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788:"Spencer Street Bridge Grows"
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546:"SPENCER STREET BRIDGE BEGUN"
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206:Railways Construction Branch
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736:"Spencer Street Footbridge"
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63:37.822942°S 144.955893°E
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762:"Spencer Street Bridge"
705:"Road and Bridge Works"
605:"Spencer Street Bridge"
574:"Spencer Street Bridge"
487:"SPENCER STREET BRIDGE"
431:"Spencer Street Bridge"
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