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specialising in taxation, and a company director. On 3 August 1918 he married
Constance Agilvie and had two sons and one daughter. From 1911 he was employed as a manager in his father's accountancy firm, but was dismissed in 1928 and later sued his father for unlawful dismissal. In 1929 a jury found
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official as having "caused the department a great deal of trouble", Harding's solicitor noted in court that "Harding had been at death's door and was more than five months in hospital. Many of his staff had left him." and that "f two of his lads who went to the war, one was killed and one is a
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Elected on 29 July, Harding was a member of the Works and the Health and by-laws committees but dedicated most of his time towards the
Finance Committee, serving in 1937, 1942–45 and 1946–48 and was the committee Vice-Chairman in 1942–44. Working on the consolidation at development of Sydney's
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from 1 January 1945 receiving 12 votes against Labor candidate
Alderman O'Dea who received 8 votes. On his election Harding acknowledged his opponent and pledged to keep the council free of party politics while affirming the Reform Association's commitment to keep rates low while maintaining
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During World War II he served on Sydney City
Council's National Emergency Services committee from 1942 to 1945, advocating the construction of underground air-raid shelters and other measures preparing for possible attack. His son, Private David Bruce Harding (who attended
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but later withdrew. He served as an
Alderman until his retirement in December 1948. In 1949 Harding was fined £40 for failure to file a tax return for 1947 and while he was described by a
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William
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retired from the council in July 1935 Harding stood as the Reform
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hopeless case." Survived by his wife, son and daughter, he died on 31 March 1978 at his residence on
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