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Memo from City Surveyor for creating a pedestrian way along the west side of Randwick Road, 1886

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Unique IDA-00441682SeriesReports of the Improvement Committee, 1843-1887 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 19th May 1886 and 5th October 1886Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Improvement Committee: Memo from Adrien C Mountain, City Surveyor, reporting and giving estimate for creating a pedestrian way along the west side of Randwick Road by removing the plantation fences and laying a pavement of "tar and ashes" twelve feet wide; the Inspector of Reserves concurs in removal of the plantation fences in the majority of cases; this work would carry out part of the original intention of making the Randwick Road a broad thoroughfare with shaded avenues for foot passengers; Mountain further suggests that the Zoological Gardens fence should be set back to allow the continuation of the avenue.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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Page number34, b042Volume 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 ID23/34/b042

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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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Memo from City Surveyor for creating a pedestrian way along the west side of Randwick Road, 1886