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Report recommending a lamp at the corner of Devonshire Street and Buckingham Street, 1871

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Unique IDA-00443007SeriesReports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892DateBetween 25th April 1871 and 23rd May 1871Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee recommending instruction be given to place a lamp at the corner of Devonshire Street and Buckingham Street, and that the lamp near the Sugar Works, Parramatta, be abolished. Appended: Memo from Thos H Bradridge, City Surveyor; Petition from the undersigned residents and ratepayers of Phillip Ward, in streets formerly Cleveland Estate, pointing out that, due to the lack of lighting on the whole length of the south side of Devonshire St, a number of boys collect in the darkness and annoy the persons passing to and from the Railway Station by their very insulting language and remarks: [signatories] [page 1] Cavan Byrne, Devonshire St; P F Riedy, Devonshire St; M Lambert, Buckingham St; Howell Bland, Buckingham St; [page 2] W J Stretton, Buckingham St; Thos F J Fisher, Buckingham St; Richard Kippax, Buckingham St; Robert Dalgleish, 91 Devonshire St; W H Monk, 70 Devonshire St; S Styles, 1 Steel St; J Oldham, Cooper St; Henry Monk, Devonshire St; Harmony Blay, Devonshire St; T L Fusedale, Walton St; W Crego Junr, Devonshire St; G T Titterton, Devonshire St; George Bowyer, Elizabeth St; J G Pike, Buckingham St; William Harris, 10 Buckingham St; William Harris Senr, Buckingham St; John Cormack, 94 Devonshire St; E Roehm, 11 Buckingham St; Henry Bourke, Buckingham St; J F Healey, Elizabeth St; Robert Hume, Cleveland Street.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 ID24/06/1871/08

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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 at the corner of Devonshire Street and Buckingham Street, 1871