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Letter from James Gannon requesting repairs to South Head Road near the City boundary, 1846

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Unique IDA-00438779SeriesReports of the Improvement Committee, 1843-1887 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 1st July 1846 and 24th July 1846Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Improvement Committee: Letter from James Gannon, residing on South Head Road near the boundary of the City, requesting action to remedy two dangerous declivities in the street. His daughter was nearly killed by falling down a 10 ft precipice and two men nearly drowned in another hole filled with water. Appended: Letter endorsing Gannon's letter and urging immediate action; signatories: W Harvie; J Long Innes (Magistrate); R Taylor; JW Wilmot?, (Magistrate?); W Gannon; Peter Ford; John Byrne; James M Barrett; John Kellick; Geo Lane?; Edwd Honner; James Aird, C.E.; Wm Thomson.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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Page number1[119]Volume number23

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Public access statusOpen to public accessPublic access notePlease acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives.

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Source system ID23/1/[119]

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original records of 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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Letter from James Gannon requesting repairs to South Head Road near the City boundary, 1846