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List Of Mayors And Lord Mayors Of Newcastle
This is a list of mayors and lord mayors of Newcastle and its predecessors, a Local government in Australia, local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The official title of Lord Mayors while holding office is: The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Newcastle. First incorporated on 7 June 1859 as the "Municipality of Newcastle", the council became known as "The Borough of Newcastle" on 23 December 1867 following the enactment of The Municipalities Act of 1867, and on 1 April 1938 the "City of Greater Newcastle" was proclaimed. In recognition of Newcastle's role as NSW's second oldest and largest city, the council applied to have the title "Lord Mayor", which was granted in October 1947 by King George VI and applied in October 1948. This made Newcastle the first Australian city that was not a capital to receive such an honour. On 1 April 1949 the official title of the council became the "City of Newcastle". The current Lord Mayor of Newcastle is Nuatali Nelmes (Australian L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Buchanan (Mayor Of Newcastle)
Henry Kanonta Buchanan (born August 5, 1978) is an American professional boxer. Professional career Known as "Sugar Poo", Buchanan began his professional career in 2004, and was undefeated heading into a ShoBox Super Middleweight eliminator tournament, and lost to Jean Paul Mendy. ''The Contender'' He was the featured boxers on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, '' The Contender'', ''The Contender (season 3)'', premiering September 4, 2007 on ESPN. Episode that aired on September 11, 2007 said that for personal reasons, he would not participate in season 3 of ''The Contender''. Buchanan later revealed that it was a business and financial decision, as his promoter did not want to surrender Buchanan's promotional rights to ESP Notes He is the uncle of San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman Shawne DeAndre Merriman (born May 25, 1984), nicknamed "Lights Out", is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McNaughton (mayor)
John McNaughton (born January 13, 1950) is an American film and television director, originally from Chicago, Illinois, whose works encompass the horror, thriller, drama and comedy film genres. His films include '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'' (1986), ''The Borrower'' (1991), ''Mad Dog and Glory'' (1993), ''Normal Life'' (1996), '' Wild Things'' (1998), ''Speaking of Sex'' (2001) and '' The Harvest'' (2013). Career His first feature film,John McNaughton Biography from the website made in 1986, was '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a film McNaug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being ''The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax Lt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Cummings
Joyce Anne Cummings, ( Plumbe; 23 December 1923 – 1 July 2003) was an Australian politician. She was the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, and Australia's first female Lord Mayor, from 1974 to 1976 and again from 1977 until 1984, when she retired from politics following a severe stroke. Personal life Cummings was born Joyce Anne Plumbe on 23 December 1923 at Ramsgate, New South Wales, to Charlotte and Dallas Plumbe. She moved to the Newcastle area at the onset of the Second World War when her father, a fireman, was transferred to the Scott Street Brigade. It was here that she met and married Ray Cummings, who was also a fireman, together raising a family of four children. Cummings is the maternal grandmother of actress Sarah Wynter. Political career Cummings became a member of the Australian Labor Party in 1938, at the age of 15, and later entered local politics in 1968. During her political career she was active in promoting environmental and heritage conservation, the arts, local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Anderson (mayor)
Gordon Anderson may refer to: * Gordon Anderson (author) (born 1947), author and Secretary-General of the Professors World Peace Academy * Gordon Anderson (cricketer) (1922–2013), New Zealand cricketer * Gordon Anderson (politician) (1897–1958), former Member of the Australian House of Representatives * Gordon Anderson, better known as Lone Pigeon, musician and founding member of The Beta Band * Gordon Anderson (record producer), see ''The Rowans'' * Gordon Anderson (squash player), squash player from Canada * Gordon Anderson, a B-movie recurrent hero played by Richard Harrison in his many ninja films * Gordon Anderson (director), television director * Gordon Anderson (footballer) (1924–1965), Australian rules footballer * Gordon Leigh Anderson (born 1944), American sculptor/actor, married to Sondra Locke * Gordon Stewart Anderson Gordon Stewart Anderson (1958 – July 8, 1991) was a Canadian writer, whose novel ''The Toronto You Are Leaving'' was published by his mother 15 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Jones (Australian Politician)
Charles Keith Jones AO (12 September 19177 August 2003) was an Australian politician and government minister. He was Minister for Transport (19 December 197212 June 1974) and Minister for Civil Aviation (19 December 197230 November 1973) in the Second Whitlam ministry and Minister for Transport (12 June 197411 November 1975) in the Third Whitlam ministry. Biography Commonly known as "Charlie", Jones was born in Newcastle and was educated at Cooks Hill High School to the equivalent of 7th grade. He then completed an apprenticeship in boilermaking at the BHP steelworks and Newcastle Technical College. In 1939 he married Doreen Wright. Jones first became politically active as a member of the Boilermakers Union and, subsequently, the various metal trade unions. In the early 1940s he became a union official and a delegate to the Newcastle Trades Hall Council. In 1946, Jones was elected to the Newcastle City Council. Ten years later, at the age of 39, he became the youngest-eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas McDougall
Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals *Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking *Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War Businesses * Douglas Aircraft Company * Douglas (cosmetics), German cosmetics retail chain in Europe * Douglas (motorcycles), British motorcycle manufacturer Peerage and Baronetage * Duke of Douglas * Earl of Douglas, or any holder of the title * Marquess of Douglas, or any holder of the title * Douglas Baronets Peoples * Clan Douglas, a Scottish kindred * Dougla people, West Indians of both African and East Indian heritage Places Australia * Douglas, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville * Douglas, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a locality * Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia * Shire of Douglas, in northern Queensland Belize * Douglas, Belize Canada * Douglas, New Brunswick * Douglas Parish, New Brunswick * Douglas, On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Armstrong (politician)
Thomas Armstrong (13 September 1903 – 16 March 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Parliament from 1953 until his death in 1957. He was independent but generally supported the Labor Party government of Joseph Cahill. Armstrong was born and educated to elementary level in Lambton, New South Wales. He was the son of a coal-miner and began working as a miner at Wallsend Colliery at age 14. He eventually became an ironworker at the Newcastle Steel Works and became an official of the Federated Ironworkers' Association. He was elected as an alderman of Newcastle City Council between 1941 and 1953 and was the Mayor of Newcastle in 1952. State Politics Armstrong was elected as the member for Kahibah at a by-election, caused by the resignation of Joshua Arthur Joshua George Arthur (27 January 1906 – 20 May 1974) was an Australian schoolteacher and politician who represented the Hamilton and Kahibah districts for the Labor Party. Early li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Purdue
Frank Outen Jensen Purdue, (2 September 1899 – 24 December 1985) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 until 1962 and again between 1964 and 1965. He was prominent in local Government and was Lord Mayor of Newcastle, NSW for 9 years between 1951 and 1965. He was not aligned to a political party. Early life Purdue was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria. He was the son of a building contractor and was educated to intermediate level at Armidale High School. His initial employment was with the New South Wales Railway Department as a clerk. He was transferred to Newcastle in 1922 and resigned from the department in 1955. Purdue was a Methodist lay preacher, Rotarian and Freemason. He walked with a profound limp due to childhood polio. Political career Purdue was an Alderman of the City of Newcastle from 1944 to 1974 and Lord Mayor in 1951, 1953–55 and 1959–65. during this period he played an active role in the developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Dunkley
Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor *Ernest, Margrave of Austria (1027–1075) *Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1373–1438) *Ernest, Duke of Opava (c. 1415–1464) *Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1482–1553) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels (1623–1693) *Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629–1698) *Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Ilsenburg (1650–1710) *Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771–1851), son of King George III of Great Britain *Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818–1893), sovereign duke of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha *Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1846–1925) *Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) *Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1954) * Prince Ernst Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Parker (Australian Politician)
Charles Joseph Parker (13 December 1886 – 31 January 1956) was an Australian politician. He was born near Newcastle to mining engineer Richard Parker and Amelia Blanch. He was a business manager, and was involved in the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce. He served in World War I from 1917 to 1918 as a corporal in the 4th Battalion, and served as an alderman at Newcastle from 1926 to 1936. He was Mayor of Newcastle from 1931 to 1932. From 1932 to 1934 he was a United Australia Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th .... Parker died in Newcastle in 1956. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Charles 1886 births 1956 deaths United Australia Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
