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Report recommending a lamp in Kersey's Lane off Dixon Street, 1871

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Unique IDA-00443019SeriesReports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892DateBetween 8th November 1871 and 10th June 1872Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee recommending instruction be given to place a lamp in Kersey's Lane off Dixon Street. Appended: Memo from Thos H Bradridge, City Surveyor; Petition from the undersigned ratepayers residing in and about Kersey's Lane, off Dixon Street in Denison Ward, for a lamp to be erected in the abovementioned lane, for public safety and morality, as persons of ill repute of both sexes are in the habit of frequenting the said lane at night, to the disturbance and personal danger of its peaceful citizens: [signatories] [page 1] Henry Bell, Bell's Stores, Dixon St; Hardman Brothers, Dixon St Saw Mills; Richard Smith & Co, Timber Merchants, Kersey's Wharf; Caleb Kersey, 15 Dixon St; Henry Thos Joseph, Dixon St; J T & J Toohey, Harbour St; [page 2] Thomas Trill, Kersey's Lane off Dixon St; George Scott, as above; John Casson, as above; William Wright, as above; George Hargraves, as above; Thomas Ryan, as above; John Maguire, as above; James McCullock, as above; William Nichols, as above; George Wright, as above; Daniel Marlin, as above; Patrick Marlin, Dixon St Saw Mills; Richard Sim, Dixon St Flour Mills; T E Richard, Harbour View St; S Zolner, Harbour St.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 ID24/06/1872/03

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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 Kersey's Lane off Dixon Street, 1871