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Report on temporary appointment of George McRae in City Architect's Office, 1879-1884

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Unique IDA-00433801SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees)DateBetween 7th October 1879 and 31st December 1884Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Mayor, John Hardie, on his temporary appointment of George McRae as draftsman in the City Architect's Office. Annotation commending his performance from TH Sapsford. Appended: Application by McRae; Letter endorsing McRae from his employers Chater & Barlow of Stephen Court, 101 Elizabeth St, Sydney; Copies of testimonials for McRae from Messrs George Beattie & Son, Architects of Edinburgh, with whom he served his apprenticeship; J Bertram Fraser, Architect of Edinburgh; John Melvin & Son, architects, Alloa; Dr JA Russell, Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland and Councillor of the City of Edinburgh; Memo from Sapsford to the Mayor.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID21/16/124 [909]

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Committee Reports created by Council. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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