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    Gordon & Gotch, 3 October 1916, courtesy of Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre.

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Title
Gordon & Gotch
Description

Letter requesting an exemption to the new one-way lanes for the company's carters: if they have to drive uphill, under the new law, there will be a 25% reduction in tonnage compared to when they could drive downhill along the lanes.

Date
3 October 1916
Place
Queen Street
Physical description

Letter, typewritten in black ink. Ornate letterhead in sepia colour features Hermes/Mercury and the legend "The World's Press Agency", as well as a list of locations in Australia, New Zealand and North America.

Control
PROV VPRS 3183/P0001/288, 1916/4819
Archival Source
VPRS 3183 City of Melbourne Town Clerk's Correspondence Files II, 1910 - 1982; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details

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Created: 25 September 2011, Last modified: 20 October 2011