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Report on the proposal for Town Hall on Old Burial Ground, 1866

Description

Unique IDA-00434874SeriesReports of the Finance Committee I, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 16th January 1866 and 26th July 1867Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Finance Committee on the proposal for the erection of the Town Hall on portion of the Old Burial Ground. The Committee recommended that if Council acquired the site then the following works should be carried out: 1. The extension of Clarence St, south of Druitt St; 2. Paving of footway of George Street from Druitt St to Bathurst St; 3. Enclosure of the land bounded by George, Bathurst and Clarence Streets and the Old Burial Ground with a dwarf wall and iron palisading; 4. Removal of all human remains found within the old burial ground to Haslems Creek. Appended: Extract from Minutes of a Meeting of the General Committee of St Andrew's Cathedral held in the Church Society's House on 11 July 1867; Printed copy of a Bill to authorize the appropriation of the Old Burial Ground or Cathedral Close in Sydney to certain Municipal and other Public Purposes, Mr Eager 26 July 1867, 31 Vic 1867LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

Numbering & Quality

Page number37, 219Volume number10

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access notePlease acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives when using these records.

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Source system ID22/10/37/219

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThese are the original reports by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The records have been held in the Council’s custody and have a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that these are historical records and the language used within the records was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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CollectionSecuring a site for a Town Hall, SydneyOrganisationSydney City Council

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Report on the proposal for Town Hall on Old Burial Ground, 1866