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Report recommending to place two lamps in Sir John Young Crescent, 1876

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Unique IDA-00443117SeriesReports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892DateBetween 12th July 1876 and 15th August 1876Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee recommending instruction be given to place two lamps in Sir John Young Crescent. Appended: Petition by residents of Woolloomooloo Bay stating that the street is dark and lonely at night and attracts immoral characters frequenting it for immoral purposes: [signatories]: [p1]: James Shanehan, Crown & Woolloomooloo St; John Sheedy, 15 Sir John Young Crescent; John Devitt, 14 Sir John Young Crescent; Matthew Doyle, 13 Sir John Young Crescent; James M Doyle, 13 Sir John Young Crescent; JB Doyle, 13 Sir John Young Crescent; Robert D Sheridan, 7 Sir John Young Crescent; [p2]: John J Burns, 6 Sir John Young Crescent; JR Holdsworth, 4 Sir John Young Crescent; Bryann Sheppard, 5 Sir John Young Crescent; Rd Nancarrow, Sir John Young Crescent; Mrs James Fry, 10 Plunkett St; Mr AA Rosebray, 14 Plunkett St; A Nilson, 12 Plunkett St; Robert Colling, Lincoln Crescent; James Bell, Lincoln Crescent; Thos Punch, Lincoln Crescent; George Cornish, 22 Palmer St; WD Burford, 2 Nicholson St; Michael Hanley, Royal Domain Hotel; Mr Milson, Bourke St & Nicholson St; P Smith, 3 Nicholson St; John Millea, Wilson St; Edwin Reeve, Nicholson St; W Bannermen, 32 Nicholson St; Martin Butler, 34 Nicholson St; Mrs M Mcormick, Bourke St; Mr H Wood, 49 Bourke St; Thos Sheehan, Bourke St; Henry Chater, Bourke S; James Hunt, 27 Bourke St; James Fox, 23 Bourke St; M Thomas, Bourke St; John Rice, 17 Bourke St; AJ Gaston, 15 Bourke St; CH Linklater, Bourke St; Lewis Dallaglio, 12 Bourke St; John Egan, 4 Bourke St; David Morris, 5 Bourke St; G McKenzie, 39 Duke St; L Beech, 4 Bourke St; [p3]: John Lahiff, Wilson St; Mrs Rourke, Dowling St; Stephen Gattenoff, Woolloomooloo Bay near Grantham St; Michael Hartigan, 54 Palmer St; P Corcoran, 1 Riley St; George M Hill, Woolloomooloo St; John Kennedy, Henderson's Coalyard; B Healy, Charles St; E Miner, William St; William Ascher, Forbes & Bland St; Mrs Carnegie, Forbes & Nicholson St; E Hanrahan, 12 Nicholson St; W Stapleton, 14 Nicholson St; G Best, Forbes St near Fish Markets; Sydney Burdekin, 105 William St; sketch map showing Palmer St, Crown St, Riley St, Woolloomooloo St, Sir John Young Crescent and St Mary's Road and positions of lamps; annotation by Thos H Bradridge, City Surveyor.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNo

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Source system ID24/08/034

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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 to place two lamps in Sir John Young Crescent, 1876