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Traffic in Taylor Square 1959

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Traffic in Taylor Square 1959

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(Len Stone / Vic Solomons Collection: 183)

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Reading the roads

At the beginning of the twentieth century, most of the streets of inner Sydney had been sealed and their hard grey surfaces lay like an empty slate waiting to be written on. Lines to regulate traffic were the first messages to appear on the paving, but traffic authorities are not the only scribes to write on the roadway. Others have left public announcements, private messages, slogans, jokes and artworks.

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Darlinghurst

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Inner suburb to the east of the city which has been home to both gentry and underclass. The former Darlinghurst Gaol is now the National Art School.

Oxford Street

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Street running south-east from Sydney's centre as far as Bondi Junction, along the line of a Aboriginal walking track, which became an important commercial area and was renamed after the famous London shopping street. Originally part of South Head Road built in 1811, this section was renamed in 1875.

Taylor Square

Locality on the border of Darlinghurst and Surry Hills where Oxford Street meets Flinders and Bourke streets near Darlinghurst Courthouse which is a hub of the city's nightlife.

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