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	Former Brunswick Cable Tram Engine House 253 - 263 Brunswick Road,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No B6409	Built in 1887, possibly to the design of Alexander Davidson, this former cable tram engine house is architecturally, historically and technologically significant at a State level as part of Melbourne's former cable tram system, the most extensive cable system in the world operated by a single authority, and for the building technology shown in providing the nesessary large clearspan spaces. This technology is displayed by the elegant lightweight roof trusses and massive built-up ... more	B6409	State

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Former Brunswick Cable Tram Engine House

253 - 263 Brunswick Road,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No B6409

Built in 1887, possibly to the design of Alexander Davidson, this former cable tram engine house is architecturally, historically and technologically significant at a State level as part of Melbourne's former cable tram system, the most extensive cable system in the world operated by a single authority, and for the building technology shown in providing the nesessary large clearspan spaces. This technology is displayed by the elegant lightweight roof trusses and massive built-up ... more

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