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NameBennetts Lane (draft)
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Bennetts Lane was classified as a public lane. Sometimes Bennet Lane. 

Status: Date TBC, pre-1856. What appears to be the unlabeled southern entry to a laneway can be seen on the 1853 map "Contours from Contoured Plan of Part of the City of Melbourne" and on the map "The most complete popular and mercantile map of Melbourne (1853?)".

Located at or near: 132-134 Little Lonsdale St.

Probable or possible origin of name: Robert Bennett, Melbourne mayor, 1861-1862.

Location is approximate.

For more information, see: Bate, W., Broome, R., Davis, N., May, A. J., & Stitt, H. (2024). The story of Melbourne’s lanes: Essential but unplanned (pp. 90, 156, 166, 53, 91, 152). ISBN 978-1-875173-12-9.

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ContributorMitchell Harrop
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Added to System2024-07-12 16:44:47
Updated in System2024-08-27 14:57:38
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Linkbackhttps://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01707b.htm
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Latitude
-37.80947376469941
Longitude
144.96795722470347
State
VIC
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CITY OF MELBOURNE

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td1a09
Created At
2024-07-16 15:15:31
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Bennetts Lane north end

Placename
Bennetts Lane
Type
Journey

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Latitude
-37.80879936141693
Longitude
144.96764483861736
State
VIC
LGA
CITY OF MELBOURNE

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td1a0a
Created At
2024-07-16 15:16:12
Updated At
2024-07-16 15:16:12
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