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MESSENGER (PILLARBOX)

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MALCOLM MCGREGOR

1993

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Town of Victoria Park Public Art Collection

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Artist statement: ‘Messenger’ explores the theme of communication and the history of postal services in the area where a ghost like skeleton of a post box is placed alongside an old-fashioned pillar post box at the entrance to the current Post Office as an echo of the past.

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cwa-org-203-PA01

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ALBANY HIGHWAY (NEAR CANTERBURY TERRACE) EAST VICTORIA PARK

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-31.985970318592, 115.90389484071

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