As we know, 1969 was a huge year. I would see 1969 as pivotal year in the history of Miranda Fair/Westfield Miranda.
It was in this year that the growing Westfield Corporation purchased the centre from Myer for $10 million. Immediately, plans to expand the centre were lodged with Sutherland Council.
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| Page 1 of The St George and Sutherland Shire Leader from March 26, 1969. |
The expanded centre (illustration above) was proposed to be twice the size of the 1964 complex and would now extend to the Kingsway. Farmers would exapnd their existing store, a new supermarket, hardware store and junior department store. As for the original centre, it had been designed with future expansion in mind.
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| Page 1 of The St George and Sutherland Shire Leader from November 3, 1969. |
Expansion plans were approved in November 1969 by Sutherland Council. As a condition of approval, Wandella Road would be upgraded from the Kingsway to President Avenue. This included the construction of a road bridge over the Cronulla Railway Line.
Final approval was given in early 1970.
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| Page 1 of The St George and Sutherland Shire Leader from March 4, 1970. |
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By the end of 1970, Grace Bros would join as the "junior" department store and Nock & Kirbys would open a store in the expanded centre.
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| Page 1 of The St George and Sutherland Shire Leader from October 14, 1970. |
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