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Looking north from Dymock's Book Arcade, 428 George Street and the Royal Hotel, decorated for Federation, 1901

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Royal Hotel

Hotel with attached theatre in George Street, which was destroyed by fire in 1840 and rebuilt. It traded there until it was demolished in 1932 to make way for the Dymocks building.

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Dymocks Building

Office and multi-storey retail arcade building in George Street designed by architect F H B Wilton, on the site occupied in part by Dymocks bookshop since 1890. Formally known as The Block, it was built in Commercial Palazzo style and reflected the retail optimism and less elite bazaar concept of 1920s shopping. The site had earlier been occupied by the Royal Hotel and Theatre Royal.

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Federation of the Commonwealth of Australia celebrations 1901

Celebrations that took place throughout Australia in 1901 to mark the federation of the Australian commonwealth.

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