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    1927 ‘Mount Mistake’ in West Footscray 

    THEN & NOW THEN & NOW -
    Right next to the shiny new Whitten Oval stands ‘Mount Mistake’, a massive tangle of vehicular overpasses that carries Geelong Road traffic over the railway lines at West Footscray station.
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    Watswool Wool Brokers

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    A towering warehouse in West Footscray, with its decayed WATSWOOL WOO(L) (B)ROKERS sign, was constructed for Australian Estates wool brokers.
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    Will downtown Footscray ever really change?

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    A brief (personal) history of ‘The ‘Scray’ via shopping
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    Napier Hotel, Williamstown

    THEN & NOW THEN & NOW -
    The Napier Hotel stands as one of the oldest in the area, holding historical and social significance for the City of Hobsons Bay.
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    Spotswood Railway Station: A brief history and possible future

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    The current station building dates to 1912 with current plans to build a new Spotswood Station
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    TARAX, Newport

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    This advertisement in Newport reading 'BOTTLES & CANS! TARAX', is hidden behind the jagged teeth of a wooden fence on a former milk bar erected in 1952 as Whitehurst’s Delicatessen.
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    GRAHAM CAMPBELL FERRUM CO IRON FOUNDRY

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

    THEN & NOW THEN & NOW -
    Showcasing the exquisite Art Deco facade of the Roxy Theatre, located at 51 Ballarat Road in Maidstone.

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