One of George Sydney Brock’s innovations while serving as an alderman of Newtown council was the charging of the water carts with disinfectant, improving sanitisation across the suburb.

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A CLEANSING THE STREETS.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE ” AUSTRALIAN STAR.”)

Sir,— Re the paragraph in a recent issue ‘headed “An Excellent Example,” twelve months back, while a member of the Newtown Council, I had all the water-carts charged with disinfectant, which proved during its application to the streets a great advantage ; but, like all new ideas and improvements, I had to bear the expense of the experiment. I, however, showed the great advantage to be gained by such application.

Since I left the council the matter has dropped. — Yours, &c. G. S. BROCK.

CLEANSING THE STREETS. (1892, November 9). The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 – 1909), p. 3. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article227285053