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Report to inquire into and report on the best method of disposal of City refuse, 1898

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Unique IDA-00434176SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees)DateBetween 22nd December 1898 and 8th May 1899Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Committee appointed to inquire into and report on the best method of Disposal of City Refuse [printed report]. The Committee heard evidence from Dr Anderson Stuart, Professor of Physiology, Sydney University, ex-President of the Board of Health of NSW; Dr Ashburton Thompson (DPH) President of the Board of Health, Medical Adviser to the Government; RRP Hickson, MICE, Under-Secretary for Public Works; Thomas H Houghton, MICE, Consulting Engineer Board of Health; H De Montemas, CE, Sydney; ES Hunt, Sydney; M Rigden, Architect, Sydney; Frank Guest, builder and contractor, Sydney; Alex S Mayne, agent, Sydney; R Hudson, builder Sydney; JJ Stone CE Sydney; James Young, Sydney; Daniel Sheehy, Master Lighterman; John Amess, Master Lighterman. The Committee considered four modes: burial by mixing and covering with sand, burning by means of various destructors, destruction by steam treatment and towage to sea. Destructors referred to were: Pinhoe, Engle, Beaman & Deas, Leveson No2, Biddle's and Guest's Destructors.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID21/20/37 [647]

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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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Report to inquire into and report on the best method of disposal of City refuse, 1898

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