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Letter requesting a forge lamp in this new, populous and badly lit Street, 1892

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Unique IDA-00444180SeriesReports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892DateBetween 7th February 1892 and 9th March 1892Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee: Letter from James A Quin, The Sydney Coffee Palace, Sir John Young Crescent, requesting a "forge lamp" in this new, populous and badly lit Street, where the current lighting seems to be there for the use of "Domain Loafers" and not for the Ratepayers; Appended: Note from Mayor's Room; Annotation by R W Richards recommending the erection of three lamps and rearrangement of others adjacent.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNo

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Source system ID24/16/009-01

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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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Letter requesting a forge lamp in this new, populous and badly lit Street, 1892