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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 NEWPORT COFFEE PALACE

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

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