The southern and more elevated portion of Woolloomooloo is shown, in the background of this aerial view of Sydney, as rebuilt with tall blocks of flats orientated so as to face the best weather aspect. A sports ground and stadium seating accommodation is provided by resuming ground on the eastern side in the lower part of Woolloomooloo and parts of this area are devoted to children's playing grounds as compensation for the steep hill slopes on the eastern side of the Domain which are taken for the building of an Opera House and other buildings for a cultural centre around the Art Gallery. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 183 wordsBy utilising the steep slopes behind the Art Gallery as a site for an Opera House, a Cultural Centre could.be created for Sydney. A compensating area of land for park purposes would be Resumed in the hollow of Woolloomooloo Bay where The Sydney Coliseum, equivalent to "The Hollywood Bowl", could be provided. There is no place in the world where such natural sites for sport and recreation could be provided so close to the city. See illustrations above and on pages 3 and-4. The slums now occupying the site could be demolished and the people could live higher up on the hillside in nice blocks of flats with ample ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Construction (Sydney, NSW : 1938 - 1954), Wed 20 Dec 1944, Page 2
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