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Report on appointment of Apprentice in City Engineer Department, 1865

Description

Unique IDA-00438723SeriesReports of the Finance Committee I, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 13th December 1865 and 2nd January 1866Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Finance Committee on the examination of candidates for appointment as Apprentice or Improver in the City Engineer's Department. Candidates were evaluated and their testimonials and specimens of drawing examined. Candidates were: apprentices - JT Dickson, Jno Smail, Arthur Smart and HE Wells, improvers - S Evans, Thos Rutter, Geo Todman and A Mountain. Committee recommended appointment of John Smail as apprentice. Appended: Memo from Town Clerk listing applicants; Letter from Jno Smail, aged 15, educated at Sydney Grammar School and instructed in drawing by J Fowls; Letter from J Dickson of Waverley on behalf of his son James T Dickson, referring to statement of proficiency and character from WJ Stephens Head Master of the Grammar School; Letter from Arthur Smart, 272 Pitt St; Letter from Henry Edwd Wells, 17 Brisbane St; Letter from David Smart, on behalf of his son Arthur.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Page number4, 15Volume number9

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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 ID22/9/4/15

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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