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unusual facts about Victoria Street, East Sydney



Aljunied

Syed Omar was a philanthropist and his charitable acts included donating a large plot of land in Victoria Street for the purposes of a Muslim burial ground, the construction of a mosque in Bencoolen Street and Masjid Kampong Melaka, renamed Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka in his honour.

Barney Dalton

Dalton was shot dead outside the Strand Hotel, on the corner of Crown Street and William Street, East Sydney on 9 November 1929 by notorious criminal Frank Green.

East Sydney, New South Wales

Italian is the most popular type championed by Bill & Toni's on Stanley St, as East Sydney was Sydney's primary Italian community in the 1960s and 1970s and the area is still sometimes called Little Italy due to a predominantly Italian descent in the area.

Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy

The College, on the corner of Russell Street and Victoria Street adjacent to the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, was officially opened on 27 April 1927 by Her Royal Highness Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Duchess of York, during a royal visit to Australia by her and her husband, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Duke of York, later King George VI.

James Toomey

He returned to Young and ran unsuccessfully for the first federal parliament, contesting East Sydney.

Jean-Marie Beurel

When he was told that there was already sufficient land given to the church, he was said to have bought with his own money a house in Victoria Street that George Drumgoole Coleman had built for H. C. Caldwell, Senior Sworn Clerk who later became Registrar of the Court.

Liverpool Street, Sydney

It terminates in the west at Darling Harbour; in the east it joins a major intersection, Whitlam Square before continuing as a minor suburban street through East Sydney and Darlinghurst before terminating at Boundary Street.

Public Pressure

Recorded = 16 October & 24 October 1979 at The Venue, London (tracks 1-4)
2 August - 4 August 1979 at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles (track 5)
6 November 1979 at the Bottom Line, New York City (tracks 6-8)
19 December 1979 at the Nakano Sun Plaza, Nakano

Valhalla Cinema, Melbourne

The cinema opened its doors on June 10, 1976 at a location on Victoria Street, Richmond.

Victoria Street, East Sydney

Situated at the intersection of Victoria Street and Darlinghurst Road, this station was designed by the Government Architect, Walter Liberty Vernon, in the Federation Free Style, utilising a familiar combination of brick and sandstone.

Victoria Street, Melbourne

It runs from its terminus at the intersection of Munster Terrace in North Melbourne until it reaches the Yarra River.

Victoria Street, Singapore

Victoria Street passes through the historic districts of Kampong Glam, Bugis and Bras Basah.


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