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Phillip Street, Sydney

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[[Image:Sydneylawschool.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sydney Law School]] [[Image:Supremecourtnsw.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Supreme Court Building]] [[Image:Chifley tower statue.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Ben Chifley statue in Chifley Place]] {{Unreferenced|date=June 2008}} '''Phillip Street''' is a street in the [[central business district]] of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. While the street runs from [[King Street, Sydney|King Street]] in the south to [[Circular Quay]] in the north, the present street is effectively in two sections, separated by [[Chifley Tower|Chifley Square]]. Other cross streets include [[Martin Place, Sydney|Martin Place]], [[Bridge Street, Sydney|Bridge Street]], and Bent Street. The southern section of Phillip Street runs from [[Queen's Square, Sydney|Queens Square]], at the end of [[King Street, Sydney|King Street]], to Chifley Square, at the confluence of Hunter, Phillip, and Elizabeth Streets. At Chifley Square, [[Elizabeth Street, Sydney|Elizabeth Street]] takes a turn to the right and becomes the northern section of Phillip Street, which is aligned in a north-south direction with the southern section. The street is two-ways in both sections. Phillip Street was the residence of [[Henry Lawson]] when he first moved to Sydney in 1883. He joined his mother and sister at number 138, and was still living here when his first poem, 'A Song of the Republic', was published by ''[[The Bulletin]]'' on 1 October 1887. Located along Phillip Street are a number of office buildings, including the premises of a large portion of Sydney's [[legal profession]], as well as the [[Supreme Court of New South Wales]] and [[Sydney Law School]]. Other prominent buildings along the street include [[Aurora Place]], [[Chifley Tower]], and [[Deutsche Bank Place]], [[Commonwealth Parliament Offices, Sydney]] and the headquarters of the [[Reserve Bank of Australia]]. The headquarters of the [[Australian Rugby League]] and [[New South Wales Rugby League]] organisations are also located here, with Australia's traditional rugby league administration sometimes referred to as "Phillip Street". A variety of cafés and restaurants located along the street service these institutions. Railway stations located on or near Phillip Street include [[St James railway station, Sydney|St James]], [[Martin Place railway station|Martin Place]], and [[Circular Quay railway station|Circular Quay]]. {{coord missing|New South Wales}}