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Report on an accident causing injury to Joseph Simpson recommending payment of expenses, 1867

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Unique IDA-00434889SeriesReports of the Finance Committee I, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 15th September 1867 and 7th October 1867Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Finance Committee on an accident causing injury to Joseph Simpson, son of George Simpson, recommending the payment of £100 for medical and incidental expenses. Appended: Letter from RW Robberds, 159 Castlereagh St, on behalf of Simpson alleging the youth was injured on 15 July by a stone from a blast fired by Council workers at Darlinghurst with annotations by Rd Driver, City Solicitor, stating that the boy had been warned more than once by the workers and had been forcibly removed by them from the site; Unsigned memo apparently listing names of workers who warned the boy, viz Edward Kelly, Thos Greylish or Freylish?, Jas Skechen and Hugh Mitchell.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Page number49.5, 319Volume number10

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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 ID22/10/49½/319

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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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Report on an accident causing injury to Joseph Simpson recommending payment of expenses, 1867