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Wexford Street Resumption, 1-3 Wexford Street Surry Hills, 1908

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Unique IDA-00039161SeriesDemolition Books [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney]DateBetween 1st January 1908 and 31st December 1908Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionWest side, South of Goulburn Street. Two small semi-detached brick & iron houses. The house R has an attic. A lamp post stands at the entrance to a lane. 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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Wexford Street Resumption, 1-3 Wexford Street Surry Hills, 1908

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