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Spotswood Railway Station: A brief history and possible future

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

GHOST SIGNS GHOST SIGNS -
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

GHOST SIGNS GHOST SIGNS -
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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MEET THE LOCAL ELDERS OF ENVIRONMENTALISM WHO ENVISIONED A GREENER, CLEANER INNER WEST

Peter Dewar Peter Dewar -
In Harris’ compelling autobiography The unwanted Aussie, the reader returns to a bygone Australia and the making of a politician willing to go to extraordinary lengths to promote his anti-pollution cause. 
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THE NEWPORT COFFEE PALACE

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

THEN & NOW THEN & NOW -
Toward the end of the hotel’s life it hosted the ‘Happy Half Hour’ every Friday

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