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Glebe 22 July 1867

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Glebe 22 July 1867

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State Library of New South Wales

[a2085002 / DGD 5, f2]

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Glebe

Cadigal and Wangal country that was parcelled out to the Church of England soon after the Europeans arrived, Glebe became a retreat for the gentry and later a gritty working-class enclave. The late twentieth century saw it transformed again into a heritage precinct, saved from redevelopment by resident action.