Whitlam

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came about after the opening up of the chinese quarter around wexford street from elizabeth street to the junction of college street & liverpool street resumptions began June 1906 combined with the resumptions along the northern side of oxford street begun 1st june 1908

Thomas burdekin had provided a mortgage to George riley for the land bounded on the north by liverpool street the east by riley street and on the south side by oxford street forming a triangle.

burdekin erected a terrace of eight stately terraces facing college street

compare picture above with views by Joseph Fowles below

when liverpool street was straightened the two at the southern end were demolished.

at a right angle was the terrace know as Lyons terrace and the premises of mark foys the cottage on the left and the end terrace were resumed for wentworth avenue the next two demolished to build the australian picture palace the final two were demolished 1923

the line of longitude 151`.15' 20" east of Greenwich passes through Hyde park from north to south and aliened to college street adjacent to whitlam square

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