9 December 1953 p6

(3)   Council minutes

(4)   Elected to replace Ald. McGregor who died 9 January 1954. The election was held on 20 February 1954. At Ordinary meeting of 3 March 1954 William Harrison was welcomed to Council by the Mayor

(5)   Died 9 January 1954. He did take his seat on Council as he attended the Special meeting of 15 December 1953 at which the Mayor was elected. His death was referred to in Ordinary meeting 20 January 1954. Replaced by William Harrison

(6)   Ald. Irvine was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 15 December 1953 

(7)   Ald. Irvine was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 8 December 1954 

(8)   Ald. Irvine was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 14 December 1955 

(9)   Ald. Mars was elected Deputy Mayor at a Special meeting on 15 December 1953

(10) Ald. Baird was elected Deputy Mayor at a Special meeting on 8 December 1954

(11) Ald. Mars was elected Deputy Mayor at a Special meeting on 14 December 1955

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