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Grand Organ, Sydney Town Hall

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Specifications for Council Properties, 1885-1991 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]

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Town Clerk's Department

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Contractual arrangements for the supply of goods and services

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Tenders for Organ - Centennial Hall, 1885-1886

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Unique IDAS-0919DateBetween 1st January 1885 and 1st January 1886Date qualifiercircaFormatLoose PapersDescriptionThese are the unsuccessful tenders to build the Grand Organ in the Town Hall that were considered by the Town Hall Organ Committee.

Thirteen tenders were received, with the firm of Messrs William Hill and Son being successful. Hill and Sons' tender is not included in this bundle.

Tenders were received from Chas. Anneesens & Co, Belgium, 1885, £9,200; Bishop & Son, London, 1885, £10,000; T C Lewis & Co, London, £10,000; E F Walcker & Co, Germany, 1885, £11,000; George Fincham, Richmond, Victoria, 1886, £11,605; W H Paling & Co, Sydney, £12,500; Gray and Davison, London, 1885, £12,975; Brindley & Foster, Sheffield, England, 1885, £13,400; Jardine and Sons, New York, 1885, £13.541; Foster and Andrews, Hull, 1885, £13,854; Cavaille-Coll, Paris, 1885, £16,380; and H L Roosevelt, New York, 1886, £20,000.

The series includes letters from the tenderers and their proposals for the organ.
Relationship summaryCREATED BY: Town Clerks Department AG-0040 (01/01/1885 to 01/01/1886)
RELATED TO: Specifications for Council Properties AS-0130 (01/01/1885 to 01/01/1886)
RELATED TO: Contractual arrangements for the supply of goods and services AY-77 (01/01/1885 to 01/01/1886) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Tenders for Organ Centennial Hall, Sydney Town Hall, 1885-1887

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Specifications for Council Properties, 1885-1991 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]

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CollectionGrand Organ, Sydney Town HallRelated seriesSpecifications for Council Properties, 1885-1991 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]Creating agenciesTown Clerk's DepartmentRelated activitiesContractual arrangements for the supply of goods and services

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