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Newell Street- Historic Area
Newell, Cowper, Donald Streets and Railway Place,, FOOTSCRAY VIC 3011 - Property No B7233
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The Newell Street Historic Area is significant as a very rare
intactexample in Melbourne of a pre-war industrial housing estate. The
area isbounded by Newell, Cowper and Donald Streets and Railway
Place,Footscray. The area was originally known as 'Newells Paddock'
afterFootscray City Councillor David Newell whose bluestone house at
No.15Newell Street was constructed about 1875. An early attempt to
subdividethe area took place in the boom years of the 1880's. However,
nearly allthe
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B7233
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