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Presentation Album to Charles Hayes - Manly, New South Wales,…
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Melbourne
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20-Jun-2016
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Presentation Album to Charles Hayes - Manly, New South Wales, 1907 - 25 Photos, Hayes had been Mayor of Manly 1882-84, each 15.5 x 20.5 cm, Charles Hayes was born in Sydney in 1841. He became Secretary of the Royal Exchange, Sydney, and was Honorary, Secretary of Sydney Chamber of Commerce from1874-1885. He died in Sydney, 7th March 1924. The following article, appeared in The Manly Daily Pictorial 24 March 1931, 'C.H. Hayes graced the Mayoral chair in 1882-4. With unerring hand he directed the destiny of Manly for 17 years, and laid foundations upon which a truly noble structure has been built through succeeding years. He was indeed a man, of splendid vision, and a sagacious leader. Survivors of the old generation will remember this grand old pioneer who, early devoted his energies to the improvement and development of 'the village'. He made his home at Manly Beach (as, it was then known) in 1873., Upon the formation of the municipality in February 1877, he was returned at the head of the poll. He remained a member of the Council for 17 years, during which he occupied the chair for three successive terms., His grandest monument which will stand as a 'thing of beauty and a joy forever' are the magnificent avenues of pines, which grace our beaches, reserves and streets. When Manly's grand old civic father first arrived in Manly, the beaches facing the harbour and the oceans were merely barren stretches of sand. As a member of the Council, one of the first motions he brought forward was that Mr Moore, the Director of the Botanical Gardens, should advise the Council as to the best method of planting trees in the streets and reserves, and on the beaches. In the pines, the memory of Alderman, Hayes is for ever enshrined., Another matter of great importance which this worthy pioneer brought forward was that the wharf, which was leased, by the Port Jackson Steamship Company, should be acquired by the Council, and leased directly to a company. The, wharf question was a burning topic in the first year of the Council's history., The chief event during Mr Hayes' occupancy of the chair was the purchase by the Government of Ivanhoe Park as a public park for Manly. A sum of £7,300 was paid for resumption, and this act alone should place the people of Manly as Mr Hayes' debtors for all time. The revenue from the general rate at this time was £600, which under the old Act was, doubled by a grant., A very fine tribute, as recorded in the Manly Daily (13/5/09), was paid to Mr Hayes' great work by the late Dr. David, Thomas, when unveiling a mural tablet in the Council Chambers inscribed with the names of Manly's Mayors from the year of the incorporation of the Municipality.'
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