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Fitzroyalty - hyperlocal news and reviews about Melbourne’s first suburb: Fitzroy 3065 - is a local news site for Fitzroy residents and visitors. Read the about and hyperlocal pages for more information.

It features stories on the suburb of Fitzroy in Melbourne, Australia, and reflections on life from a socially libertarian, economically socialist, culturally anarchistic and radically individualistic point of view.

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Fitzroy history – from margarine factory to Aboriginal housing board

The photo below shows the chic art deco Birmacley Margarine Works at 127 Scotchmer Street, North Fitzroy, when it opened in 1936. The second photo shows the same building in 1948, and the last photo is of the building today, which now houses the offices of the Aboriginal Housing Board of Victoria.

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Courtesy of the Fitzroy local history collection / ID: 15125 / photographer: unknown / copyright: expired – image is in the public domain / c1936

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Courtesy of the Fitzroy local history collection / ID: 8755 / photographer: unknown / copyright: expired – image is in the public domain / c1948

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