ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection
HMSS 0307 T R N Lothian Photographs
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Call Number |
HMSS 0307 |
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Collection |
T R N Lothian Photographs |
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Date Range |
1962 – 1994 |
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Quantity |
0.01m (1 folder) |
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Access Conditions |
open |
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Copying conditions |
with attribution |
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Related Collections |
Thomas Robert Noel Lothian (1915-2004) was Director of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide 1948-1980. After his death his widow, Vivian, donated his 35mm slide collection to the Gardens. However, a number of slides were of Canberra, and with Mrs Lothian’s approval, these were subsequently donated to the ACT Heritage Library.
Mr Lothian visited Canberra several times from 1962 to 1994, for conferences of the Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation and the Australian Institute of Park Administrators, among other reasons.
His visits coincided with some major developments in the central Canberra landscape: the construction of Lake Burley Griffin and Anzac Parade in the early to mid 1960s, the Carillon and the Captain Cook Memorial Jet in the 1970s, the Telecom (Telstra) Tower in the 1980s and Floriade in the 1990s. He also recorded significant new buildings such as Bruce Stadium, All Saints Church at Ainslie and the Japanese Embassy, as well as notable environmental and civic design features from pine plantations to the use of treated pine logs as barriers in car parks.
On each occasion he also photographed Canberra from the air and from the main vantage points of Mount Ainslie, Mount Pleasant, Red Hill and Black Mountain - slides 77-81 form a panorama of Canberra from Mount Ainslie in October 1970.
BOX LIST
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IMAGE |
DESCRIPTION |
DATE |
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1 |
Canberra from the air, looking over Mt Ainslie to O’Connor and Turner |
November 1962 |
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2 |
Canberra from the air |
November 1962 |
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3 |
Black Mountain, Canberra, from the air |
November 1962 |
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4 |
Looking east from Black Mountain, Haig Park at right |
November 1962 |
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5 |
Canberra to the Brindabella Mountains, from Black Mountain |
November 1962 |
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6 |
Site of a future suburb, looking north from Black Mountain |
November 1962 |
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7 |
Site of the future Lake Burley Griffin |
November 1962 |
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8 |
Looking northwest from Black Mountain to the Brindabella Mountains |
November 1962 |
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9 |
Looking south from Black Mountain across the site for Lake Burley Griffin |
November 1962 |
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10 |
Looking southeast from Black Mountain to Mount Ainslie |
November 1962 |
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11 |
Looking east from Black Mountain to Canberra City |
November 1962 |
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12 |
Looking south from Black Mountain across the Molonglo River |
November 1962 |
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13 |
Site of Lake Burley Griffin from Black Mountain |
November 1962 |
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14 |
Road and electricity infrastructure for a new suburb, Canberra |
November 1962 |
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15 |
Backyards of new housing development, with overhead power lines |
November 1962 |
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16 |
Academy of Science dome, Acton |
November 1962 |
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17 |
Water lilies and waterside planting beside a glasshouse, Yarralumla Nursery |
November 1962 |
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18 |
All Saints Anglican Church, Ainslie, formerly a station at the Necropolis, Sydney |
November 1962 |
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19 |
Photograph at All Saints of the church’s original location at the Necropolis, Sydney |
November 1962 |
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20 |
Bronze plaque at All Saints giving the history of the building |
November 1962 |
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21 |
Aerial view of Lake Burley Griffin |
November 1963 |
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22 |
Aerial view of Lake Burley Griffin |
November 1963 |
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23 |
Aerial view of Canberra, looking southwest |
November 1963 |
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24 |
Aerial view of Canberra, Black Mountain and Lake Burley Griffin, showing the foreshores still under development |
November 1963 |
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25 |
Aerial view of the parliamentary zone of Canberra, showing Capital Hill, Parliament House, Anzac Park, Telopea Park and preparation on the Molonglo River floodplain for the construction of Lake Burley Griffin |
November 1963 |
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26 |
Aerial view of the Molonglo River from Scrivener Dam to West Basin, with Lake Burley Griffin part filled |
November 1963 |
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27 |
Lake Burley Griffin, part filled, looking northeast to Black Mountain |
November 1963 |
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28 |
Yarralumla and Lake Burley Griffin, looking southwest |
November 1963 |
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29 |
Scrivener Dam with one gate open, from the Yarralumla bank |
November 1963 |
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30 |
Woden, looking west from Red Hill |
November 1963 |
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31 |
Commonwealth and Kings Avenue Bridges across the nearly dry bed of Lake Burley Griffin |
November 1963 |
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32 |
Hotel Rex, Northbourne Avenue, “the most vulgar building in the ACT!” |
November 1963 |
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33 |
Pine plantations on Mount Stromlo, from the air |
April 1964 |
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34 |
Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, West and Central Basins of Lake Burley Griffin, from the air |
April 1964 |
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35 |
Aerial view over Fyshwick and Narrabundah towards Black Mountain |
April 1964 |
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36 |
New Royal Canberra Golf Course, Yarralumla, looking southwest |
April 1964 |
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37 |
Suburbs of Red Hill and Narrabundah from Red Hill |
April 1964 |
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38 |
Looking northeast from Red Hill to Mount Ainslie |
April 1964 |
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39 |
Looking west from Mount Pleasant across Russell Offices, the Australian-American Memorial and Lake Burley Griffin |
April 1964 |
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40 |
Looking west to the Brindabella Range from Red Hill |
April 1964 |
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41 |
Canberra, looking north from Capital Hill above Parliament House |
April 1964 |
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42 |
Fyshwick and dairy farms from Mount Pleasant |
April 1964 |
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43 |
Mount Pleasant and Russell Offices from Red Hill |
April 1964 |
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44 |
Royal Military College Duntroon from Mount Pleasant |
April 1964 |
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45 |
Suburbs of Barton and Forrest from Red Hill |
April 1964 |
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46 |
Suburbs of Kingston, Barton and Griffith from Red Hill, with Lake Burley Griffin part filled |
April 1964 |
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47 |
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Forrest, from Capital Hill |
April 1964 |
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48 |
Mount Ainslie, the Australian War Memorial and Lake Burley Griffin part filled, from City Hill lookout |
April 1964 |
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49 |
Anzac Parade under construction, from Australian War Memorial |
April 1964 |
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50 |
Anzac Parade under construction and suburb of Reid, from Australian War Memorial |
April 1964 |
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51 |
Japanese midget submarine at the Australian War Memorial |
April 1964 |
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52 |
Pool of Reflection and Hall of Memories at the Australian War Memorial |
April 1964 |
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53 |
Suburb of Turner and Black Mountain from the Hotel Rex, Braddon |
April 1964 |
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54 |
Bunda Street car park in Civic; Monaro Mall at left |
April 1964 |
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55 |
Jack Owens, Federal President of the Australian Institute of Park Administration, plants a snow gum at Regatta Point to mark the Institute’s federal conference in Canberra; it was the first commemorative tree planting in Commonwealth Park |
April 1964 |
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56 |
Regatta Point exhibition kiosk: plan of Lake Burley Griffin |
April 1964 |
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57 |
Regatta Point exhibition kiosk: Marion Mahony Griffin’s rendition of Walter Burley Griffin’s plan for Canberra |
April 1964 |
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58 |
Regatta Point exhibition kiosk: 3-dimensional model of the central area of Canberra |
April 1964 |
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59 |
Regatta Point exhibition kiosk: plan of the central area of Canberra |
April 1964 |
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60 |
Canadian flagpole and the Central Basin of Lake Burley Griffin from the Regatta Point exhibition kiosk podium, looking towards Mount Pleasant |
April 1964 |
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61 |
Lake Burley Griffin, part filled, from Regatta Point looking towards Parliament House |
April 1964 |
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62 |
Lake Burley Griffin, part filled, from Regatta Point looking towards Parliament House |
April 1964 |
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63 |
Lake Burley Griffin, part filled, from Regatta Point looking towards Black Mountain |
April 1964 |
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64 |
East Basin of Lake Burley Griffin from near Regatta Point |
April 1964 |
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65 |
Commonwealth Avenue Bridge from Regatta Point |
April 1964 |
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66 |
Stables at Government House, Yarralumla |
April 1964 |
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67 |
Yarralumla Nursery propagation plots |
April 1964 |
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68 |
Scrivener Dam and the western reaches of Lake Burley Griffin from Government House, Yarralumla |
April 1964 |
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69 |
Lawns and gardens at Government House, Yarralumla |
April 1964 |
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70 |
Japanese Embassy, Yarralumla |
April 1964 |
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71 |
Outdoor television set at the ABC studios, Canberra |
6 May 1968 |
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72 |
Outdoor television set at the ABC studios, Canberra |
6 May 1968 |
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73 |
Murrumbidgee River near Canberra, from the air |
October 1970 |
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74 |
Aerial view from Woden to the Brindabella Range |
October 1970 |
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75 |
Suburban Canberra from the air |
October 1970 |
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76 |
New Parliament House under construction, aerial view looking south |
October 1970 |
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77 |
Parliamentary Triangle from Mount Ainslie, looking from the War Memorial along Anzac Parade to Parliament House |
October 1970 |
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78 |
Looking east to Queanbeyan from Mount Ainslie |
October 1970 |
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79 |
Looking west along Ainslie Avenue to Canberra City, with Black Mountain at right, from Mount Ainslie |
October 1970 |
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80 |
Canberra’s northern suburbs, looking northwest from Mount Ainslie |
October 1970 |
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81 |
Looking southeast from Mount Ainslie |
October 1970 |
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82 |
Farmlands and the Brindabella Range from Black Mountain |
October 1970 |
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83 |
Woden Valley and Mount Taylor from Red Hill, looking across Federal Golf Club |
October 1970 |
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84 |
Lake Burley Griffin and the Captain Cook Memorial Jet from Red Hill |
October 1970 |
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85 |
Mount Stromlo and Woden from Red Hill |
October 1970 |
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86 |
Molonglo River below the weir |
October 1970 |
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87 |
Central Basin of Lake Burley Griffin from Commonwealth Avenue Bridge looking towards Russell Offices and the Carillon |
October 1970 |
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88 |
Anzac Portal buildings and Mount Ainslie from Regatta Point |
October 1970 |
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89 |
National Library of Australia and the Captain Cook Memorial Jet |
October 1970 |
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90 |
Open lawn in front of Parliament House, looking north to the War Memorial and Mount Ainslie |
October 1970 |
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91 |
Grevillea juniperensis and Callitris endlecteri at Pine Island in the Murrumbidgee River, Canberra |
October 1970 |
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92 |
Delegates to the Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation conference, Canberra |
October 1970 |
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93 |
Delegates to the Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation conference, Canberra |
October 1970 |
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94 |
Canberra from the air, looking west from the airport |
March 1977 |
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95 |
Canberra from the air, looking towards Lake Burley Griffin |
March 1977 |
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96 |
Canberra city parking lot, showing log dividers |
October 1977 |
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97 |
Tree-house at the children’s playground at Weston Park, looking towards Black Mountain with radio and television masts |
October 1977 |
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98 |
Facade of Bruce Stadium, Belconnen; cost $7 million to build stadium |
21 October 1977 |
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99 |
Seating at Bruce Stadium, Belconnen |
21 October 1977 |
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100 |
Running track at Bruce Stadium, Belconnen |
21 October 1977 |
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101 |
Front view of Bruce Stadium, Belconnen, looking from bank across grassed area |
22 October 1977 |
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102 |
Running tracks and seating at Bruce Stadium, Belconnen, with Black Mountain in the distance |
22 October 1977 |
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103 |
Forest clearing for additional plantations, Cotter Dam, aerial view |
21 October 1977 |
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104 |
Forestry plantations, Cotter Dam, aerial view |
21 October 1977 |
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105 |
Eastern Canberra from the air |
21 October 1977 |
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106 |
Central Canberra from the air |
21 October 1977 |
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107 |
Western Canberra from the air |
21 October 1977 |
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108 |
Central Canberra from the air, looking north |
October 1977 |
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109 |
Canberra from the air |
October 1977 |
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110 |
Fyshwick and Lake Burley Griffin from the air, looking west |
October 1977 |
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111 |
Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation conference, Canberra, trade exhibition |
October 1977 |
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112 |
Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation conference, Canberra, trade exhibition |
October 1977 |
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113 |
IDS tour: Telecom Tower, Canberra |
25 October 1981 |
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114 |
IDS tour: Lake Burley Griffin from the Telecom Tower |
25 October 1981 |
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115 |
IDS tour: Canberra City and adjacent suburbs from the Telecom Tower |
25 October 1981 |
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116 |
IDS tour: Canberra and the Brindabella Range from the Telecom Tower |
25 October 1981 |
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117 |
IDS tour: waterfall in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve |
October 1981 |
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118 |
IDS tour: Fyshwick ACT, showing surviving grassland and the frost line |
October 1981 |
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119 |
IDS tour: Cotter Dam water storage and pine plantations |
October 1981 |
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120 |
IDS tour: site for new Parliament House, looking north to Mount Ainslie |
October 1981 |
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121 |
IDS tour: luncheon at Paddys River |
26 October 1981 |
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122 |
Floriade: Nerang Pool and the back of Stage 88 |
September 1994 |
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123 |
Floriade: plantings along a path |
September 1994 |
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124 |
Floriade: plantings beside Nerang Pool |
September 1994 |
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125 |
Floriade: plantings above Stage 88 |
September 1994 |
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126 |
Floriade: rockery in the shrub garden, Commonwealth Park |
September 1994 |
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127 |
Floriade: plantings below Stage 88 |
September 1994 |
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128 |
Floriade: plantings along the stream |
September 1994 |
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129 |
Floriade: path beside Nerang Pool, with refreshment tent at right |
September 1994 |