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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Hotel Australia

Hotel

Glamorous hotel in Castlereagh Street built in 1890 which was extended in the 1920s with an Art Deco entrance from Martin Place. It was demolished in 1971 and is now the site of the MLC Centre.

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Milestone
Constructed
1890
Demolished
1972
Name
Commemorated by
Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 39. Australia Hotel
Position
Architect
Sodersten, Emil
1920
Property
Superseded by
MLC Centre
Type
Hotel

Hotel Australia

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Dictionary of Sydney staff writer
,
2008

Combining an ornate nineteenth-century facade in Castlereagh Street, with an Art Deco fantasy of black marble and silver in Martin Place, the Hotel Australia was one of Sydney's most elegant until its demolition in 1972, when the MLC Centre was built.

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