Ned Scales
Ned Scales MBE | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Mayor of Walkerville | |
| In office 5 July 1969 – 2 July 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Ewens |
| Succeeded by | Ken Price |
| Alderman of the Walkerville Council | |
| In office 5 July 1958 – 7 July 1979 | |
| Constituency | Gilberton (1958-1969) Medindie (1977-1979) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Charles Scales 8 February 1903 North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 28 May 1987 (aged 84) Gilberton, South Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Millicent Hack (m. 1933; his death 1987) |
Lieutenant Edwin Charles Scales MBE (8 February 1903 – 28 May 1987)[1] generally known as Ned Scales,[2] was a local Councillor in the Town of Walkerville in Adelaide, South Australia for over 20 years.[3]
Scales was born in February 1903 to Charles Albert Scales and Hannah Maud Berry (nee Berry).[4] Scales attended St Peter's College and the University of Adelaide, passing English Literature & Geometry in 1919,[5] and Physics in 1921.[6] He married Millicent Barton Hack in 1933.[7] Scales was fined for parking his car too far away from the curb in Brighton.[8] He enlisted in the Australian Military in July 1942 and served during World War II in the 26 Motor regiment before being discharged in August 1945.[9]
In July 1958, Scales was elected to the Town of Walkerville Council, representing the Gilbert ward.[10] He was re-elected in the Gilbert Ward in 1960,[11] 1962,[12] 1964,[13] 1966[14] and 1968.[15] Scaled was elected Mayor of Walkerville in May 1969, with his term starting in July 1969, succeeding Leonard Ewens, who then took over the Gilbert Ward which Scales had vacated to take office.[16]
During his term as Mayor, suburbs around the council's area were developing. In April 1970, Vale Park was annexed from the Enfield Council and transferred to the Walkerville Council. This increased the number of people Scales presided over and created a new ward in the council, which elected 2 members bi-annually. He was chairman of the Finance Committee from 1969-1977. During his terms as councillor and mayor, Scales persistently worked towards more open spaces in the council area, and was the first chairman of the River Torrens Improvements Standing Committee. Scales was re-elected as mayor in 1970,[17] 1971,[18] 1972,[19] 1973,[20] 1974,[21] 1975[22] & 1976.[23] Throughout his career, he strongly opposed the amalgamation of the Town of Walkerville with others and defended the rights of smaller councils. After his term as mayor ended, Scales was elected to the council again as the member for the Medindie Ward in 1977 in a supplementary election to fill the vacancy left by Ken Price, who resigned after he was elected as mayor. He was re-elected once more to his constituency in 1978 before this retirement in 1979.[24][25]
On 12 June 1976 he was awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.[26] Scales was appointed to be a member of the County Board of the Metropolitan County District from February 1983 - February 1985. At that time Scales was living at 105 Church Terrace, Walkerville, which was demolished in 2016.[27]
References[edit]
- ↑ Australian Virtual War Memorial - Scales, Edwin Charles
- ↑ Savill Death Tributes Archive - S
- ↑ Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
- ↑ Genealogy SA: Scales, Edwin Charles
- ↑ Adelaide Observer, 3 January 1920
- ↑ Daily Herald, 21 December 1921
- ↑ Adelaide News, 11 February 1933
- ↑ The Advertiser, 22 March 1938
- ↑ Australian Virtual War Memorial - Scales, Edwin Charles
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 10 July 1958
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 19 May 1960
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 5 April 1962
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 26 March 1964
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 14 April 1966
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 11 April 1968
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 22 May 1969
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 21 May 1970
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 15 April 1971
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 20 April 1972
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 19 April 1973
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 11 April 1974
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 10 April 1975
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 27 May 1976
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 2 June 1977
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 25 May 1978
- ↑ Australian Honours Database
- ↑ South Australian Government Gazette, 10 February 1983
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