Macnamara, John

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Unique IDPE-002167SurnameMacnamaraGiven namesJohnAlternative nameMcNamaraBiographical abstractDates of employment: 1846-1859Biographical noteBiographical details:
Special Committee on working of corporation May 1859 - Ald Murphy moves motion to table Macnamara’s evidence - the statement of Macnamara’s evidence is alleged to have been detached from the Committee report and had disappeared [ref: Empire (Sydney) 13 September 1859 p7] and [ref: SMH 13 September 1859 p4]

Details from contemporary sources:
1846 Injured breaking stones - request wages - October [ref: 23/1 [158]]
1848 Overseer - Request increase - granted 6d increase per day - February [ref: 10/2/25]
1849 Taken on to work - March - working overseer [ref: 10/2/139]
1849 Request increase - granted 6d increase per day - October [ref: 10/2/191]
1849 Improvement Committee recommends increase - adopted - October [ref: 7/4/679]
1851 Organised petition for increase - February [ref: 21/9/37/[261]]
1851 Request increase - not recommended - May [ref: 10/2/293]
1851 Request salary increase - July [ref: 26/006/055]
1851 Increase by 6d per day from 11 August [ref: 27/6/51/313]
1852 Increase recommended from 4/6 to 5/6 per day - March [ref: 10/2/340]
1852 5/6 per day- Mayor authorised increase - August [ref: 7/5/573]
1853 Increase granted - August [ref: 27/7/53/192]
1854 Head Overseer - City Surveyor report - January [ref: 26/9/023]
1857 Return, Engineer's Department - 14/- per day - reported SMH 17 June 1857 [ref: Council Meeting 15-16 June 1857]
1857 Salary set - September [ref: 10/3/126]
1857 Description of duties - 14/- per day - Report of Finance Committee 1 June 1857 [ref: 22/1/09]
1857 14/- - pay rate - September [ref: 23/2/61]
1859 Report of Special Committee to inquire into the working of the Corporation - May [ref: 21/15/7]
1859 Dismissed with all day labourers, June - Council to use contract labour [ref: 10/5/157]
1859 Temporary appointment as wharfinger - replaced Smythe dismissed, June-July [ref: 10/5/161, 165]
1859 At Lime St wharf - requests other employment - June [ref: 10/5/164]GenderMaleSource system IDTPER-002616

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CollectionPeople and PositionsOrganisationSydney City CouncilPositionHead Overseer [City Surveyor's Department]Overseer [City Surveyor's Department]Wharfinger [multiple departments]Related items23/1 [158]10/2/25Minutes - Improvement Committee, 1847-185310/2/1917/4/67921/9/37/[261]10/2/29326/006/05527/6/51/31310/2/3407/5/57327/7/53/19226/9/02310/3/126Report of Finance Committee - Salaries and duties of officers and servants, 1 June 185723/2/6121/15/710/5/15710/5/16110/5/16510/5/164Source systemDatabase of 19th Century Staff

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