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Report - Improvement Committee: Memo from Town Clerk - Petition of quarrymen for wage increase

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Unique IDA-00438890SeriesReports of the Improvement Committee [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 26th September 1845 and 9th December 1845FormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Improvement Committee: Memo from John Rae, Town Clerk, by resolution of Council, transmitting to the Improvement Committee the petition of the quarrymen employed by the Council for an increase in wages. Appended: Petition of the stonemasons employed by Council stating that, because of the iron stone nature of the rock in the new cut at Argyle St wearing out their tools, they are disadvantaged in comparison to the quarrymen who are supplied tools by Council and so request an increase in wages; signatories: John Finlay; John Hourigan; John Carroll; William Jarvey; Thomas Rice; Henry Montgomery; John Moloney; John Joice (his mark); Phillip Lynch; Thos Kearns (his mark); John Lee; Thos Rosberry; Hutchison; Letter from James Bryant, foreman of works in Argyle St Quarry, a practical mason and experienced builder, requesting an increase.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNo

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Bryant, James

Carroll, John

Finlay, John

Hayes, John

Hourigan, John

Hutchison, Thomas

Jarvey, William

Joice, John

Kearns, Thomas

Lee, John

Lynch, Phillip

Moloney, John

Montgomery, Henry

Rice, Thomas

Roseby, Thomas

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Report - Improvement Committee: Memo from Town Clerk - Petition of quarrymen for wage increase