Nester, John

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Unique IDPE-001470SurnameNesterGiven namesJohnAlternative nameNestorBiographical abstractDates of employment: 1859-1898Biographical noteBiographical details:
NSW BDMs Registry: Death NESTER JOHN 11444/1906 [parents] MICHAEL and ANNE registered at SYDNEY

Death Notice: NESTER.—December 7, 1906 at his residence 5 Stream street, Woolloomooloo, John Nester native County Clare, Ireland RIP [ref: SMH 9 December 1906]

Funeral Notices [ref: SMH 10 December 1906 p12]

Details from contemporary sources:
1859 Carter - 14/- per day - previously 16/- - petition against reduction in wages - May [ref: P26/40/528]
1859 Request holiday for Boxing Day - petition, December [ref: 26/43/1151]
1860 Petition for reinstatement: family to support - January - refused; [ref: 26/44/010]
1860 Worked 2 months under McBeath [District Surveyor] -report by Seymour, Overseer Street Cleansing, January [ref: 26/44/012]
1862 Request payment for Anniversary Day - January [ref: 875-62-003]
1864 Request pay for Queen's Birthday - May - [ref: P26/67/476]
1871 Petition for re-employment, recently discharged - family details - 5 children [ref: 26/110/913]
1873 Petition of carters for increase - November - [ref: 26/124/0968]
1876 Request half day Saturdays - April - care for equipment and families - p2 [ref: 26/138/205]
1877 Carters petition for increase - costs detailed - July - Finance Committee recommends 11/6 day - August [ref: 22/17/639]
1878 1s 2d per hour - List, Clerk of Works, Smithers - May - owner [ref: 26/151/464]
1895 Carter under Lee - 11/6d per day - Report on Salaries of Employees [ref: 22/48/22½ (d)]
1898 10/6 per day - Return of Officers and Servants, January 1898, by the Town Clerk [ref: 22/55/1]GenderMaleSource system IDTPER-003311

Relationships

CollectionPeople and PositionsOrganisationSydney City CouncilPositionCarter [department not identified]Carter [City Engineer and City Surveyor's Department I]Carter [City Surveyor's Department]Labourer [department not identified]Related itemsPetition from City Carters against reduction in wagesPetition: Labourers and carters employed by City Works requesting holiday on Boxing DayLetter: For the reinstatement of the undersigned Carters who have families to support and a list of Letter: Thomas Malone of Prior & Malone pleads the case for the Carters, P. Heagerty, J. Maloney, Petition: Labourers and carters for payment of leave on anniversary of founding of the colonyPetition: Carters to be paid on Queen's birthdayPetition: Andrew Murphy, Michael Moran and other carters and labourers requesting re-employmentPetition: John Leonard, Thomas Carrick and others for increase in wagesPetition: Carters and labourers requesting Saturday half holidayReport of Finance Committee - Recommending increase to wages for cartersMemorandum: List of Carters and Labourers superintended by Mr Smithers, Clerk of WorksReport of the Committee appointed to Inquire into and report upon staff salaries and wages, 1895Finance Committee Report - Re adoption of Report of Committee of Inquiry (re fraud)

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Nester, John