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Assessment Books, 1845-1950 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]

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Unique IDAS-0017Start dateBetween 1st January 1845 and 31st December 1950Start date qualifiercircaFormatVolume - Leather BoundShort descriptionThis series of Assessment Books, 1845-1950, were used to determine basic information about properties on which rates were payable. The information was used to assess the value of the property so the appropriate amount of rates could be levied and to track who was liable to pay the rates. DescriptionThis series of Assessment Books was created by the City Treasury Department I (AG-0012) and the Town Clerk's Department (AG-0040).

Assessment Books were a record of basic information about each building (later, each property) in the city on which rates were payable (local government property tax).

The information was used to assess the values of properties so that the appropriate amount of rates could be levied, and to keep track of the person in effective possession of the property and/or liable to pay the rates. They are arranged chronologically by ward.

Assessment books will generally record the following information with some variations over time:
- number of assessment
- number in rate book
- street number and street name
- name of person rated
- name of owner or landlord
- description of property
- value of property

The Assessment Books are sometimes mistakenly referred to as Rate Books. The Rate Books record far less information, usually only the name of the ratepayer and the details of rates paid. Other Councils sometimes operated combined Rate and Assessment Books but Sydney City Council kept them separately.

For similar records of other councils held by the City of Sydney see the following series:
- Valuation Lists [Darlington Municipal Council] (AS-1078)
- Rate Books [Waterloo Municipal Council] (AS-0644)
- Rate Books [Redfern Municipal Council] (AS-0662)
- Valuation and Rate Books [Erskineville Municipal Council] (AS-0615)
- Valuation Lists [Alexandria Municipal Council] (AS-0647)
- Valuation Lists [Glebe Municipal Council] (AS-1076)
- Rate Notice Books [Paddington Municipal Council] (AS-0589)
- Rate Books [Newtown Municipal Council] (AS-0604)
- Valuation and Rate Books [Darlington Municipal Council] (AS-0613)
- Valuation Books [Camperdown Municipal Council] (AS-0596).
Relationship summaryRELATED TO: Assessment Revaluation Book AS-0833 (01/01/1938 to 01/01/1939)
RELATED TO: Ward Field Books AS-0845 (01/01/1924 to 01/01/1950)
RELATED TO: Rate Books AS-0018 (c. 01/01/1845 to c. 31/12/1928)
RELATED TO: Property valuation and assessment AY-0013 (01/01/1845 to 31/12/1950) LanguageEnglish (eng)

Assessment Book

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1901

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1906

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1907

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1911

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1914

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1918

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1921

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1924

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1925

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1927

Assessment Book - Belmore Ward, 1930

Assessment Book - Unimproved Capital Value - Belmore Ward, 1913

Assessment Book - Unimproved Capital Value - Belmore Ward, 1917

Assessment Book - Unimproved Capital Value - Belmore Ward, 1920

Assessment Book - Unimproved Capital Value - Belmore Ward, 1923

Assessment Book - Unimproved Capital Value - Belmore Ward, 1924

Assessment Book - Unimproved Capital Value - Belmore Ward, 1926

Assessment Book - Unimproved Capital Value - Belmore Ward, 1930

Assessment Book - Bligh Ward, 1901

Assessment Book - Bligh Ward, 1906

Assessment Book - Bligh Ward, 1907

Assessment Book - Bligh Ward, 1911

Assessment Book - Bligh Ward, 1914

Series

Valuation Lists [South Sydney Municipal Council / City of Sydney]

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification and Arrangement

Source system ID17System of arrangementChronological

Digitisation

Digitisation statusFully digitised

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Assessment Books compiled by Council. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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OrganisationSydney City CouncilRelated seriesRate Books, 1844-1928 [Municipal Council of Sydney]Ward Field BooksAssessment Revaluation Book, 1938-1939Creating agenciesTown Clerk's DepartmentCity Treasury Department IRelated activitiesProperty valuation and assessment

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