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Records of Laurie Lambert, 1886-1983

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Unique IDAS-0071Start dateBetween 13th April 1886 and 15th August 1983Start date qualifierexactFormatVarious - See Descriptive NoteShort descriptionThis series consists of some collected material of historical interest and some papers created or kept by Laurie Lambert because of their relevance to his clerical work and later his executive functions.

Laurie Lambert joined the City as a Junior Messenger in the City Engineers Department on 23 April 1934 and retired as the Director of Administration on 15 August 1983.
Some of these records were collected by Lambert to assist him in his clerical work and later his executive functions. Some are of records he collected of historical interest or importance to the City, including ephemera and commemorative items.DescriptionThis series was donated to Council's Archives by Laurie Lambert on 7 November 1983.

The records were collected by Lambert for two main reasons:
-firstly to assist him in his clerical work and later executive functions, and
-secondly for their historical or curiosity value.

The starting date for the series has been taken from the date he joined Council as a Junior Messenger in the City Engineer's Department (23 April 1934). He retired from Council on 15 August 1983. The series content predates Lambert's time at Council.

The series contains the following types of records: - folders relating to Acts of Parliament and legal opinions
- commemorative items
- items relating to the history of Sydney and Glebe
- photographs and plans
- invitations
- his personal information file on the hiring of the Town Hall
- souvenir programs and publications, and
- notes and letters with antiquarian or historical content.

The original sources of the records are very varied, some originating from individuals and institutions outside of Council. Most of the records however, were created by departments within Council, and a small number were created by Laurie Lambert himself.

The records were arranged by the Archivist in 1983, as there was little order when they were accessioned. Most of the items were subsequently transferred to Archives Information Folders, the Sydney Reference Collection, the Archives Image Library, and the reference collection of plans held in the Archives Search Room. This explains the gaps in the item numbers of the series.

In 2010, the invitations were individually listed by an Archivist into AS-1142, Community Ephemera Collection.

Relationship summaryRELATED TO: Lambert,Laurie (Lawrence) William PE-0014 (23/04/1934 to 15/08/1983) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Trench in corridor of Town Hall

Excavations on southern side of Town Hall

Victory Day celebrations on Sydney Harbour, 1919

Veterans parade in Victory Day celebrations, Sydney, 1919

Soudan Contingent veterans, Victory Day celebrations, Sydney 1919

Women from YMCA and wives and months parade, Victory Day, Sydney 1919

Women nurses on parade, Victory Day celebrations, Sydney 1919

Sailors on parade, Victory Day celebrations, Macquarie Street Sydney, 1919

Victory Day celebrations

Flotilla on Sydney Harbour, Victory Day celebrations, Sydney 1919

Navy officers walking through Victory Arch, Victory Day celebrations, Sydney 1919

Anzac forces walking through Victory Arch, Victory Day Celebrations, Sydney 1919

Commonwealth and United States forces walking through Victory Arch, Victory Day, Sydney 1919

Town Hall roof

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Photograph of plaque commemorating the Coronation of King Edward VII, erected by the Aldermen of

Colour photograph of Armorial Standard of the Municipal Council of Sydney

Copy of a B&W photograph of the Armorial Standard of the Municipal Council of Sydney.

B&W photograph of the Arms of the City of Sydney with Supporters

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for Municipal Council of Renmark, SA

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for the Corporation of the Town of Naracoorte, SA

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for the City Council of Mount Isa, QLD

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for the Shire of Winton, Qld

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for Municipality of Condoblin

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for Municipality of Moree

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for Municipality of Inverell

B&W photograph of Chairman's Chain for the Prospect County Council

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for the Shire of Hornsby.

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for Municipality of Waverley

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for Municipality of Camperdown in Victoria, in storage case, 1952

B&W photograph of Mayoral Chain for Municipality of Camperdown in Victoria, 1952

Booklet - Civic Robes and Regalia and brief historical notes on and explanation of robes and

Copies of correspondence relating to the proposal by Lane Cove Council to present a Mayoral Chain

Newspaper clipping from the Sunday News concerning the return of the Prime Minister W M Hughes from

The Council of the Municipality of South Sydney: Minutes of Proceedings of Special Meeting held to

Typescript summary of an address delivered by Mr A M Merrington at the Grace Brothers Golden

The Council of the City of Sydney diary, no entries.

Program of Grand Naval Concert to commemorate the Centenary of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson,

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Public access statusOpen to public access

Identification and Arrangement

Source system ID71System of arrangementAnnual single number

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Digitisation statusPartially digitised

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThese records were donated to the City of Sydney but some were records created or compiled by Laurie Lambert in his roles working for the City. As they have not been in ongoing custody of the City of Sydney, the authenticity and integrity of the record cannot be guaranteed. 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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Related personsLambert, Laurie (Lawrence) William

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