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    GHOST SIGNS

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    A column by Sean Reynolds. If you’d like to read more stories about Melbourne’s past, follow me on Instagram @melbourne_ghostsigns.

    GRAHAM CAMPBELL FERRUM CO IRON FOUNDRY

    By the 1950s it was one of the largest foundries in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

    THE NEWPORT COFFEE PALACE

    In the 1880s Melbourne's temperance movement spawned grand coffee palaces, alcohol-free alternatives to hotels.

    DRINK CINZANO VERMOUTH

    The Cinzano sign was most likely painted in the late 1950s, when Mr. E. S. Jean ran the grocery.