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Tramway Woodblocking

Royal Parade,, PARKVILLE VIC 3052 - Property No B6831

Woodblocking located at Royal Parade, Parkville and Victoria Parade, at Brunswick Street and Victoria Parade, at Smith Street.(Victoria Street sites now removed) Statement of Significance. Wooden block paving was used internationally in the mid 19th century and came into service in Melbourne during the 1880s when the great forests of western Australia were being milled. The forests supplied the world with hard wearing timber and Melbourne with wood block paving. Of all the ... more

B6831

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