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Jolimont Centre

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In 1978, approval was granted for the construction of a hotel complex and a long-distance coach terminal. After the project had not commenced in 1981,
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saw the centre rammed by a vehicle rigged with petrol and gas canisters. The commercial space has since been converted to a
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began work on a six-storey commercial and office complex, which was initially tenanted by the
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In the late 1920s, a timber building named the Jolimont Building was erected in
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During the construction phase, the building was sold to
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Northbourne Avenue
Civic, Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates
35°16′39″S 149°07′45″E / 35.277585°S 149.129050°E / -35.277585; 149.129050
AMP
Godfrey and Spowers
Lend Lease Development
Civil & Civic
Public Transport Victoria
Canberra
Civic
Northbourne Avenue
Jolimont railway station
Melbourne
Lend Lease Development
Department of Resources and Energy
Prime Television
Trans Australia Airlines
2CA
AMP
General Post Office
Ansett Pioneer
Greyhound
Adelaide
Melbourne
Sydney
CountryLink
Deluxe Coachlines
McCafferty's

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