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Letter: Thomas Gilroy, 17 Selwyn St. Moore Park, seeking compensation, provides details of an

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Unique IDA-00308881SeriesLetters Received [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 8th December 1884 and 7th January 1885Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter. Thomas Gilroy, 17 Selwyn St. Moore Park, seeking compensation, provides details of an accident which killed his son-in-law Peter Edward Dawson, a volunteer fireman, thrown from the fire engine as it struck a hole in York St. The City Surveyor reports that the road could not be termed dangerous. The City Solicitor advises dismissing the claim as it is well known fire engines "are driven at breakneck speed so that it is quite possible the accident arose from negligent driving". LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Letter: Thomas Gilroy, 17 Selwyn St. Moore Park, seeking compensation, provides details of an

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