Kent Street is a street in
Sydney
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, Australia. Originally named Soldiers Back Row, it was renamed Kent Street after the
Duke of Kent
Duke of Kent is a title that has been created several times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth son of King George V. Since 1942, the title has been held by Prince Edwa ...
.
Kent Street runs south–north from
Liverpool Street in the
Sydney central business district
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to Windmill Street in
Millers Point. Originally a
two way road throughout, in connection with the opening of the
Western Distributor, on 27 July 1980 the section between Liverpool and Erskine streets was converted to
one way in a northerly direction.
[Opening of New Section of North Western Freeway '' Main Roads'' January 1981 page 14]
References
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{{Streets of Sydney Australia, state=collapsed
Streets in Sydney