Halifax Street, Adelaide
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File:Halifax St.jpg
View of Halifax Street facing east between King William and Pulteney streets.
Halifax Street is a street in the south-eastern sector of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia.[1][2] It runs east-west between East Terrace and King William Street, crossing Hutt Street and Pulteney Street and passing through Hurtle Square.[1][2] It was named after Sir Charles Wood (later Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax), British Member of Parliament for Halifax.[3]
File:Chimney on Halifax Street, Adelaide.jpg
A local landmark, this 35-metre chimney on Halifax Street was built in 1909 and is what remains of a refuse incinerator that consumed the bulk of the city's rubbish until its closure in the early 1950s, its function being replaced by landfill.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Map of the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands.
- ↑ History of Adelaide Through Street Names
- ↑ Postcards: The Greek on Halifax: In the Adelaide City region of South Australia [1]
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