Murray Street | |
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| T & G Mutual Life building on Murray Street as seen from the Collins Street junction | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Location | Hobart |
| Length | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North-West end | Arthur Street, Burnett Street |
| Liverpool Street, Macquarie Street, Davey Street | |
| South-East end | Morrison Street, Hobart |
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Murray Street is one of four north-west roads within the Hobart City Centre (CBD). The street is named for Captain John Murray, commandant at Hobart Town, by Lachlan Macquarie.[1] One of Hobart's original seven streets, Murray Street was formalised by surveyor James Meehan (1774-1826) on 25 November 1811.[2]
The street contains entrances to two central shopping arcades, Centrepoint and the Cat & Fiddle Arcade. Historic landmarks include St David's Cathedral (1874), Customs House Hotel (1846), T & G Mutual Life building (1937), Victoria Tavern (1836), Hadley's Orient Hotel (1862),[3] the former Savings Bank (1859) and the Treasury buildings (1823–1940).[4] Modern buildings include Ogilvie Jennings, the State Library of Tasmania and Parliament Square.
- ^ "The Names of Hobart: City Centre". visithobartaustralia.com.au. Visit Hobart Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Bolt, Frank (1981). JAMES MEEHAN'S SURVEY OF HOBART TOWN IN 1811 (PDF). Vol. 115. Kingston, Tasmania, Australia: Royal Society of Tasmania. p. 6. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "The Hadley's Story" (PDF). hadleyshotel.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "The Franklin Square Public Office" (PDF). treasury.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 13 March 2023.