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Former State Bank, Seddon 1970s

THEN & NOW THEN & NOW -
Across the street from Seddon Station sits the former State Savings Bank of Victoria, Seddon Branch. It was built around 1925, replacing an earlier State Bank on Charles Street.
History

Footscray Youth Club turns 70 and still going strong

Contributor Contributor -
Footscray Youth Club has been fostering community spirit through sport for 70 years strong.
History

Yarraville Station and crossing c1916 … still waiting at the gates!

THEN & NOW THEN & NOW -
South Footscray station before the 1980s Yarraville station.
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A chocolate palace of the jazz era –217 Geelong Road, Kingsville

GHOST SIGNS GHOST SIGNS -
A century ago, William Stewart, the chocolate czar of Geelong Road, conducted his sweet, sweet business.
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‘Up yours Oakley’: the fight for a club in a battle about much more than footy

Peter Dewar Peter Dewar -
A gutsy working class performance saves the Bulldogs from merging with Fitzroy Football Club.
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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.
History

Watswool Wool Brokers

GHOST SIGNS GHOST SIGNS -
A towering warehouse in West Footscray, with its decayed WATSWOOL WOO(L) (B)ROKERS sign, was constructed for Australian Estates wool brokers.
History

Will downtown Footscray ever really change?

Elwyn Davies Elwyn Davies -
A brief (personal) history of ‘The ‘Scray’ via shopping

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