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The original General Gordon Hotel in Sydenham, August 1930

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Noel Butlin Archives Centre

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Noel Butlin Archives Centre

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre is on of the collection in the Archives of the Australian National University in Canberra. It collects business and labour records from Australian companies, trade unions, industry bodies and professional organisations.

Hotels and Pubs

General Gordon Hotel

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Pub on the corner of Burrows and Swain Street, Sydenham opposite Sydenham Railway Station, designed by the prolific hotel architect, Sidney Warden. It was named after the British Army officer and administrator, Major-General Charles George Gordon. The hotel was built in 1932, replacing an older pub of the same name, which was opened on nearby Bolton Street in 1885 and was demolished in 1936. On 30 July 2018, the pub was destroyed by a fire during renovation works, its roof collapsing under the strain.

Sydenham

Small inner-west suburb named after the district in London. Becoming an industrial and residential suburb after the railway came through in 1884, it was partially depopulated by the aircraft noise of Sydney Airport during the 1990s.

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