THE CITY OF SYDNEY. 



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longest fa9ade runs 

 through from George to 

 Pitt Street, and until 

 recently looked upon a 

 narrow connecting lane, 

 the frontages to the two 

 main streets being com- 

 paratively short; how- 

 ever, the ground occu- 

 pied by the business 

 premises opposite this 

 faade has been resumed 

 by the Government for 

 the purpose of forming 

 a public square. The 

 Post Office is built of 

 Pyrmont sandstone, but 



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the massive pillars supporting the long colonnade are of polished granite obtained from 

 Australian quarries. From the centre of the building rises a handsome tower, the loftiest 



