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Report recommending a lamp in Wentworth Place between Elizabeth Street and Phillip Street, 1863

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Unique IDA-00442705SeriesReports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892DateBetween 19th August 1863 and 21st September 1863Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee recommending instruction be given to place a lamp in Wentworth Place between Elizabeth St and Phillip St. Appended: Letters from John Greer, 16 Wentworth Place and 8 Bligh St, requesting a lamp in Wentworth Place and noting that he has removed a dead wall going into Phillip St making the centre of the Court open and further noting that there is a lamp post already there and that since the reopening of the Prince of Wales theatre there is much foot traffic and "loose characters avail themselves of the darkness of this place to avoid the police"; annotation by Edward Bell, City Engineer, recommending a lamp and noting there are steps at each end of the place and some in the middle which are dangerous in the dark.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 ID24/03/1863/35

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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 Wentworth Place between Elizabeth Street and Phillip Street, 1863