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was destroyed by a fire that is believed to have started in the cosmetic section. Building damage was estimated at $ 50 million, and most stock was destroyed. The building including its historic façade was subsequently demolished. The adjacent buildings facing Murray Street suffered substantial
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In 2011, the proprietors of the old Savings Bank of Tasmania erroneously affixed red awnings to the heritage-listed structure on the Murray St building. The public and Hobart City Council warmly supported the proposal for retroactive approval, but it was the subject of a drawn-out court battle with
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smoke and water damage. Within a day of the fire, Myer issued a statement saying it would rebuild, and the Murray Street section of the store reopened on 16 November – 44 days after the fire. A new 8,797-square-metre (94,690 sq ft)
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stands at its location on the corner of Collins Street. Constructed in the 1960s, the multi-tenanted property is anchored by barristers and solicitors Ogilvie Jennings, who currently hold
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in 1837. A sandstone building for the society was later erected on the site in 1880. It was sold in the 1950s and subsequently demolished. Today, a 12 story
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The street contains entrances to two central shopping arcades, Centrepoint and the Cat & Fiddle Arcade. Historic landmarks include
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Redeveloped by architect Ron Monborough in the basement of the T & G Building, a single-screen cinema operated by
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T & G Mutual Life building on the corner of Collins Street in 1937. Featuring a stepped corner
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The Hobart Savings Bank was established in 1845 by a group of Hobart entrepreneurs headed by
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The Victoria Tavern has operated continuously under its original licensed name since 1836.
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Designed by architectural company A & K Henderson, construction commenced for the
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At the instruction of Governor Lachlan Macquarie to formalise Hobart's original
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Here's Cheers: A Pictorial History of Hotels, Taverns and Inns in Hobart
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bought a weatherboard cottage at 39 Murray Street to serve as a
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This Australian road or road transport-related article is a
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on Murray Street as seen from the Collins Street junction
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Victorian and Edwardian Hobart from old photographs
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Index

Tasmania

T & G Mutual Life building
Hobart
Liverpool Street
Macquarie Street
Davey Street
Hobart City Centre
Captain John Murray
Lachlan Macquarie
James Meehan
St David's Cathedral
State Library of Tasmania
Parliament Square
city grid
Argyle
Elizabeth
Collins
Macquarie
Liverpool
10 Murray Street
brutalist
Dirk Bolt
Parliament House
Salamanca Place
State Government of Tasmania
Parliament House
skyway
Liverpool Street
Hobart

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