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Portrait of Mayor and Alderman Charles James Roberts, Municipal Council of Sydney, 1878

Description

Unique IDA-00041467SeriesAldermanic Photographs, 1877-1992 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 1st January 1878 and 31st December 1878Date qualifieryear onlyFormatAperture CardDescriptionThis is a portrait of Charles James Roberts (born 1846, died 1925), Alderman for Macquarie Ward, 1 December 1877 to 30 November 1880. He was a publican. Roberts was Mayor in 1879 and became a Justice of the Peace and a Metropolitan Transit Commissioner. He was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly for the Hastings and Manning, 1882-1890 and the Legislative Council, 1890 to 1925 when he died. He was the Postmaster-General in 1887-1889 and chaired the Anticolonial Postal Conference held in Sydney in 1887. Roberts was the Vice-President of the Sydney International Exhibition 1879; and Director of the Sydney Hospital and the Industrial Blind Institution of Sydney. He was created CMG in 1882. Other posts he held were as Commissioner for the Amsterdam Exhibition, 1883; the Calcutta Exhibition, 1883-1884; the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London in 1886 and the Centennial International Exhibition in Melbourne in 1888. For more information please refer to 'Sydney's Aldermen' (Renato Perdon, 1995).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

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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\005730Alternative IDNSCA CRS 54/518

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 Mayor and Alderman Charles James Roberts, Municipal Council of Sydney, 1878