Archive ~ June, 2008
Posted on 30. Jun, 2008 | Posted by martin

‘The finest building in the National Capital’—a bridge

As I drive or ride over Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, I often think of Sir Robert Menzies—no, really. Menzies thought the Bridge was the ‘finest building in the National Capital’. Opened to traffic in November 1963 over the yet to be filled lake, the bridge was and is regarded as a lovely example of form and [...]

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Canberra’s heritage nomination backlog beginning to shift

Canberra, Heritage, Roy Grounds ~ 20. Jun, 2008

A large backlog of nominations to the ACT Heritage Register has been building up over the past decade. During that time the RAIA has nominated a number of important houses and buildings to the ACT Interim Heritage Places Register. Unfortunately, few of these have ended up as actual heritage listings.
Some good news though—the ACT Heritage [...]

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