Breden, John Neale

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Unique IDPE-004374SurnameBredenGiven namesJohn NealeBiographical abstractDates of employment: 1886-1931Biographical noteBiographical details:
Known as J Neale Breden

Elocution training – Results for Sydney Technical College – Elocution First Grade Pass [ref: The Daily Telegraph 12 January 1889 p3]

Participation in Killara Bowling Club: [ref: Arrow (Sydney) 6 October 1917 p 3]; Article by Elizabeth Dokulil ‘Early History of the Killara Bowling Club’ [ref: The Historian (Ku-ring-gai Historical Society journal) Vol 44.1 pp72ff]

Residence at “Yolanstere”, 19 Karranga Avenue, Killara– article ‘Karranga Avenue’ by Lorna Watt; [ref: The Historian (Ku-ring-gai Historical Society journal) Vol 44.1 pp25ff]

Events leading up to his resignation 7 April 1931

Conviction of Rent-collector Olsson for embezzlement [ref: SMH 19 December 1930 p8];

Embezzlement Scandal – Council Actions – [ref: The Sun (Sydney)25 January 1931 p 2]; Daily Pictorial (Sydney) 25 January 1931 p 2]; [ref: The Sydney Morning Herald 18 March 1931 p13]; [ref: The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 25 March 1931 p13]; [ref: The Maitland Weekly Mercury 28 March 1931 p12]; [ref: The Sydney Morning Herald 8 April 1931 p11]; [ref: The Labor Daily (Sydney) 8 April 1931 p 1]; [ref: The Sydney Morning Herald 9 April 1931 p9]

NSW BDMs Registry: Death BREDEN JOHN NEALE 16015/1939 [parents] OCTAVIUS WILLIAM & EMMA registered at CHATSWOOD

Funeral Notice: [ref: SMH 14 September 1939 p7]

Obituary: . [ref: SMH 19 September 1939 p14]

Details from contemporary sources:
1886 Application 3 February - appointed to Telephone Department at 10/- per week [ref: 26/210/334]
1886 Telephone Department - Requests increase - writing rate notices granted 15/- per week - June [ref: 26/213/1225]
1886 Clerk - Request increase - November [ref: 26/216/2187]
1887 Request increase - granted 25/- per week August [ref: 26/221/1517]
1888 Request increase - May [ref: 26/228/864]
1889 Increase granted 35/- per week - February [ref: 26/232/253]
1889 Request increase - October [ref: 26/237/1730]
1890 Request increase - February [ref: 26/240/562]
1892 Request increase - 4 years’ service as Clerk but receiving considerably less than his predecessor - December [ref: 26/262/2422]
1893 Schedule of Salaries 1893-94 - Finance Committee recommendation [ref: 22/46/6]
1894 Schedule of Salaries 1894-95 - Finance Committee recommendation [ref: 22/47/57]
1895 Report on Salaries of Employees - £130 pa [ref: 22/48/22½ (b)]
1895 Request increase - December [ref: 26/282/1541]
1897 Request increase - January [ref: 26/289/214]
1898 Clerk - £156 pa - Return of Officers and Servants, January 1898, by the Town Clerk [ref: 22/55/1]
1898 Clerk - £156 pa - Recommendations on working of Corporation Departments - Partial return of employees at July 1898 [ref: 22/55/1]
1898 Appointed to official staff - December [ref: 22/42/51]
1898 Schedule of Salaries 1898-99 - Finance Committee recommendation [ref: 22/55/65]
1899 List: Officers Fidelity Guarantees Policy - October 1899 [ref: 21/21/45 [817] (b)]
1899 Salary Schedule 1898-99 - Finance Committee recommendation - Chief Clerk £200 pa [ref: 22/55/65]
1899 Appointed acting Town Clerk 4 October 1899 - Palmer on leave [ref: SMH 5 October 1899]
1899 £500 pa - Mayor's direction to pay at this rate as acting Town Clerk [ref: 26/312/2687]
1901 Appointment as Superintendent of Assets reported Australian Star 7 March 1901 [ref: Council Meeting 6 March 1901]
1908 Memo - November [ref: 1908/2276]
1931 Resignation - allowances - April [ref: 1601/31]GenderMaleSource system IDTPER-000404

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CollectionPeople and PositionsOrganisationSydney City CouncilPositionChief Clerk [Town Clerk's Department]Clerk [Town Clerk's Department]Comptroller of Assets [Corporation Assets and Stores Department]Superintendent of Assets [Corporation Assets and Stores Department]Town Clerk [Town Clerk's Department]Related items26/210/33426/213/122526/216/218726/221/151726/228/86426/232/25326/237/173026/240/56226/262/2422Report of Finance Committee - Salaries of officers for 1894Report of Finance Committee - Salaries of officers for 1895Report of the Committee appointed to Inquire into and report upon staff salaries and wages26/282/154126/289/214Finance Committee Report - Re adoption of Report of Committee of Inquiry (re fraud)22/42/51Report of Finance Committee - Salaries of officers for 1899Finance Committee Report: 20 Oct to 16 Nov 1899 - Payment of wages and various other matters26/312/26871908/22761601/31Source systemDatabase of 19th Century Staff

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