Argyle Street | |
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| Argyle Street intersecting with Liverpool Street | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Location | Hobart |
| Length | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| South-East end | Morrison Street |
| North-West end | New Town Road |
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Argyle Street is a street in Hobart, Tasmania. The street was named by Lachlan Macquarie either in reference to Argyll, Scotland, where he grew up, or for the Duke of Argyll, head of Clan Campbell.[1] Lachlan's wife had been born Elizabeth Campbell.[2]
- ^ "The Names of Hobart: City Centre". visithobartaustralia.com.au. Visit Hobart Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Barnard, Marjorie. "Macquarie, Elizabeth Henrietta (1778-1835)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 September 2011.