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Report recommending a lamp in Union Street Pyrmont near the Bridge, 1863

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Unique IDA-00442689SeriesReports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892DateBetween 25th March 1863 and 15th June 1863Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee recommending instruction be given to place a lamp in Union St Pyrmont near the Bridge. Appended: Petition by inhabitants of Pyrmont stating the danger in crossing the paddock to and from Pyrmont Bridge to the Glebe, noting serious accidents have occurred with falls down projecting rocks and requesting a lamp near the point of the rock nearly opposite Mr O'Brien's public house [signatories]: [p1] M Brodziak; John Warburton; C Warburton; Edward Ford, Pyrmont Hotel; FG Lender; John Broomfield, Union Street; George Morris; [p2]: Js Rose; William Robetson; Jabez Brown; JS Shaughnessy; Jno Clark; annotation by Edward Bell, City Engineer, noting that there are lamps at the end of Pyrmont Bridge and at the corner of Murray St and that the publican O'Brien burns only a candle with dim light outside his premises; nevertheless he cannot recommend a public lamp.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNo

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

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Source system ID24/03/1863/19

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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 recommending a lamp in Union Street Pyrmont near the Bridge, 1863