Halifax Street, Adelaide

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]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
  2. 1 2 Map of the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands.
  3. History of Adelaide Through Street Names
  4. Postcards: The Greek on Halifax: In the Adelaide City region of South Australia

Coordinates: 34°55′57″S 138°36′33″E / 34.9325°S 138.6093°E / -34.9325; 138.6093


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