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Automated public toilet Hyde Park 2007

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Automated public toilet Hyde Park 2007

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Public lavatories

Taken for granted in modern cities, public toilets are a relatively recent improvement. From the 1880s, Sydney authorities began to provide public conveniences for men, and later women, in order to improve street cleanliness and behaviour.

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Sanitation