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'''Arthur Latham''' was a councillor for [[North Ward]] on the [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell Council]] for 12 years, also serving a term as mayor from 1929 to 1930. | '''Arthur Latham''' was a councillor for [[North Ward]] on the [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell Council]] for 12 years, also serving a term as mayor from 1929 to 1930. | ||
==Life== | |||
Founding member of [[Deepdene Cricket Club]]: http://www.deepdenebears.com/uploads/WISDENE%202011-2012%20-%20FINAL%20_updated%2021-01-2013_.pdf (possibly also son?) He had played cricket competitively for almost his entire life, including while still in England. During this time, he played alongside many famous cricketers and other personalities, including [[wikipeida:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells]].<ref> {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245416120 |title=Councillor and Cricketer |newspaper=[[The Herald]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=29 July 1933 |access-date=7 May 2020 |page=7 |via=Trove }}</ref> | |||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202456260?searchTerm=camberwell%20council%20election%20north&searchLimits=l-decade=193 | http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202456260?searchTerm=camberwell%20council%20election%20north&searchLimits=l-decade=193 | ||
He was defeated in a landslide by [[Henry Leigh]] at the [[Camberwell council election, 1933|1933 elections]] by a margin of 26.2 percent. This was said to be the result of years of local cricitism of Camberwell Council over rate valuations and road construction.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204371552 |title=MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=25 August 1933 |access-date=7 May 2020 |page=10 |via=Trove }}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == |