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Wexford Street Resumption, 48-50 Wexford Street Surry Hills, 1908

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Unique IDA-00039158SeriesDemolition Books [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 1st January 1908 and 31st December 1908Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionTwo-storey terrace house and lamp post near passage to Hutton Street. View of a street with a large Chinese population. Wexford St was the first street in the area to be resumed for slum clearance and street widening. It disappeared from 1906 in the construction of a new Wentworth Ave. An estimated 724 people had their houses demolished by this resumption.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Source system ID003\003244Alternative IDNSCA CRS 51/3021

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Wexford Street Resumption, 48-50 Wexford Street Surry Hills, 1908

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