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Taylor Square Substation No. 6 and Underground Conveniences

1906 establishments in AustraliaDarlinghurst, New South WalesElectric power infrastructure in New South WalesEnergy infrastructure completed in 1906New South Wales State Heritage Register
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Taylor Square Substation No.6 and Underground Conveniences is a heritage-listed electrical substation and underground public toilets at the intersection of Taylor Square, Oxford, Forbes and Bourke Streets, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Both the substation and the underground conveniences were designed by Robert Hargreave Brodrick and built from 1904 to 1907, with Owen Ridge & Sons building the substation and G. D. Getherson the underground public conveniences. The property is owned by City of Sydney. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 July 2004.

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Taylor Square Substation No. 6 and Underground Conveniences
Eastern Distributor, Sydney Darlinghurst

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