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Portrait of Alderman and Lord Mayor Douglas William Sutherland, the Council of the City of Sydney

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Unique IDA-00057616SeriesAldermanic Photographs, 1877-1992 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateDate qualifierno dateFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionThis is a portrait of Alderman and Lord Mayor Douglas William Sutherland, AM, born 1932. He was an Alderman for Fitzroy Ward from 17 September 1977 to 26 March 1987 when the Council was replaced by City Commissioners. He was re-elected in 1989 but did not stand in the elections of September 1995. He was a member of the Community Services and City Health Committee from 1977-78 and the Finance Committee and the Properties Committee in 1979. He was also a member of the Joint Steering Committee of the 1984 Biennial Congress of International Union of Local Authorities, the New South Wales Government’s Committee on Inner City Low Income Housing and Related Issues, the Town Hall Advisory Committee, and the City of Sydney Plan Review Committee in 1984. He was Chairman of the Finance and Industrial Relations Committee in 1984. He was a member of the Planning Committee and the Works Committee, 1989-1991 and their Deputy Chairman 1989–1990. He was a member of the Central Sydney Planning Committee in 1989. Sutherland was elected Lord Mayor on 20 September 1980 until26 March 1987 when all members of the Council of the City of Sydney were removed by proclamation.
Other committees he was involved with were the Sydney–San Francisco Sister City Committee, the Pitt Street Mall Committee, the Capitol Theatre Committee and the Sydney City Council Access Committee in 1991. Sutherland was also a member of the House Committee and the Housing Sub-Committee of the Planning Committee, 1991–1992, the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority, 1982-1985 and the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board, 1963-1983. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party when he became Lord Mayor but was sacked by the Labor Government in 1987 and later stood as an Independent. This image is from an album of photographs of Lord Mayors. The date is unknown. Full biography available at https://www.sydneyaldermen.com.au/LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

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Digitised recordYes

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Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions35mmImage aspectPortrait

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access notePlease acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives as the source when using this image: Courtesy City of Sydney Archives.

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Source system ID044\044237Alternative IDNSCA CRS 54/630

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an official record created by Sydney Municipal Council. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and transferred between its systems, it has a high level of authenticity and data quality.

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OrganisationSydney City CouncilBoxCSA057213

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Portrait of Alderman and Lord Mayor Douglas William Sutherland, the Council of the City of Sydney