Pidcock, Ernest A

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Unique IDPE-001134SurnamePidcockGiven namesErnest ABiographical abstractDates of employment: 1887-1892Biographical noteBiographical details:
Son of William Pidcock, Water Assessor, Clerk, Chief Clerk Inspector of Nuisances Department 1881-1898.

NSW BDMs Registry: Birth: 16306/1864 PIDCOCK ERNEST A [parents] WILLIAM & ELEANOR registered at WINDSOR

Death: 1313/1939: PIDCOCK ERNEST ARTHUR [parents] WILLIAM & MARTHA registered at DRUMMOYNE

Death & Funeral Notices (late of Burns Philp & Co, aged 75 years): [ref: SMH 23 January 1939 p10]

Haines v Council: [ref: The Sydney Morning Herald 24 June 1890 p 3]; [ref: Evening News 24 June 1890 p 5]; [ref: National Advocate (Bathurst) Tuesday 24 June 1890 p 3]

Embezzlement of Council funds and dismissal: [ref: Evening News 22 January 1892 p6; 26 January 1892 p6; 29 January 1892 p6; 4 February 1892 p 6; 2 March 1898 p 7]; [ref: Sydney Morning Herald 29 January 1892 p6]; [ref: Freeman’s Journal (Sydney) 30 January 1892 p19]; [ref: The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser 6 February 1892]; [ref: Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal 29 January 1892 p 3]; [ref: National Advocate (Bathurst) Friday 29 January 1892 p3]; [ref: The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) Friday 29 January 1892 p 3]

Participation in Cricket and playing the organ: [ref: Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer 9 June 1894 p 3]; [ref: Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer 13 August 1898 p2]

Details from contemporary sources:
1887 Junior Clerk 40/- week - City Treasurer requests increase to 50/- - approved 31 August [ref: 26/222/1884]
1888 Mayor's report on retrenchment and salary reductions made in January - reduction £2/10/- to £2/2/- per week [ref: 21/17/6 [731]]
1888 Requests permanent appointment, October - recommended by CH Lines December [ref: 26/231/1947½]
1889 Application to be Assistant Cashier, 8 May [ref: 26/234/769]
1889 Request increase - December [ref: 26/238/2055]
1890 Salary Schedule 1889-90 - Finance Committee recommendation - Clerk [ref: 22/38/52]
1890 Merriman report on Pidcock's testimony, Haines v Council - July [ref: 26/243/1234]
1890 Request increase, December [ref: 26/246/2258]
1891 Salary Schedule 1890-91 - Finance Committee recommendation - increase from £150 pa to £175 pa - approved [ref: 22/41/1]
1891 Salaries of officers 1892 - requests increase for 1892 [ref: 22/42/50]
1892 Auditor James Robertson confirms discrepancy of £422/6/4 and criticises lack of systems to check receipts - January [ref: 26/255/164]
1892 Suspended by Mayor - money embezzled had been repaid [ref: Council Meeting 15 January]
1892 Dismissed by Council [ref: Council Meeting 28 January]
1892 Embezzlement referred to by Auditor, February [ref: 26/255/256½]GenderMaleSource system IDTPER-003648

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CollectionPeople and PositionsOrganisationSydney City CouncilPositionClerk [City Treasury Department I]Related items26/222/1884Report of the Mayor, John Harris, on the retrenchments effected by him in the various departments 26/231/1947½26/234/76926/238/2055Report of Finance Committee - Salaries of officers for 189026/243/123426/246/2258Report of Finance Committee - Salaries of officers for 189122/42/5026/255/16426/255/256½Source systemDatabase of 19th Century Staff

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