Whitlam Square, a
road junction
A junction is where two or more roads meet.
History
Roads began as a means of linking locations of interest: towns, forts and geographic features such as river fords. Where roads met outside of an existing settlement, these junctions often led ...
located in
Sydney,
New South Wales
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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
Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 191621 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. The longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1977, he was notable for being the ...
, the
Prime Minister of Australia from 1972-75.
Streets intersecting at Whitlam Square include
Oxford Street
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running from Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch via Oxford Circus. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and ...
,
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 gun from the German light cruiser , facing into the square.
Holdsworthy Gallery is identified at times as being at the Whitlam Square end of Liverpool Street.
The Sydney YMCA also identified as located at the square.
Popular culture
''Whitlam Square'' is also the title of a song released in 1990 by the Australian band
Died Pretty
Died Pretty, sometimes The Died Pretty, is an Australian alternative rock band founded by mainstays Ron Peno (lead singer) and Brett Myers (lead guitarist and backing vocalist) in Sydney in 1983. The band was briefly called Final Solution. Thei ...
.
See also
References
Streets in Sydney
Sydney localities
Darlinghurst, New South Wales
College Street, Sydney
Liverpool Street, Sydney
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