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Letters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]

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Letter- Complaint about sale of bad fish at Redfern Market, 1895

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Unique IDA-00332012SeriesLetters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 16th October 1895 and 24th October 1895Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter: Critchett Walker, Principal Under Sect'y. Chief Sect Office to TC. Complaint of sale of fish, unfit for human consumption by Police, invite the attention of Mayor to reports and to suppress the evil complained of. Reports of Constables Thomas Whalan, Josias Dawe, Insp James Bremner, Supt Geo Read, Edmund Fosbery, that police cannot take action, as powers exist under Sydney Corp Act, refer to Mayor. R Seymour Insp of Nuisances: deny that sale of unfit fish occurred, hawkers ( Samuel Squires, Milk St Surry Hills; Edward Doyle of 37 Hartley St Balmain;, John Watts,dealer) buy unfit fish at Redfern Market, come into Eastern Fish Market, buy some, and return and claim refunds for the bad fish. Reports of Auctioneers: Geo Baker and D. Lynch and Agents: John Fitzgerald, 59 Forbes St and Charles Augustus all refute claims.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Volume number282

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