1949 Amalgamated Council
In 1949 the Municipalities of Penrith, Castlereagh, St Marys and the ‘A’ Riding of the Shire of Nepean were amalgamated into a much larger Municipality of Penrith.
The first meeting of the new council was held on 17 December 1948.
Ward One (from the old Penrith Council)
Petros Athanas Tornaros | – Mayor |
William Leslie Chapman | |
Norman Lionel Clarke |
|
Harry Connell | |
Albert Edward Flint | |
Ronald Sutton Fragar | |
Brian Stuart Lamrock | |
George Henry Randall | |
Francis John Reddan |
Ward Two (from the old St Marys Council)
Alwyn John Adams | Resigned in February 1949 |
John Innes Blair | Deputy Mayor |
Joseph Cook | Resigned in June 1949 |
William Cecil Gibson | |
Derek Morgan Gosling | |
Ernest Walter Griffiths | |
Robert Duncan Hope |
Newly elected in April 1949 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Alwyn John Adams |
Joseph Alexander Mackay | |
Thomas James Rance |
Newly elected in July 1949 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Joseph Cook |
James Byrne Thompson | |
Joseph William White |
Ward Three (From old Nepean Shire)
Norman Kipping Cox | |
Arthur Downes | |
William Stanley Hewitt |
Ward Four (From old Castlereagh Council)
Ivy Muriel Laurence | |
Theodore Reginald Rupert Smith |
|
Walter Harold Thomas |
1950
Ward One (from old Penrith Council)
William Leslie Chapman |
– Mayor |
Norman Lionel Clarke |
|
Harry Connell | – Resigned in February 1950 |
Albert Edward Flint |
|
Ronald Sutton Fragar | |
Brian Stuart Lamrock | |
George Henry Randall | |
Francis John Reddan | |
Petros Athanas Tornaros |
Ward Two (from old St Marys Council)
John Innes Blair | |
William Cecil Gibson | |
Derek Morgan Gosling | |
Ernest Walter Griffiths | |
Robert Duncan Hope | |
Joseph Alexander Mackay | |
Thomas James Rance | – Resigned in July 1950 |
James Byrne Thompson | |
Joseph William White |
Ward Three (From old Nepean Shire)
Norman Kipping Cox | |
Arthur Downes | |
William Stanley Hewitt | – Deputy Mayor |
Ward Four (From old Castlereagh Council)
Ivy Muriel Laurence | |
Theodore Reginald Rupert Smith | |
Walter Harold Thomas |
1951
Redistribution of Wards.
Three aldermen to be elected for each ward at the election held on 2 December 1950.
Ward One
William Leslie Chapman | – Mayor |
John Francis Reddan | |
Petros Athanas Tornaros |
Ward Two
John Innes Blair | |
Derek Morgan Gosling | – Deputy Mayor |
Joseph William White |
Ward Three
Leo Reginald Martin Blattman | |
Albert Edward Flint | |
Bernard Noel Fowler |
Ward Four
Symon Joseph Dwyer | |
Theodore Reginald Rupert Smith | |
Walter Harold Thomas |
1952
Ward One
William Leslie Chapman | – Mayor |
John Francis Reddan | |
Petros Athanas Tornaros |
Ward Two
John Innes Blair | |
Derek Morgan Gosling | |
Joseph William White |
Ward Three
Leo Reginald Martin Blattman | |
Albert Edward Flint | |
Bernard Noel Fowler | – Deputy Mayor |
Ward Four
Symon Joseph Dwyer | |
Theodore Reginald Rupert Smith | |
Walter Harold Thomas |
1953
Ward One
William Leslie Chapman | – Mayor |
John Francis Reddan | |
Petros Athanas Tornaros |
Ward Two
John Innes Blair | |
Derek Morgan Gosling | |
Joseph William White |
Ward Three
Leo Reginald Martin Blattman | |
Albert Edward Flint | |
Bernard Noel Fowler | – Deputy Mayor |
Ward Four
Symon Joseph Dwyer | |
Theodore Reginald Rupert Smith | |
Walter Harold Thomas |
1954
Election Year
Ward One
William Leslie Chapman | – Mayor |
John Francis Reddan | |
Harold Eustace Woodman |
Ward Two
Derek Morgan Gosling | |
Brian King | |
Melville John McCalman |
Ward Three
Leo Reginald Martin Blattman | |
Albert Edward Flint | |
Bernard Noel Fowler | – Deputy Mayor |
Ward Four
Symon Joseph Dwyer | |
Theodore Reginald Rupert Smith | |
Walter Harold Thomas |
1955
Ward One
William Leslie Chapman | – Mayor |
John Francis Reddan | |
Harold Eustace Woodman |
Ward Two
Harry Gordon Caines | – Newly elected in November 19555 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Brian King |
Derek Morgan Gosling | – Resigned in May 1955 |
Brian King | – Resigned in November 1955 |
Alexander William Liston | – Newly elected in June 1955 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Derek Morgan Gosling |
Melville John McCalman |
Ward Three
Leo Reginald Martin Blattman | |
Albert Edward Flint | |
Bernard Noel Fowler | – Deputy Mayor |
Ward Four
Symon Joseph Dwyer | |
Theodore Reginald Rupert Smith | |
Walter Harold Thomas |
1956
Ward One
William Leslie Chapman | – Mayor |
John Francis Reddan | – Deputy Mayor |
Harold Eustace Woodman |
Ward Two
Harry Gordon Caines | |
Alexander William Liston | |
Melville John McCalman |
Ward Three
Leo Reginald Martin Blattman | – Seat declared vacant in August 1956 |
Albert Edward Flint | |
Bernard Noel Fowler |
Ward Four
Symon Joseph Dwyer | |
Theodore Reginald Rupert Smith | |
Walter Harold Thomas |
1957
Election Year
Ward One
Francis Joseph Henry Allen | |
William Leslie Chapman | |
Esther May Price |
Ward Two
John Innes Blair | |
Harry Gordon Caines | |
Melville John McCalman |
Ward Three
Bernard Noel Fowler | – Mayor |
Harold Edward Ostler Campbell | – Resigned in March 1957 |
John Francis Reddan | – Newly elected in April 1957 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Harold Edward Ostler Campbell |
Leo Joseph Spies | – Deputy Mayor |
Ward Four
George Henry Baldock | |
Symon Joseph Dwyer | |
Walter Harold Thomas |
1958
Ward One
Francis Joseph Henry Allen | |
William Leslie Chapman | |
Esther May Price |
Ward Two
John Innes Blair | |
Harry Gordon Caines | |
Melville John McCalman |
Ward Three
Leo Joseph Spies | – Mayor |
Bernard Noel Fowler | |
John Francis Reddan |
Ward Four
George Henry Baldock | |
Symon Joseph Dwyer | |
Walter Harold Thomas | – Deputy Mayor |
1959
Ward One
Francis Joseph Henry Allen | |
William Leslie Chapman | |
Esther May Price |
Ward Two
John Innes Blair | |
Harry Gordon Caines | |
Melville John McCalman |
Ward Three
Leo Joseph Spies | – Mayor |
Bernard Noel Fowler | |
John Francis Reddan |
Ward Four
George Henry Baldock | |
Symon Joseph Dwyer | |
Walter Harold Thomas | – Deputy Mayor |