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Name	Detail	File number	Level
Reg Parker - Untitled 8/73' Sculpture - Preston Library 266 Gower Street,, PRESTON VIC 3072 - Property No B6677	The sculpture is of Regional significance for artistic and cultural policy reasons. It is an example of classic formalist work by one of the early practitioners of the style in Australia. There is evidence of original, considered reasoning in the artist's conception of the work. Apart from the campuses of tertiary institutions, it is probably the earliest abstract sculpture in a public place in the northern region of Melbourne. The work is also socially significant as an example of ... more	B6677	Regional
Preston Town Hall Cnr High & Gower Streets,, PRESTON VIC 3072 - Property No B6624	A town hall complex of local architectural, historic and social significance. The complex has a strong social significance as a venue for functions as special events, for example, with a role in housing relief programs for the unemployed during the Great Depression. It has also housed meetings to discuss contentious issues of the day, such as conscription. It served as the 7 Fighter Sector Headquarters during the Second World War, was the venue where television was broadcast during ... more	B6624	Local
Preston Tramways Workshops Tram Workshops St Georges Road,, PRESTON VIC 3072 - Property No B6682	The Preston Tramways Workshops are of architectural, historical and social significance at the National level. They are historically significant as the major facility for the construction and maintenance of Melbourne tramways rolling stock for the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) and the home of the "W" Class tram, many hundreds of which were built here from the 1920s to 1950s. They played a pivotal role in the development of the Melbourne Tramways as a result of the ... more	B6682	National
Clifton & Preston Terraces 39-41 Rushall Crescent,, FITZROY NORTH VIC 3068 - Property No B3346	A handsome cement-fronted terrace pair of the arcaded type, with some minor damage to the decorative details and most of the balcony level built in. Classified 10/05/1973	B3346	Local