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Portrait of Mayor, Lord Mayor and Alderman Samuel Edward Lees, Municipal Council of Sydney, 1904

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Unique IDA-00041518SeriesAldermanic Photographs, 1877-1992 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 1st January 1904 and 31st December 1904Date qualifieryear onlyFormatAperture CardDescriptionThis is a portrait of Samuel Edward Lees in Lord Mayoral robes (born 1843, died 1916), Alderman for Macquarie Ward, 1 December 1879 to 30 November 1909. He was a printer and a politician. He owned the Metropolitan Printing Office. Lees was involved in the Loyal Orange Institution of New South Wales in the 1870s and was the President of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia in the 1880s and Director of the Protestant Hall Co. Ltd. Lees was Mayor in 1895 and Lord Mayor in 1904. He was a member of the Finance Committee in 1899- 1903 1905, 1906 and 1909; the Garbage Disposal Committee in 1900 the Labour Advisory Committee, 1901 and its Vice-Chairman; the Staff and Labour Committee, 1902-1903; Parliamentary and By-Laws Committee and the Parks and Recreations Committee in 1903; the Works Committee and the Fruit and Vegetable Markets Committee in 1907; and the Health and By-Laws Committee, 1905-1909. 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\005781Alternative IDNSCA CRS 54/570

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, Lord Mayor and Alderman Samuel Edward Lees, Municipal Council of Sydney, 1904

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