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Public toilet

Public toilet

Type - Public toilet

Public Toilet Hyde Park North

Public Toilet Hyde Park South

Public Toilet Macquarie Place

Public Toilet The Rocks

Public Toilet Wynyard Park

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Public toilet

Public Toilet Hyde Park North

Toilet constructed for men when public health and sanitation issues were raised after the outbreak of plague in 1900.

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Public Toilet Hyde Park South

First ladies' above-ground public lavatory in Sydney which provided limited relief for ladies after many years of lobbying and complaint.

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Public Toilet Macquarie Place

Ornate men's Edwardian public toilets built underground at Macquarie Place. In 1996 the toilets were decommissioned and in 2002 they were filled with sand.

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Public Toilet The Rocks

Cast iron urinal or pissoir bought by the City of Sydney Council to alleviate the lack of conveniences around the city. Originally located on Observatory Hill it was moved to its current site after the construction of the Bridge.

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Public Toilet Wynyard Park

Ornate Edwardian Art Nouveau underground men's lavatory with a domed glass roof in Wynyard Park. Built by the City of Sydney in 1912, it was decommissioned in the 1990s due to safety and access issues, and in 2003 was demolished and converted into an entrance into the Park.

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