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Russell Place Print Page 
26-March-2016
Photographs supplied by Peter Williams
Russell Place commemorates the old Peter Nicol Russell building which has been known as the John Woolley Building since 1974.
The building was originally named after Sir Peter Nicol Russell (4 July 1816 – 10 July 1905) who was an Australian foundry owner, manufacturing engineer, philanthropist and university benefactor. Peter Nicol Russell gave endowments totalling £100,000 to the Engineering School at University of Sydney, that led to the faculty now known as the Peter Nicol Russell School of Engineering
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The building was originally named after Sir Peter Nicol Russell (4 July 1816 – 10 July 1905) who was an Australian foundry owner, manufacturing engineer, philanthropist and university benefactor. Peter Nicol Russell gave endowments totalling £100,000 to the Engineering School at University of Sydney, that led to the faculty now known as the Peter Nicol Russell School of Engineering
Location
| Address: | Russell Place , Camperdown, 2050 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.885776 Long: 151.186589 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Road |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA RUSSELL
PLACE
COMMEMORATING THE OLD 'PNR', THE PETER NICOL RUSSELL
BUILDING, THE OLD SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING KNOWN AS THE
JOHN WOOLLEY BUILDING SINCE 1975.
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