381:. The magistrate convicted the seven aldermen of contravening the Local Government Act and disqualified them to act as aldermen. As the council only had a total of nine aldermen, there was a period when the council did not have quorum and therefore did not function. These convictions were overturned on appeal.
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in 1881. He eventually established himself within the Manly community as a
Storekeeper and Land Agent. He married Margaret Ann Mills on 19 November 1896 and they had two daughters and two sons. Quirk involved himself in local politics at the time and identified himself with the
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in 1896 and rose to become Mayor from 1901 to 1906. He would remain a Manly
Alderman until his retirement in 1928. Quirk then stood for state office in 1901 when the local member for Warringah,
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Alderman, he rose to be Shire President on three consecutive occasions in 1910, 1913–1914 and 1918–1919. He served on the Council until 1922.
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which he has accepted the conditions attached to the signing of the Labour caucus pledge."
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on the
Wentworth goldfields, the son of Robert Quirk. Quirk grew up in the nearby town of
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478:"Presidents, Mayors, Councillors, Shire Clerks and General Managers of Warringah Council"
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58-40%. Quirk then stood for election to the first council of the newly proclaimed
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Independent members of the
Parliament of New South Wales
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in the former Manly
Council area and Quirk Street in
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Quirk was born in 1866 in the town of Lucknow, near
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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616:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
583:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
550:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
285:won the NSW Legislative Assembly seat of
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419:"Mr Ellison Wentworth Quirk (1866-1938)"
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702:. 5 November 1918. p. 1
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303:Manly Municipal Council
266:Orange, New South Wales
246:Ellison Wentworth Quirk
59:William Horner Fletcher
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612:"1913 Middle Harbour"
579:"1904 Middle Harbour"
323:Portland Cement Works
16:Australian politician
741:Member for Warringah
777:Alexander Learmonth
749:District abolished
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857:Henry Lodge
526:3 September
357:Labor Party
342:Progressive
311:Independent
287:St Leonards
210:8 July 1866
178:Henry Lodge
164:Preceded by
133:Preceded by
102:Preceded by
55:Preceded by
869:Categories
840:John Duffy
830:John Duffy
678:26 January
386:Manly Vale
330:federation
260:Early life
206:1866-07-08
168:John Duffy
147:John Duffy
254:Warringah
154:In office
123:In office
92:In office
45:In office
299:Alderman
186:A Riding
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270:Forbes
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