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Papers relating to the sale of Chowne Street to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, 1892-1894

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Unique IDA-00453504SeriesCity Solicitor's Packets, 1834-1977 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 9th March 1893 and 22nd May 1894Date qualifierexactFormatLoose PapersDescriptionPapers relating to the sale of Chowne Street to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. Letters between 26 July 1893 and 15 May 1894 from Johnson Minter Simpson & Co (James William Johnson, Alex Robert Minter, Edward Percy Simpson, Eustace Edmund Fosbery) Hunter Street acting for CSR making offer to purchase, forwarding and receiving documents, complaining of delays by Council. Copy of letter sent by Council 14 November 1892 concerning a drain across company land. Copy of letter sent by Council 6 April 1893 with receipt of £2500 and giving permission to erect wall across the Alfred Street end of the land. A description of the land dated 3 April 1893 by the City Surveyor, RW Richards. Printed page from Act amending 1879 Sydney Corporation Act, 21 July 1884, with clause stating that any sale/purchase must be sanctioned by Governor and published in Gazette. Town Clerk to City Solicitor with a precis of proceedings in purchase of Chowne Steet: Resolution of council 9 March 1893; offer from Colonial Sugar £2500 accepted 25 April 1893; paid and permission given to take possession; description already given; search establishing Chowne St has never been preliminarily notified confirmed or aligned. LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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Public access statusOpen to public accessPublic access notePlease acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives.

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Source system ID56/460

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThese are the original City Solicitor's Packets of 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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Papers relating to the sale of Chowne Street to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, 1892-1894