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Letters Received from the Colonial Secretary, 1842-1859

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Letter - Requesting Council to fix lack of water supply to Government House, 1850

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Unique IDA-00444695SeriesLetters Received from the Colonial Secretary, 1842-1859Date4th September 1850Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter from Colonial Secretary advising that, following alterations recently made in Laying down Water Pipes in the City, Water Supply to Government House has been entirely cut off from the Upper Story; Water scarcely flows into the Cisterns of the Lower Story in sufficient quantities and in the event of Fire the consequences would be very serious; Colonial Architect has frequently communicated with the Directors of the Waterworks with no effect and Water Supply is daily becoming less; Council is therefore requested to direct that steps be taken to remedy this very great inconvenience.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Authenticity & integrityThese are original letters received by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The letters have been held in the Council’s custody and have a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Letter - Requesting Council to fix lack of water supply to Government House, 1850