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Newtown Railway Station c1895

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Newtown Railway Station c1895

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State Archives & Records New South Wales

Statutory body established by the State Records Act 1998. The Act provides for the creation, management and protection of the records of public offices of the State and for public access to those records.

Based at Kingswood, State Archives and Records NSW manage and provide access to the New South Wales State archives collection, a unique and irreplaceable part of Australia's cultural heritage dating back to 1788.

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Newtown

Inner-west suburb which developed along the main road south from Sydney. It became a prosperous shopping district in the late 19th century, and later a working-class and migrant suburb, now gentrified.

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Newtown Bridge

Bridge over the railway line adjacent to Newtown station. Often regarded as Newtown's civic and cultural heart. It was a popular open-air meeting site in the first half of the twentieth century and attracted political rallies, soapbox speakers and religious preachers.

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