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    GHOST SIGNS

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    The Yarra Coffee Palace, a 1914 icon in Yarraville, exudes charm with its brick facade, vintage tobacco advertisements, and a grand hand-painted Coffee Palace sign. 
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    26-30 MURRAY STREET

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    These buildings date way back to 1880s.
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    SPOTSWOOD’S PIONEER OF MODERN TEXTILE DESIGN

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    Frances Burke was Australia’s leading textile designer of the 20th century.
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    FOOTSCRAY’S HIDDEN HELLENISM TO BE REMEMBERED IN MURAL

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    We are projecting ourselves onto the images and symbols that don’t exist anywhere else but here in Australia.
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    A RARE CHANCE TO VIEW WILLIAMSTOWN’S SPOOKY PAST, AND MORE!

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    Open House Melbourne is once again opening the doors to buildings across the city and they’ve included a few gems of the west.
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    COMMUNITY ENVISAGES A FUTURE FOR THE FOOTSCRAY HOSPITAL SITE

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    Footscray residents have a vision for the old Footscray Hospital site. Whatta you reckon?
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    MEET FOOTSCRAY’S ELON MUSK AND HIS INTREPID, PRESENT DAY CHRONICLER

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    Each day his email inbox contains an enquiry, response or new lead about the Buckingham.
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    HIDDEN SEDDON EXHIBITION & WALKING TOURS

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    Footscray Historical Society will be exhibiting historical photos of Seddon and local suburbs.

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