Whitlam Square

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Whitlam Square
Breach of a 4 inch gun from the Emden July 2018.jpg
HMAS Sydney I - SMS Emden Memorial (foreground) located in Hyde Park and Whitlam Square looking southeast along Oxford Street (background)
Whitlam Square is located in Sydney
Whitlam Square
Location in the Sydney CBD
Namesake Gough Whitlam
Type Road junction
Coordinates 33°52′36″S 151°12′44″E / 33.87679°S 151.21213°E / -33.87679; 151.21213Coordinates: 33°52′36″S 151°12′44″E / 33.87679°S 151.21213°E / -33.87679; 151.21213
Southeast end Oxford Street
Southwest end Wentworth Avenue
North College Street
East Liverpool Street
West Liverpool Street

Whitlam Square, a road junction located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, constitutes an important intersection of major streets in the south-eastern portion of the city's central business district. The square is named in honour of Gough Whitlam, the Prime Minister of Australia from 1972-75.[1][2]

Streets intersecting at Whitlam Square include Oxford Street, Liverpool Street, College Street and Wentworth Avenue. The south-east corner of Hyde Park is located at the square, with the HMAS Sydney I - SMS Emden Memorial, consisting of a 105-millimetre (4.1 in) gun from the German light cruiser SMS Emden, facing into the square.[3]

Holdsworthy Gallery is identified at times as being at the Whitlam Square end of Liverpool Street.[4]

The Sydney YMCA also identified as located at the square.[5]

Popular culture[]

Whitlam Square is also the title of a song released in 1990 by the Australian band Died Pretty.[6]

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References[]

  1. ^ Government Gazette notification of naming the square "THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SYDNEY.—Local Government Act, 1919.—Ordinance 30, Clause 52.—". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 52. New South Wales, Australia. 25 March 1983. p. 1443. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "AND ANOTHER THING.(World)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 012, 14 June 2000, retrieved 28 December 2018
  3. ^ "HMAS Sydney 1 - SMS Emden Memorial (moveable heritage item)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01946. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ^ Christie, Manson & Woods (Australia) (1988), Australian paintings and prints : from various sources : which will be sold at auction at the Holdsworth Contemporary Gallery (Whitlam Square End), 221 Liverpool Street, East Sydney, on Monday 14 November 1988, Christie, Manson & Woods (Australia) Ltd, retrieved 28 December 2018
  5. ^ Beyond compassion seminar (1992 : Sydney, N.S.W.); Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations; Australian Council for Overseas Aid (1993), Beyond compassion : Christian response to HIV/AIDS in development cooperation activities; proceedings of the seminar [held] 1-2 October 1992 at YMCA, Whitlam Square, Sydney, ACFOA, AFAO], retrieved 28 December 2018
  6. ^ "DIED PRETTY". Tharunka. Vol. 36, no. 2. New South Wales, Australia. 12 March 1990. p. 28. Retrieved 28 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.


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