Frederick Fitzwalter Read - Revision history

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	'''Frederick Fitzwalter Read''' was a councillor for [[Centre Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell\|Camberwell City Council]] from 1905 to 1934, serving as mayor for three terms.<ref name="ReadObituary1945" />		'''Frederick Fitzwalter Read''' was a [[Councillors of Camberwell Council\|councillor]] for [[Centre Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell\|Camberwell City Council]] from 1905 to 1934, serving as mayor for three terms.<ref name="ReadObituary1945" />

	==Life==		==Life==

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	==Life==		==Life==
	Read was a solicitor with the firm Read & Read.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204020445 \|title=Death of Mr. F. F. Read \|newspaper=[[The Age]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=20 June 1945 \|access-date=30 April 2020 \|page=5 \|via=Trove }}</ref>		Read was a solicitor with the firm Read & Read.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204020445 \|title=Death of Mr. F. F. Read \|newspaper=[[The Age]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=20 June 1945 \|access-date=30 April 2020 \|page=5 \|via=Trove }}</ref> He was heavily involved in local tramway matters and was instrumental in having a tram line built to [[wikipedia:Wattle Park, Victoria\|Wattle Park]] in his capacity as vice-chairman of the [[wikipedia:Hawthorn Tramways Trust\|Hawthorn Tramways Trust]]. Read later served as a commissioner on the [[wikipedia:Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board\|Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board]].<ref name="ReadObituary1945" />

	==Politics==		==Politics==

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	\| death_place = Waterloo Street, [[Camberwell]]<ref name="ReadObituary1945" />		\| death_place = Waterloo Street, [[Camberwell]]<ref name="ReadObituary1945" />
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	\| residence = Waterloo Street, Camberwell<ref name="ReadObituary1945" />		\| residence = "Myrniong", Waterloo Street, Camberwell<ref name="ReadObituary1945" /><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51919736 \|title=Advertising \|newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)]] \|location=Tasmania, Australia \|date=14 February 1935 \|access-date=30 April 2020 \|page=1 (DAILY) \|via=Trove }}</ref>
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	'''Frederick Fitzwalter Read''' was a councillor for [[Centre Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell\|Camberwell City Council]] from 1905 to 1934, serving as mayor for three terms.<ref name="ReadObituary1945" />		'''Frederick Fitzwalter Read''' was a councillor for [[Centre Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell\|Camberwell City Council]] from 1905 to 1934, serving as mayor for three terms.<ref name="ReadObituary1945" />

			==Life==
			Read was a solicitor with the firm Read & Read.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204020445 \|title=Death of Mr. F. F. Read \|newspaper=[[The Age]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=20 June 1945 \|access-date=30 April 2020 \|page=5 \|via=Trove }}</ref>

			==Politics==
			Read was opposed in 1908 by [[William Renwick]]. His election advertising notice ended with: "I have had no personal ends to gain in the past, nor do I intend to seek any in the future, and if returned, my efforts will be in the interests of Progress and Economy."<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90312762 \|title=Advertising \|newspaper=[[Reporter]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=14 August 1908 \|access-date=30 April 2020 \|page=7 \|via=Trove }}</ref>

			He was elected unopposed in the 1911 Camberwell Council elections.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90367342 \|title=TOWN OF CAMBERWELL \|newspaper=[[Reporter]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=1 September 1911 \|access-date=30 April 2020 \|page=2 \|via=Trove }}</ref>

			Opposed in 1932 election by Alfred Thodey, won comfortably by over 800 votes.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243040371 \|title=Advertising \|newspaper=[[The Herald]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=26 August 1932 \|access-date=30 April 2020 \|page=17 \|via=Trove }}</ref>

			==Death==
			Read passed away in his home in Waterloo Street, Camberwell, on 19 June 1945.

			==Legacy==
			[[Read Gardens]] in Camberwell, close to his residence in Waterloo Street, is named for him. A commemorative drinking fountain in the park bears a plaque in his memory.<ref>[[City of Boroondara]]. ''Read Gardens''. https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/recreation-arts/parks-and-gardens/read-gardens, accessed: 30 April 2020</ref>

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'''Frederick Fitzwalter Read''' was a councillor for [[Centre Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell City Council]] from 1905 to 1934, serving as mayor for three terms.<ref name="ReadObituary1945" />

==References==
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[[Category:Shire of Boroondara councillors]]
[[Category:City of Camberwell councillors]]
[[Category:City of Camberwell mayors]]
[[Category:Residents of Camberwell]]