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• NSW redevelopment plan poses ‘very real threat’ to Sydney’s Central station, National Trust says

  30-09-2022 22:00
  The Trust’s state conservation director wrote letters to the public and organisations citing concerns over the plan’s scale and impactGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe National Trust has criticised the New South Wales government’s plan to revamp and reimagine Sydney’s Central station, claiming that the scheme “presents a genuine and very real threat to Australia’s greatest station”.The trust’s NSW conservation d
  
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• Ken Tucker obituary

  30-09-2022 19:30
  My father, Ken Tucker, who has died aged 91, was an architect who specialised in retail design. He learned his trade during a postwar period when individuals from less advantageous backgrounds were encouraged to achieve their full potential.Born in Eastham, Cheshire, Ken was the son of Eva (nee Webb) and GwynTucker, a Manchester ship canal pilot. When the second world war broke out, the family moved to Newport, Pembrokeshire, where his father had grown up, re-establishing a link with that corner
  
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