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Hicks Lane

Hicks Lane was located between Queen and Elizabeth streets, extending south from Little Collins Street to a dead-end. It was adjacent on the west side to Fleming Lane. The lane was named in 1905 for the drapers Hicks Atkinson. Hicks Lane was the site of several different commercial businesses in 1920, including a factory and printer and publisher.

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References
Sands & McDougall’s commercial and general Melbourne directory, Sands & McDougall, Melbourne, 1892. Details
Sands & McDougall’s commercial and general Melbourne directory, Sands & McDougall, Melbourne, 1930. Details
Bate, Weston, Essential but unplanned: The story of Melbourne's lanes, State Library of Victoria and the City of Melbourne, Melbourne, 1994. Details