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Streets Openings Conference Correspondence

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Unique IDAS-0768Start dateBetween 1st January 1935 and 1st January 1969Start date qualifiercircaFormatLoose PapersDescriptionThe Streets Openings Conference was set up at the instigation of Lord Mayor Allen Taylor. Its first meeting was held on 10 March 1909 in the Lord Mayor's Room with the Lord Mayor convening. The object of the Conference was to "minimise as much as possible the inconvenience to vehicular traffic, pedestrians and business people generally caused by the indiscriminate opening up of City streets and footways, particularly in the business section of the City, by the various public supply authorities". This was achieved by the various authorities notifying each other of any intended streets openings.

The Conference had no statutory authority. The members consisted of the Postmaster-General's Department, the NSW Government Railways Chief Electrical Engineer, the Department of Road Transport and Tramways, the Department of Main Roads, the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board, the Australian Gas Light Company, the North Shore Gas Company, the Local Government Association of NSW, and the City Council's Electricity Department and City Engineer's Department. The Town Clerk acted as Secretary to the Conference.

In 1925, the Conference was reconstituted on an officer level, and from that time until 1992 the Town Clerk of Sydney was Chairman. From 1993, the General Manager Katie Lahey, has been Chairman.

This series contains correspondence received by the Town Clerk as Chairman of the Conference, and copies of letters sent by the Town Clerk. The letters are loose and have been tied in bundles by year. It is not clear what happened to correspondence between 1970 and 1987. From 1988, correspondence has been filed in CRS 326, General Correspondence Files, RCS (Records Control System) Computerised Series. Most of the correspondence is lists of contemplated works that would involve streets openings by members of the Conference.

CA 137, Urban Services Division, has been designated as the controlling agency for these records as officers from that Division generate most of the correspondence on the General Manager's behalf. John Evernden has been the responsible Officer since 1986.
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End Date: NoneRelationship summaryCREATED BY: Sydney Streets Opening Conference AG-0138 (01/01/1935 to 01/01/1969) RELATED TO: Streets Openings Conference - Lists of Proposed Work AS-0766 (01/01/1935 to 01/01/1936) RELATED TO: Streets Openings Conference Agenda Papers AS-0764 (01/01/1936 to 01/01/1969) RELATED TO: Streets Openings Conference Minutes AS-0767 (01/01/1935) RELATED TO: Street openings AY-50 (01/01/1935 to 01/01/1969) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Streets Openings Conference Minutes

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