Charles Veryard

Charles Veryard
How to Vote card for 1964 Lord mayoral election

Charles John Besley Veryard (1900–1967) was a City of Perth Councillor from 1927 until 1964 and Mayor of Perth from 1964 to his death in 1967.[1]

Veryard was also a manager and director of West Cycles. He attended Hale School and played three seasons of football with West Perth Football Club between 1917 and 1920.[2]

The Charles Veryard Reserve in Bourke Street, North Perth is named in his honour.

In August 1951, Veryard was convicted and fined for tax fraud after understating his income.[3]

His grandfather, John Besley Veryard (1851–1924) was a councillor and mayor of Leederville Council and a Western Australian Member of Parliament.[4]

References

  1. ^ North Perth - A Brief History of the Suburb
  2. ^ Old Haleians Association
  3. ^ "Tax Offender Criticised For "False" Evidence.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia): p. 7. 23 August 1951. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48986977. Retrieved 5 April 2011. 
  4. ^ Veryard clan in Australia

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