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HMSS 0434 Kevin Barrass Photographs

Scope and Content Notes

Call Number	HMSS 0434
Collection	Kevin Barrass Photographs
Date Range	1975-1979
Quantity	0.02m (1 wallet)
Access Conditions	open
Copying Conditions	unstated
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A collection of photographs documenting three Canberra construction projects:

1. Belconnen Western Offices (BWO), later named the Benjamin Offices, constructed for the National Capital Development Commission during 1975 – 1978;

2. Family Law Courts, under construction during 1979; and

3. Calvary Hospital, which began in the mid 1970s. Kevin Barrass identifies himself as project manager in one of the Calvary Hospital photographs.

Ted Richards, a commercial photographer in Ainslie and then Manuka, appears to have been engaged to record progress on both the Belconnen offices and the Calvary Hospital projects.

Box List

IMAGE NO.	DESCRIPTION	PHOTOGRAPHER	SIZE (cm)	B/W or COLOUR	DATE
1	Belconnen Western Offices, viewing: east	Ted Richards	20 x 25	b/w	27 February 1975
2	Belconnen Western Offices, viewing: northwest	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	19 August 1975
3	Belconnen Western Offices, viewing 310 degrees [northwest]	Ted Richards	20 x 25	b/w	16 October 1975
4	Belconnen Western Offices, viewing: west	Ted Richards	20 x 20	b/w	4 February 1976
5	Belconnen Western Offices, west elevation, A and B blocks		12 x 17	Colour	20 October 1976
6	Belconnen Western Offices, forming D block, level 2		12 x 17	Colour	20 October 1976
7	Belconnen Western Offices, west elevation, A block		12 x 17	Colour	20 October 1976
8	Belconnen Western Offices, east elevation, D block level 2		12 x 17	Colour	20 October 1976
9	Belconnen Western Offices, southeast elevation, B and D blocks	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	8 December 1976
10	Belconnen Western Offices, southeast elevation, B and D blocks	Ted Richards	20 x 20	b/w	3 March 1977
11	Belconnen Western Offices, southeast elevation, B and D blocks	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	25 May 1977
12	Belconnen Western Offices, east elevation, D block	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	25 May 1977
13	Belconnen Western Offices, west elevation, A and B blocks	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	25 May 1977
14	Belconnen Western Offices, north elevation from Belconnen Mall site	Canberra Times	20 x 30.5	b/w	June 1977
15	Strata de Terra Firma – georonoid era – circa 1977; this is a strip cut from the bottom edge of the preceding photograph, showing caterpillar tracks and tyre marks	Canberra Times	3.5 x 30.5	b/w	June 1977
16	Calvary pour; Calvary Hospital, construction by CITRA; set of 8 proof images A handwritten note on the original album page: “K J BRS PROJECT MANAGER” identifying a circled figure in image 11	Ted Richards	6 x 6 each proof image	b/w	12 February 1976
17	Belconnen Western Offices I, west elevation	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	23 August 1977
18	Belconnen Western Offices I, east elevation	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	23 August 1977
19	Belconnen Western Offices I, south elevation, blocks A and B	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	16 November 1977
20	Belconnen Western Offices I, southeast elevation, blocks B and D	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	16 November 1977
21	Belconnen Western Offices I, south elevation, blocks C and D, walkway to BWO II, view from BWO I	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	16 November 1977
22	Belconnen Western Offices I, east elevation	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	16 November 1977
23	Belconnen Western Offices Stage I, south elevation, block D	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	30 June 1978
24	Belconnen Western Offices Stage I, east elevation, block D and C	Ted Richards	19 x 25	b/w	30 June 1978
25	Belconnen Western Offices Stage I, west elevation, block A and B	Ted Richards	15 x 24	b/w	30 June 1978
26 – 33	ACT Family Law Courts		9 x 9	b/w	Ca 1979