Hill, Ian H. (Ian Harrison) :
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| Accession Nos.: | PIC/3082/21-29 | AN: 20826235 |
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| File No.: | 204/9/89 |
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PIC/3082/21 |
Gas and fuel buildings viewed from 238 Flinders Street rooftop looking east, prior to demolition works. Note rail yard area prior to track nationalisation and works for new Riverside Park. In r.h. foreground is Princes Plaza sitting above Princes Bridge Station, now demolished |
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PIC/3082/22 |
Gas and Fuel buildings prior to demolition works viewed from rooftop of Concert Hall looking across Princes Bridge and Yarra River. Note sightseeing balloon top r.h. corner |
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PIC/3082/23 |
Gas and Fuel building viewed end-on from Flinders Street station looking east. Princes Plaza, with skateboard riders, sits above Princes Bridge railway station with arcade shops and take-away food outlets |
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PIC/3082/24 |
Demolition of east tower, Gas and Fuel building viewed from top of west tower. Note small excavators used to break up concrete and move rubble and steel into respective skips, all these materials were recycled |
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PIC/3082/25 |
West tower of Gas and Fuel building scaffolded and wrapped in black plastic mesh during demolition. Viewed from Swanston Street looking north-east across rail yards, Princes Plaza at left |
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PIC/3082/26 |
Demolition of west tower of Gas and Fuel building viewed from corner Flinders and Russell Street looking south-west. Note crane refuelling from portable diesel tank and old east entrance to Princes Bridge station at left |
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PIC/3082/27 |
West tower of Gas and Fuel building viewed from rooftop of 172 Flinders Street looking south. Building central rear is "Metrol" (Public Transport Corp.), to its left Electrical Building of P.T.C., where PG -09A was taken |
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PIC/3082/28 |
Rail yards viewed from Swanston Street looking north-east to old site of Gas and Fuel building. Foundation of Gas and Fuel building to be used as foundations for Federation Square. First new foundations visible at central 1.h. edge |
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PIC/3082/29 |
Federation Square site viewed from rooftop of 172 Flinders Street looking south-west. Foundation works nearly complete, with some formwork in place on Swanston Street edge of site. First beams for decking in place bottom 1.h. corner. Batman Avenue in middle distance 1.h.s. |
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