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Portrait of Lord Mayor and Alderman Richard Denis Meagher, Municipal Council of Sydney, circa 1916

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Unique IDA-00041511SeriesAldermanic Photographs, 1877-1992 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 1st January 1916 and 31st December 1917Date qualifiercircaFormatAperture CardDescriptionThis is a portrait of Richard Denis Meagher in Lord Mayoral robes (born 1866, died 1931), Alderman for Phillip Ward, 14 October 1901 to 1 December 1918 and for Flinders Ward, 2 December 1918 to 30 November 1921. He was a solicitor. Meagher was the first Labor Lord Mayor of Sydney, 1916-1917. He was a member of the Parliamentary and By-Laws Committee in 1903; the Health and By-Laws Committee, 1902, 1904-1905, 1907-1912 and 1919-1921; the Electric Lighting Committee, 1902, 1905-1906, 1909-1915 and 1918- 1920 and its Vice-Chairman in 1911 and 1913; the Staff and Labour Committee, 1902-1903; the Finance Committee, 1902-1903, 1903-1912 and 1914-1915; the Works Committee, 1902, 1904-1912 and 1919-1921; the Fruit and Vegetable Markets Committee, 1907; the Street Signs Committee, 1908; the Queen Victoria Market Building Committee, 1910-1911; and the Electricity Supply Committee in 1921. He was the City member on the Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, 1906-1910. 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\005774Alternative IDNSCA CRS 54/563

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 Lord Mayor and Alderman Richard Denis Meagher, Municipal Council of Sydney, circa 1916