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| name = James Henry Nettleton | |||
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| death_date = 20 October 1948<ref name="DeathFamilyNotice">The Argus. ''Family Notices''. 21 October 1948. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22680113, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
| death_place = 51 [[Toorak Road]], Camberwell | |||
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| residence = 931 Toorak Road, Camberwell<ref name="VHDToorakRoadHome">Victorian Heritage Database. ''931 Toorak Road''. Heritage Council of Victoria. http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/14730, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
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| occupation = [[wikipedia:Estate agent|Estate agent]] | |||
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| spouse = [[Joan Nettleton]]<ref name="DeathFamilyNotice" /> | |||
| children = Thomas<ref name="ThomasMarriageNotice">The Herald. ''Family Notices''. 21 November 1950. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244344590, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
| relatives = Judith (nee Bredin) (daughter-in-law),<ref name="ThomasMarriageNotice" /> | |||
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[[City of Camberwell councillors]] | '''James Henry Nettleton''' was a prominent resident and mayor of the [[City of Camberwell]] in the early 20th century. He was heavily involved in the [[South Camberwell Progress Association]] and was a [[Councillors of Camberwell Council|councillor]] on [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell Council]] for 17 years. | ||
[[South Camberwell Progress Association]] | |||
==Life== | |||
==Career== | |||
===Camberwell Council=== | |||
His first term of local politics began in November 1930, when the death of the long-serving [[Henry Rooks]], one of the incumbent [[South Ward]] councillors, triggered a by-election. James Nettleton was the only candidate who nominated following the withdrawal of [[Henry Francis Crawford|Henry Crawford]] of the [[Glen Iris Progress Association]] and was therefore declared elected.<ref name="NettletonCouncilElection1930">The Age. ''Camberwell By-Election''. 4 November 1930. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203272555, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
He was an advocate for reducing the number of governments in Australia and for cutting 'red tape', believing there to be too much government bureaucracy that wasted public money.<ref>The Age. ''Camberwell Council Wants Reduction''. 13 June 1933. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203822273, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
Nettleton ran for election for a second term in 1934 and was returned to office.<ref>The Argus. ''Election Recount - No Change at Camberwell''. 8 September 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10975345, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
Nettleton retired from council in August 1946 after serving for 17 years.<ref>The Age. ''About People''. 24 August 1946. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206374901, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
===State election attempt=== | |||
Nettleton ran for preselection as a candidate of the [[wikipedia:United Australia Party|United Australia Party]] for the [[Electoral district of Boroondara|seat of Boroondara]] in the [[wikipedia:Legislative Assembly of Victoria|Legislative Assembly]], the lower house of the [[wikipedia:Parliament of Victoria|Parliament of Victoria]].<ref>The Age. ''Councillor Nettleton's Candidature''. 11 April 1933. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204894580, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref><ref name="TheAge18Feb1933Candidate">The Age. ''Boroondara Election - Mayor of Camberwell a Candidate''. 18 February 1933. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205517907, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
===Community=== | |||
Being heavily involved in issues in his neighbourhood, Nettleton was an active member of several advocacy and other local organisations, including as a magistrate of the [[wikipedia:Children's Court of Victoria|Victorian Children's Court]].<ref name="TheAge18Feb1933Candidate" /> These included serving as vice-president of the [[Toorak Road Tramway League]] and vice-president of the [[South Camberwell Cricket Club]].<ref name="NettletonCouncilElection1930" /><ref>The Age. ''Camberwell Council Election - A Candidate Withdraws''. 30 October 1930. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202246120, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
==Death== | |||
==Legacy== | |||
Nettleton was instrumental in the construction of the observation tower at [[Beckett Park]] in [[Balwyn]], which still stands to this day.<ref>The Argus. ''Tower at Camberwell''. 14 August 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10952827, accessed: 12 November 2018</ref> | |||
[[Nettleton Park]] in [[Glen Iris]] is named for him. | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Residents of Canterbury]] | |||
[[Category:City of Camberwell councillors]] | |||
[[Category:South Camberwell Progress Association]] |