Smedley, George

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Unique IDPE-000635SurnameSmedleyGiven namesGeorgeBiographical abstractDates of employment: 1862-1888Biographical noteBiographical details:
Employed by the City for 26 years.

Details from contemporary sources:
1864 Bell describes his duties stoking the boilers etc - June [ref: 26/67/533]
1865 Request increase - January - not granted [ref: 26/71/064]
1865 Request increase - work doubled - not granted - January [ref: 26/71/064]
1866 Request increase & coal supply - Petition, June [ref: P26/79/471]
1866 Request increase - June [ref: P26/79/471]
1867 Workmen petition for coal supply - July - granted 1 ton each gratis [ref: 26/86/860]
1872 £2/8/- week - not included in printed return - August [ref: 26/117/798]
1880 Report on various matters at Botany - gives evidence - 18½ years’ service [ref: 22/20/46]
1882 Petitioner for reduction from 10 to 8 hour day - granted - December - Report by Westcott including pay rates [ref: 26/188/1936]
1887 Botany Pumping Station - 7/- per day - closure Botany Water Works - December - recommended for retention [ref: 26/225/2761]
1888 Mayor's report on retrenchment and salary reductions made in January - £2/2/- per week - discharged [ref: 21/17/6 [731]]
1888 Listed by Trevor Jones in annotation - January - closure of Botany [ref: 26/226/07]GenderMaleSource system IDTPER-004148

Relationships

CollectionPeople and PositionsOrganisationSydney City CouncilPositionFireman [City Engineer and City Surveyor's Department I]Labourer [City Engineer and City Surveyor's Department I]Stoker [multiple departments]Related itemsMemorandum: City Engineer - Duties of the staff at Botany WaterworksMemorandum: George Smedlie, John Green, John Muir stokers at Botany Water Works requesting a wage Petition: Firemen and labourers requesting increase in wagesPetition: George Smedley, L. Maxwell,John Green, J Dole, Vince Godding and John Lloyd workmen at Memorandum: Francis Bell, City Engineer - Detailed return of all officers (employees)Report of the Finance Committee submitting a Progress Report of the Sub-Committee on the Working of Petition: Employees at Botany Water Works for the right to work an eight (8) hour dayMemorandum: J Trevor Jones, City Engineer - Schedule of employees in the City Engineer's DepartmentReport of the Mayor, John Harris, on the retrenchments effected by him in the various departments Letter: James Macfadyen, Senior Assistant Engineer - Retention of staff at Botany Water Works

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Smedley, George