AGY-5568 | Macquarie Street Re-planning Committee

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The Macquarie Street Re-planning Committee was appointed to advise the Government upon the re-planning and possible reconstruction of certain portions of Macquarie Street and other areas in the vicinity affected by recent changes in the city; to prepare a scheme for consideration of the Government in relation to such questions as the disposal of the Mint site, the best location of the proposed new Law Courts, and the utilisation of the site upon which the Supreme Court stood; certain proposals in relation to the Sydney Hospital; the suggested removal or rebuilding of Parliament House; the suggested removal of the Government Printing Office from its site and the utilisation of the area upon which it stood; and to consider the financial incidence of any proposals in framing its report. Requested to furnish a preliminary report to the government within a few weeks suggesting the draft lay out of the scheme, and after consideration of this scheme it was proposed that competitive designs be invited, and the Committee generally supervise the preparation of plans, etc. for further consideration of the Government. (1)

Reference
Report of the Department of Public Works for the year ended 30th June, 1935.
Report of the Department of Works and Local Government for the year ended 30th June, 1936-1940.
Report of the Department of Public Works for the year ended 30th June, 1941-1942.

Endnote
(1) Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd ed. (q.v. Public Works. Q. Macquarie Street Re-planning Committee); NRS 12618, Minutes of the proceedings of the Committee and sub-committees, 24 June 1935-8 Oct 1936 [5/7699].