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Hanna, Kim

Kim Hanna is a former Executive Officer of the Dictionary of Sydney and has an ongoing interest in local history.

Glebe Jubilee Fountain

Public fountains were once a familiar sight in Sydney. Street widening, city improvements and the public's desire for hygienic sources of water led to their demise. The Glebe Jubilee fountain on Glebe Point Road at the corner of Broadway, Glebe, is one of a few remaining public fountains.

Glebe

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Inner-city suburb named for its original status as Anglican church land granted to Richard Johnson, chaplain of the first fleet in 1790. The Glebe Point area became fashionable in the nineteenth century, while the southern part of Glebe became a working class district.

Glebe Jubilee Fountain

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Sandstone drinking fountain surmounted by a bronze coach light which commemorates the Jubilee of Glebe in 1909.