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Portrait of Alderman John Young, JP, Municipal Council of Sydney, 1885

Description

Unique IDA-00041384SeriesAldermanic Photographs, 1877-1992 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 1st January 1885 and 31st December 1885Date qualifieryear onlyFormatAperture CardDescriptionThis is a portrait of John Young, Alderman for Bourke Ward, 1 December 1876 to 30 November 1887. He was a building contractor. Young was credited for the construction of many metropolitan churches, the interior of the Bourke Street Synagogue, the Ballarat Jail and powder magazine, and St. John's College of the University of Sydney. Other works he was involved with included St. Mary's Cathedral, the Department of Lands building; the General Post Office; the old Redfern Railway Station, the demolished Exhibition Building in Prince Alfred Park and the Garden Palace for the Sydney International Exhibition of 1879. He was the founding President of the Builders' and Contractors' Association of New South Wales. He was also an alderman of the Leichhardt Municipal Council from 1879 and became its Mayor that year and again in 1884-1885. For more information please refer to 'Sydney's Aldermen' (Renato Perdon, 1995).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

Digitised

Digitised recordYes

Characteristics

Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions35mmDimensions (free text)35mmImage aspectPortrait

Access

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.

Identification

Source system ID005\005646Alternative IDNSCA CRS 54/431

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 John Young, JP, Municipal Council of Sydney, 1885