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    THE FORGOTTEN FOOTSCRAY PUBCRAWL

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    Footscray and the west have a thriving pub and bar scene now that seems to get better each day.
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    THE UNLIKELY INNER WEST LEGEND YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF

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    Blink and you miss the elevated marble statue half-obscured by trees on a median strip adjacent Footscray Primary School.
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    TWEDDLE FOOTSCRAY – FROM FOOTSCRAY BABY HOSPITAL TO STATEWIDE PARENTING CENTRE

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    Tweddle, has been synonymous with Footscray and babies since the building of the Baby Hospital began over the road from Whitten Oval in the early 1920s.
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    WALKING ON SUNSHINE – THE INNER WEST MELBOURNE SUBURB ON THE UP AND UP

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    What an incredible legacy and a wonderful suburb with a rich history and a wonderful future.
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    YIASOU YARRAVILLE – FROM HEARTACHE TO HEROES

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    Each story is unique and holds local historical significance.
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    WHERE WERE YOU WHEN?

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    Where were you when…?
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    AT WILLIAMSTOWN’S RIFLE RANGE, SPORT HELPED A NATION STAND ON ITS OWN FEET

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    By Peter Dewar Forget the bathers and towel. Australia’s finest riflemen packed old clothes and a weathered hat for the excursion to Williamstown — a...
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    SO WHAT DO YOU DO?

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    Inner-westie Steve works as a Heritage Advisor for Extent Heritage.

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