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960015
  • Title
    'Memo for Sir R. Bourke on the subject of the proposed sites for gas and water mains', 26 July 1837 / George Barney
  • Creator
  • Call number
    DLDOC 146
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    26 July 1837
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    960015
  • Physical Description
    1 folder of textual material (2 p.) - manuscript
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    George Barney, 1792-1862 of the Royal Engineers effectively acted as civil engineer for the colony of New South Wales. In September 1837 this was formally acknowledged by approval for him to be paid an allowance for superintending civil works. Gas was first used for lighting in Sydney in 1841.
  • Description source

    Compiled from the Manuscripts DLDOCs as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012
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