Lord Mayor's NSW Bush Fire Disaster Relief Fund

Unique IDAG-0128DescriptionThis Committee was set up by the Lord Mayor Sir Norman Nock, after consultation with the Premier of NSW, to relieve distress caused by major bush fires at that time.

It was not a committee of Council but the Lord Mayor was the President of the Fund, and the Town Clerk, Deputy Town Clerk, City Treasurer and City Auditor all had honorary positions of the Fund. The other members included heads of government departments, business associations, and newspaper editors.

The Fund was wound up on 19 September 1939 after it had disbursed the funds accumulated through public donations.CreationLord Mayor's Minute 17 January 1939AbolitionResolution of Fund Committee 19 September 1939

Series

Minutes of the Lord Mayor's NSW Bush Fire Disaster Relief Fund

Agency

Sydney City Council

Description

Start date17th January 1939End date19th September 1939Relationship legacy dataRELATED TO: Sydney City Council OR-0001 (17/01/1939 to 19/09/1939)
RELATED TO: Charitable aid FN-0007 (17/01/1939 to 19/09/1939)
RELATED TO: Mayoralty / Lord Mayoralty FN-0023 (17/01/1939 to 19/09/1939)
RELATED TO: External committees FN-0028 (17/01/1939 to 19/09/1939)
Source System ID128

Relationships

OrganisationSydney City CouncilRelated functionsExternal committeesMayoralty / Lord MayoraltyCharitable aid

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Lord Mayor's NSW Bush Fire Disaster Relief Fund