Unique IDPE-004591SurnameBarnetGiven namesJamesBiographical abstractDates of employment: 1857-1859Biographical noteBiographical details:
Later career: see Australian Dictionary of Biography online [ref: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/barnet-james-johnstone-2939];
James Johnstone Barnet (1827-1904), architect;
Arrived Sydney December 1854;
building work;
City of Sydney, draftsman 1857-59;
Clerk of Works at Sydney University, 1860;
Colonial Architect’s Office,1860;
acting Colonial Architect 1862;
Colonial Architect 1865 until 1890;
numerous public buildings.
Note: Barnet’s surname is incorrectly spelt Barnett in most City of Sydney Records.
Details from contemporary sources:
1857 Assessment by E Bell - December 1857 [ref: 26/32/652]
1857 £300 pa - Draftsman to the City Engineer - to prepare plans for Sydney Town Hall - appointed 7 December 1857 [ref: 7/10/314]
1858 £300 pa - Salaries of Officers, 1 July 1858 [ref: 27/12/58/488]
1859 Resignation as Draftsman on erection of Sydney Town Hall, 9 March 1859 - to become Clerk of Works at Sydney University [ref: 26/39/243]
1859 Resignation as Draftsman on erection of Sydney Town Hall, 9 March 1859 - to become Clerk of Works at Sydney University [ref: 7/11/68]GenderMaleSource system IDTPER-000185
