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Open House

Open House looks at the planning, architecture, design and fine craftsmanship that went into one of Australia's most ambitious construction projects: the new Parliament House.
Year : 1979 | Total Duration : 55 Minutes | Producer : Timothy Read
Director : Ian Walker |
Dusk, vehicles along road with headlights on towards camera, large truck passes camera ÒDanger Long Low LoadÓ sign above cab. Former Labor politician Member of House of Representatives (1980) Fred Daly joking saying by the time the new Parliament House is built he'll be old enough to run for the senate. Rear view of large load on back of truck.
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Access No. 131100 | 59 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Man in street holding dog questioning why money needs to be spent building new Parliament House when there already is one. GV Parliament House seen down long avenue, Anzac Parade? (1980). Road sign to Canberra and Cooma exit, truck with heavy load passing in front. GV avenue zoom down to Parliament House.
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Access No. 131101 | 18 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Sir Billy Sneddon, Speaker of the House of Representatives to camera saying that original Parliament House was only built to last for 50 years. Large truck passes camera a ÒDanger Long Low LoadÓ sign above cab. (1980)
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Access No. 131102 | 9 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Former Labor politician Member of House of Representatives Fred Daly saying that facilities (in old Parliament House) for members are like dog boxes. Former politician Member of House of Representatives Les Johnson saying that the building (old Parliament House) wouldn't pass the Shop & Factories Act in any of the states of Australia. Daly talking about small size of the rooms. (1980)
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Access No. 131103 | 13 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
HAS old Parliament House with lawns in front, pan up to construction site of new Parliament House with cranes. Large truck passes camera ÒDanger Long Low LoadÓ sign above cab. Sir Billy Sneddon, Speaker of the House of Representatives to camera talking about first time he saw old Parliament House, thought it had no Australiana about it. HAS Parliament House and construction site behind. (1980)
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Access No. 131104 | 39 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Man in protective helmets looking over from window of newly constructed Parliament House to crane lifting. From construction site looking over to old Parliament House. Flag mast construction begins 1 July 1986. Senator Gareth Evens (1980) talking about worry that design would be castle or palace and glower down at the nation but not like that at all. HAS old Parliament House with almost completed new building behind.
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Access No. 131105 | 27 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Principal architect of new Parliament House, Romaldo Giurgola from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects, to camera talking about how they didn't want steps at the entrance as they wanted a transition to the inside, not a building on a pedestal, just a building in a hill. Good shot of man in protective clothing welding. Slow pan up construction site to flag mast being built.
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Access No. 131106 | 27 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Design assessor, John Andrews standing by plans of new Parliament House to camera saying it is a place for the people of Australia. Exterior newly constructed building pan to construction of flag mast. Project architect Richard Thorp from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects to camera talking about the major resolution to design a building for the people has been a preoccupation since the competition stage.
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Access No. 131107 | 19 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
HAS across Lake Burley Griffin to old Parliament House with newly constructed Parliament House behind on Capital Hill. Opening titles. Former politician Member of House of Representatives, Fred Daley talking about ideas for new Parliament House been around for 20 years. (1980)
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Access No. 131108 | 14 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage map of ÒFuture CanberraÓ 1965. Zoom in to site on side of Lake Burley Griffin.
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Access No. 131109 | 14 secs | 1960s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Sir Billy Sneddon, Speaker of the House of Representatives to camera talking about ideas for the position of the new Parliament House. Pan along conference table during meeting of the Joint Standing Committee including Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. Sir Billy Sneddon saying once they callused on one thing, they could make serious consideration. (1980)
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Access No. 131110 | 31 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Australian flags waving pan down to ceremony establishing site of new Parliament House. CU Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser making speech, talking about the building for future parliamentarians and the nation. Man with placard ÒHands off Capital HillÓ. Fraser stops speech as he is interrupted by jeers. VS Fraser digging first turf with spade, applause. CU church spire and zoom out to ceremony. (18 September 1980).
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Access No. 131111 | 45 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage aircraft in Royal Salute during opening of old Parliament House. Large gathering, cars, gun salute (9 May 1927).
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Access No. 131112 | 14 secs | 1920s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Explosion in hill side as excavation for construction of new Parliament House begins. (January 1981). Liberal Prime Minster Malcolm Fraser climbs into bulldozer to break the first ground. VS excavation, good shot bulldozer pushes down tree, rubble scooped into back of truck, CU man with pneumatic drill, heavy machinery at work.
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Access No. 131114 | 36 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Design assessor John Andrews with other assessor IM Pei looking at model of new Parliament House saying it takes real courage to destroy hill and then reconstruct it, talks about the genius. Heavy machinery at work at construction site.
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Access No. 131115 | 17 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Competition results announced for design of new Parliament House (June 1980), cut in with shots of construction site. Chairman of Parliament House Construction Authority, Sir Bernard Callinan announces winner as Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects, model in front. Richard Thorp receiving result in New York on telephone, cheers. CU US and Australian flags hanging together. Woman wiping windows of Architects' office in New York. Thorp kisses wife, Romaldo Giurgola with his wife.
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Access No. 131116 | 49 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia; New York, USA | © NFSA | B&W |
Richard Thorp, Project Architect from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects winners of competition to design new Parliament House saying he thought their design was excellent solution for (Burley) Griffin's Canberra. Ehrman Mitchell Junior, Senior Partner saying he knew they had the the right scheme but wasn't sure whether the (judging) panel would know that.
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Access No. 131214 | 21 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia; New York, USA | © NFSA | Colour |
Aerial shot of Capital Hill, Canberra (1980) before building of new Parliament House commences. Principal architect Romaldo Giurgola in offices of Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects with Richard Thorp next to him, talking about wanting to work with the hill and having the building nesting in it. Aerials of Capital Hill after building has begun.
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Access No. 131215 | 21 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia; New York, USA | © NFSA | Colour |
Front end loader and excavator working at construction site of new Parliament House. HAS construction site. CU's man with pneumatic drill and other construction workers laying foundations. HAS work.
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Access No. 131216 | 32 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser making speech marking the start of the building phase of new Parliament House (November 1981) saying it won't intimidate or dominate. Aerial of site in Canberra. Officials applauding. Fraser watching concrete flowing at construction site. Man working with concrete at site. Tracking shot up side of building under construction and up to flag mast.
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Access No. 131217 | 45 secs | 1980s | Capital Hill, Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Aerial construction site of new Parliament House. Principal Architect Romaldo Giurgola from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects at site with colleague Richard Thorp talking about the design. Aerial Parliament House beginning to take shape. Giurgola talking about the building being kind and receiving the landscape. HAS from road zoom back to curve of building walls with scaffolding
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Access No. 131218 | 36 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Design Assessor Mr IM Pei talking about design of new Parliament House as he stands by model talking about its simplicity and design in to four quarters.
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Access No. 131219 | 11 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of Canberra's designer, Walter Burley Griffin working. Plan of Canberra showing Capital Hill.
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Access No. 131220 | 16 secs | 1920s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
HAS looking down at construction site of new Parliament House from Capital Hill towards Lake Burley Griffin. Principal Architect Romaldo Giurgola from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects at site with colleague Richard Thorp who talks about the decision to put Parliament in Capital Hill was something different. LV down Anzac Parade to old Parliament House with new Parliament House emerging behind.
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Access No. 131221 | 18 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Hands of Principal Architect Romaldo Giurgola (from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects) drawing lines on map showing the axis passing through new Parliament House. Giurgola at site with colleague Richard Thorp who talks about the horizontal and vertical axis passing through building. Interior Members Hall, pan down from skylight underneath flag to floor where men working. Thorp talks about working with Griffin not against him (Burley Griffin designer of Canberra).
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Access No. 131222 | 46 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of Canberra's designer, Walter Burley Griffin working, zoom into his face in profile.
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Access No. 131223 | 9 secs | 1920s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Direct bird's eye aerial of site of new Parliament House showing plans developing into construction, time-lapse effect.
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Access No. 131224 | 21 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Ehrman Mitchell Junior, Senior Partner of Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects in New York office talking about design of new Parliament House, talks about the lines being non directional but bring ing together people of Australia to one point. HAS across Commonwealth Avenue Bridge over Lake Burley Griffin zoom back to site of construction on Capital Hill. HAS along Anzac Parade along lake onto completed Parliament House.
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Access No. 131225 | 34 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia; New York,USA | © NFSA | Colour |
Principal Architect Romaldo Giurgola from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects in New York office talking to camera about wanting to symbolise democracy in the design of new Parliament House. Night shot, silhouette of flag mast under construction, crane next to it, zoom in.
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Access No. 131226 | 22 secs | 1980s | New York, USA; Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Sir Billy Sneddon, Speaker of the House of Representatives saying that unless Parliament is preserved with its strength and dignity and has affection with the people, democracy will be in jeopardy. Aerial shot of new Parliament House with flag mast. Assessor John Andrews with model of Parliament House saying that democracy is beautifully expressed in that the building does not sit on a hill.
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Access No. 131227 | 28 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Men laying turf on roof of new Parliament House. View from roof. HAS over earlier construction site. Shot of building from ground level. Assessor John Andrews with model pointing out the front of the building being like a stage set, a screen as a deliberate device to pay respect to the old building, GV to competed building.
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Access No. 131228 | 36 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to front entrance of new Parliament House. Two Design Assessors John Andrews and Mr IM Pei with model discussing the entrance, Mr IM Pei saying it is like a screen, interior of Marble Foyer under construction, track around completed Foyer showing columns. Mr Pei talking abut individuals more important than a crowd, he talks about entering reception being opposite effect, no columns but open space.
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Access No. 131229 | 29 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Great Hall under construction then finished interior with tapestry hanging. Design Assessors with model of Parliament House, John Andrews and Mr IM Pei, Pei talking about entering Members' Hall. Tracking through completed Hall and pan up through skylight to flag mast. Mr Pei talking about spatial experience giving the public an emotional reaction to the building. LAS looking up through window. CU's glass.
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Access No. 131230 | 52 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS buses drawing up on an Open Day to new Parliament House construction site (October 1984). Principal Architect Romaldo Giurgola from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects at site talking about rewarding experiences of public coming to visit and being interested in development. VS Second Open Day crowds in November 1987. Giurgola talking about feeling responsible. VS people queuing up to enter building.
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Access No. 131231 | 34 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Principal Architect Romaldo Giurgola from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects at Open Day to Parliament House (1983 or 1987) with public listening to him as he talks about design, points to model. Project architect Richard Thorp talking to public, showing them around building. Interior Senate Chamber with red carpet, guide with microphone, people looking around.
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Access No. 131232 | 47 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Open day at Parliament House (1983 or 1987). Interior almost completed House of Representatives Chamber. Hal Guida, member of architectural team (Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects) talking to public explaining structure. LV man working in Chamber welding zoom out track up to ceiling. Men working on glass of viewing chamber. HAS across roof top.
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Access No. 131233 | 33 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Richard Thorp from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects standing in not yet completed House of Representatives chamber to camera talking about design relating to the theatre of parliament and design of public galleries as if spectators to the political stage. VS galleries under construction.
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Access No. 131234 | 18 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU pan model of House of Representatives chamber. Team of architects from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects including Richard Thorp, Hal Guida and woman at desk discussing restrictions to do with acoustics. VS them pointing at model and talking about treatment.
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Access No. 133076 | 38 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Richard Thorp from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects with members of public at Open Day for Parliament House whilst under construction (1983 or 1987) talking about changes to schedule and making extensions for additional members and senators.
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Access No. 133077 | 13 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Team of architects from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects including Richard Thorp and Hal Guida working with model showing extensions made for 35 additional members and senators (1984)
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Access No. 133078 | 26 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Richard Thorp from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects with members of public at Open Day talking about changes to schedule regarding strike causing delays. (1984 or 1987)
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Access No. 133079 | 9 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU Eureka flag flying over Parliament House whilst workers held strike for 14 weeks February to May 1984. CU's banners regarding severance pay. CU idle cranes.
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Access No. 133080 | 21 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Gordon Peatey, chief executive of the Parliament House Construction Authority in office talking to camera talking about resolution of strike by workers
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Access No. 133081 | 5 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Parliament House construction workers walking through gates of site. another shot with men walking and car driving. Two men, one trade union representative, saying that if the offer comes good, they will finish job by 1988. Says they are good Australians.
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Access No. 133082 | 23 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Cranes lifting concrete blocks into place during building of Parliament House, work men wearing protective helmets.
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Access No. 133083 | 20 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Two schoolchildren at barrier holding Australian flags. Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke laying foundation stone 1983. Hawke at podium making speech talking about representing base of which Australian democracy can be continued.
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Access No. 133084 | 12 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Man working on roof of Parliament House. Montage of shots showing construction workers and glaziers welding, drilling, putting in windows. Two construction workers walking around side of building to reveal entrance to Parliament House.
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Access No. 133085 | 33 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Gordon Peatey, chief executive of the Parliament House Construction Authority in office talking to camera talking about construction workers being rewarded financially but also satisfaction of showing that they worked on that building.
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Access No. 133086 | 6 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interior shots construction workers laying wall panels at Parliament House, CU interview with young man in helmet saying all blokes were good blokes, conditions are good and thinks new building is lovely. CUs man laying parquet flooring. Visitor outside with baby on his back saying he was very impressed, enjoyed wood inside, shot interior showing wooden pillars.
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Access No. 133087 | 48 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interior Rintoul workshop in Sydney, preparing wooden veneer for pillars of Parliament House interiors. VS man spraying varnish onto wood.
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Access No. 133088 | 15 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU's marquetry inlays for main foyer of Parliament House, designer Tony Bishop with craftsman Michael Retter discussing veneer to be used, they look at drawing of design in studio in Sydney. Interior Parliament House, people in helmets walking around marble pillars looking at walls of Marble Foyer. CU marquetry showing Australian native plants.
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Access No. 133089 | 45 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Parliament House marquetry designer Tony Bishop to camera saying he hopes he got design right philosophically as well as visually. Craftsman Michael Retter saying he is very pleased, VS him working on veneer designs in Sydney. VS finished designs of native plants in main foyer of Parliament House.
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Access No. 133090 | 1 min 5 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Katrina Rumley, curator of Art Program at Parliament House to camera saying she is overwhelmed. Gives credit Ann Cleary and her architectural team, CU Cleary to camera. Rumley talks about integration of art into architecture. VS interior track through Marble Foyer.
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Access No. 133124 | 31 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
LV track across to group of people looking at paintings and deciding on where they should be hung in the foyer of Parliament House. Katrina Rumley, curator of Art Program with another discussing hanging. Rumley to camera talking about theme of journey from coast to desert. Highlights commissioned work by Graham Oldroyd, Michael Ramsden and Liz Nettleton. Track murals and rug.
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Access No. 133125 | 1 min 3 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Track across sculpture and other art pieces and craft works commission for display at Parliament House.
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Access No. 133126 | 20 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS early morning fog / mist over construction site of Parliament House.
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Access No. 133127 | 19 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
LV Coat of Arms designed by silversmith Robin Blau being positioned over Forecourt, exterior Parliament House. CU Principal architect Romaldo Giurgola in helmet watching. CU ceramic Coat of Arms interior House of Representatives which was fabricated in Queensland.
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Access No. 133128 | 22 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Gordon Andrews, designer of ceramic Australian Coat of Arms (positioned in Parliament House's House of Representatives) to camera being interviewed talking about the design. CU's head of kangaroo and emu. LV finished Australian Coat of Arms.
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Access No. 133129 | 51 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
LV wooden shed in Tasmania (May 1987), interior sculptor Peter Taylor with other man working on carved wooden kangaroo for the Australian Coat of Arms to be displayed in Senate Chamber of Parliament House.
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Access No. 133130 | 36 secs | 1980s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
HAS looking down to Marble Foyer in Parliament House. Richard Thorp from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects and other man looking at model of Marble Foyer before it was completed. Thorp walking down staircase into finished Marble Foyer, talks to camera about beams and columns, feeling good about finished result.
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Access No. 133131 | 48 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Embroiderers' Guild (December 1986). Pan across colored threads. Pan across women working on embroidery for the Great Hall of Parliament House. Interview Dorothy Hislop saying first reaction was to say it was too hard but tried and now enjoying it, will change embroidery in the future. VS women working on embroidery.
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Access No. 133132 | 50 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Robert Blacklow working on Senate screen for Parliament House in his workshop . CU's working with wooden veneer. Son Phillip Blacklow interviewed talking about working on Senate Chamber central table. VS him at work. (May 1987)
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Access No. 133133 | 55 secs | 1980s | Hobart, Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interior tapestry Studio of Australia, various shots of people weaving tapestry for Parliament House. CU designer and weaver Liz Nettleton at work and being interviewed, she talks about bringing Australian landscape into the building. VS her working on Library Reading Room rug.
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Access No. 133134 | 31 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Pan across ploughed land with trees in BG at Established Tree Transplanters Ltd . VS tree being uprooted with special machinery in readiness for transplantation at Parliament House, Canberra. (May 1987)
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Access No. 133135 | 25 secs | 1980s | Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Track following man's legs walking past gardener in protective helmet planting plants in beds around Parliament House. Four men carrying tree in wheelbarrow, past sign saying ÒThis is a finished area, unauthorised access restrictedÓ. Men planting tree.
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Access No. 133136 | 25 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Richard Thorp, project architect from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects to camera talking about proposed plan to cancel landscaping at Parliament House, talks about response by Australian public.
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Access No. 133143 | 17 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
HAS looking down at Ministerial Courtyard of Parliament House under construction (September 1987). VS work in progress lowering timber pillars into place. LS completed landscaping of Ministerial Courtyard.
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Access No. 133144 | 22 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
HAS courtyard on House of Representatives side of Parliament House. LS Mervyn Dorrough, landscape architect, wearing protective helmet describing the architecture and types of vegetation. VS of plants including deciduous and eucalyptus. Fountain. GV construction.
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Access No. 133145 | 56 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with male member of the public saying he liked the courtyards (at Parliament House) and that they would probably be quite soothing for politicians. Interview with work man in protective helmet saying there were going to be barbecue areas.
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Access No. 133146 | 12 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Two men walking through trees, one is principal architect Romaldo Giurgola talking about place to picnic. Finger pointing to model of Parliament House indicating which areas to be used for picnics. CU interview with work man in protective helmet saying he might carry on working there, mowing the grass . Female member of public to camera asking why Is (Parliament House) being made so big, may be to give employment.
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Access No. 133147 | 24 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Fred Daly, former Labor Member of the House of Representatives interview saying to make good legislators, space is needed, good staff, comfort, good facilities. (1980)
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Access No. 133148 | 10 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Circling aerial over Parliament House under construction. View from busy road in foreground looking back to construction site in background. View from road to large power cranes at construction site. HAS large trucks and cars driving into construction site. Construction workers walking up slope, demountable buildings in background.
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Access No. 133149 | 30 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU interview with David Chandler, construction director of Parliament House wearing protective helmet talking to camera thousands of kms of pipes and cable used. VS workers on building, manoevering granite slabs into position using pulleys to make curved wall. LAS track along completed curved wall
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Access No. 133150 | 23 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
GV ploughed hill landscape pull back to granite quarry. VS of men using pneumatic drill sledgehammers, and other machinery to remove granite to be used in construction of Parliament House,. (May 1984).
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Access No. 133151 | 28 secs | 1980s | Eugowra, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Work at Ferrobeton Ltd factory polishing granite to be used in construction of curved wall at Parliament House. CU looking along finished wall
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Access No. 133152 | 13 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU zoom out as model of Parliament House is pulled in half by architect Richard Thorp from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects. LS man hammering doorway inside Parliament House.
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Access No. 133153 | 15 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with man at desk in green sweater (Barry Senhenn)? talking about quality assurance (in building of Parliament House) , LV quality assurance store, CU tile in man's hands and other samples of every material used in construction including parquet flooring, telephones.
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Access No. 133154 | 20 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Work at Atelier Pty Ltd factory assembly line with wood products to be used in construction of Parliament House. CU man working routing machinery. (October 1987)
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Access No. 133155 | 16 secs | 1980s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with Colin Andrews (from Atelier Pty Ltd?) who talks about quality standards expected rather than commercial standards. VS brass fittings being placed into fine wooden filing cabinet.
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Access No. 133156 | 21 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Men carrying in benches and placing them in House of Representatives of new Parliament House.
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Access No. 133157 | 10 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS machinery at United Carpet Manufacturers Ltd showing weaving of carpets to be placed in Parliament House. Interview with Barry Senhenn talking about pressure being on about the quality of Australian manufactured goods. VS rows of women hand finishing carpet. (May 1987)
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Access No. 133158 | 37 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Dusk (or dawn) , slow pan up side of Parliament House wall to rooftop. Shot from cherry picker.
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Access No. 133159 | 19 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview Sir Bernard Callinan, chairman of Parliament House Construction Authority 1979 - 1985 talking about levelling site (of Capital Hill ) before there were any drawings (for construction of Parliament House).
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Access No. 133160 | 4 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Pan across early construction site of Parliament House. CU rocks and foundations.
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Access No. 133161 | 14 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS inside basement of Parliament House showing fast track project - pipes for air conditioning and water systems, waste and security systems, wiring and electricity. VS wires, men working with welding equipment. Men installing sound and vision systems, good shots of many television screens, reels of cables, man testing recording machinery.
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Access No. 133162 | 53 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Male member of public to camera saying comforted by the look of much money being spent (on construction of Parliament House). Exudes an air of class.
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Access No. 133163 | 4 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview Gordon Peatey, chief executive of the Parliament House Construction Authority , to camera saying that Australia is only a country of 15 million people. VS walls of Parliament House being constructed. Peaty saying only certain amount of money can be sent and that some are trying to be more proud of building than other, laughs. Talks about the money belonging to the tax payer.
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Access No. 133164 | 22 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview Alex Morokoff, chairman of Parliament House Construction Authority 985-1988 talking about his role as new chairman was to do own homework and make new assessments for accountability
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Access No. 133165 | 17 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Work man laying windows into Parliament House, view from inside and outside, pan up side of building to roof top.
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Access No. 133166 | 21 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Architects Richard Thorp and Romaldo Giurgola from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects outside, Thorp says most projects have beginning and end but this is always feels as though just commencing another phase. Zoom into building to show Thorp and two others discussing work from construction site of Members Hall . VS work man with long hair screwing in girders.
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Access No. 133167 | 34 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview man (green sweater) talking about supply of materials for Parliament House.
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Access No. 133168 | 5 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
LV zoom out green hills of Huon Valley, pan to timber workshop. Interior men working with saw. Interview with craftsman, Kevin Perkins talking about making the timber walls for the Prime Minster's Suite of Parliament House requiring 600 years of growth. HAS pan over model showing rooms in Prime Minster's Suite in Parliament House. VS work at Huon Pine Panelling. VS model, Perkins laying timber panels into wall.
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Access No. 133169 | 1 min 22 secs | 1980s | Huon Valley, Tas; Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Gordon Peatey, chief executive of Parliament House Construction Authority, talking about importance of having examples of fine Australian timbers and craftsmanship (in Parliament House) for future generations.
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Access No. 133170 | 9 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interior Senate Chamber (February 1988). Pan down from roof to interior. Craftsman Phillip Blacklow to camera describing the room as magnificent, talks about the amount of work and everything being done properly. Blacklow and father Robert assemble table they have made, Phillip says he is happy and proud. Robert says he will remember moment for long time, describes his pleasure at seeing pieces assembled.
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Access No. 133177 | 1 min 19 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interior Senate Chamber (February 1988). Glass coat of arms being positioned. Designer Peter Taylor watching as his carved kangaroo and emu making up the Australian coat of arms are placed into position. He talks about his and the work of craftsman Robert Blacklow complimenting each other.
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Access No. 133197 | 41 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interior Leader of the Opposition's Suite, furniture being assembled by designer and craftsman John Smith and other man (April 1988). Includes Leader's desk and large meeting table. He comments on the design (off camera).
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Access No. 133199 | 44 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
HAS down to polishing of marble floors (March 1987). The man polishing is an Italian immigrant and he says he hopes the marble comes from Italy. Low angle track along floor showing men's feet as they polish and clean floor.
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Access No. 133201 | 23 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom into outback landscape showing trees on rock, dissolve to Aboriginal dot painting, dissolve again to landscape. Red outback landscape framed by tree. LV small settlement of Papunya. CU looking over at Michael Nelson Tjakamarra working on painting. He talks to camera about it all being in his head. CU painting.
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Access No. 133221 | 45 secs | 1980s | Papunya, NT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Aboriginal artist Michael Nelson Tjakamarra from the Papunya group of artists, at Parliament House inspecting the Forecourt mosaic test section he has designed. CU Pamille Berg from the architectural team explaining to him how the design will work.
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Access No. 133222 | 32 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
HAS Forecourt of Parliament House zoom in to men working on large mosaic designed by Aboriginal artist Michael Nelson Tjakamarra from the Papunya group of artists. Interview with Italian immigrant Aldo Rossi, mosaicist who says he came to Australia in 1954 to work on the War Memorial for three years but stayed.
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Access No. 133228 | 35 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Slow track over finished mosaic designed by Aboriginal artist Michael Nelson Tjakamarra from the Papunya group of artists. CU mosaic then zoom out to show men working on it (April 1988)
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Access No. 133233 | 16 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interior Victorian Tapestry Workshop (May 1987). VS women working on tapestry designed by Arthur Boyd. Interview Leonie Bessant, weaver saying they (12 weavers) are half way through after starting in 1985. VS yarn running through machines, woman removing dyed yarn from machine. HAS pan women working on tapestry.
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Access No. 133234 | 47 secs | 1980s | Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Large rolled up tapestry being unwrapped in Great Hall of Parliament House (March 1988). VS man climbing scaffolding, people (including weavers) looking in as the large tapestry designed by Arthur Boyd is hung. LV wall as parts of the tapestry are positioned including LV of finished effect. CU's pattern and Boyd's woven signature.
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Access No. 133235 | 1 min 3 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
John Dowie, sculptor, to camera talking about finding the solution to making a statue of Queen Elizabeth II for the Queen's Terrace of Parliament House. Shows wax maquette. (September 1987)
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Access No. 133236 | 28 secs | 1980s | Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU of wax face of full size statue of Queen Elizabeth II by John Dowie at Meridian Foundry. VS Dowie working on head, he walks over to man working on the body. CU Dowie to camera saying he had not seen the sculpture since it was 12 pieces of plaster, not sure they were going to fit. Says he is very excited. (December 1987)
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Access No. 133237 | 48 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Men pulling statue of Queen Elizabeth II onto Queen's Terrace of Parliament House, CU unwrapping of head (April 1988). Interview with sculptor John Dowie in Adelaide telling story of Queen's part in choosing the cloak for the sculpture. (September 1987). CU Dowie's signature on sculpture, slow pan out to reveal finished piece in position (April 1988).
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Access No. 133238 | 28 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT; Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Official opening of Parliament House (9 May 1988). Looking up at fly past of three groups of jets in formation. Looking up at helicopter flying past above flag pole. Royal car drawing up to Parliament House, CU children waving flags, LS crowd with Aboriginal flags and banners. Old military aircraft in sky.
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Access No. 133239 | 16 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Official opening of Parliament House (9 May 1988). LV Queen Elizabeth II being greeted by Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke and wife Hazel. LV crowd watching and chanting. Queen walking past inspecting guard of honour (tri-service Guard from the Australian Defence Force Acadamy) . LV crowd with Aboriginal flags. (Audio of Queen's speech).
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Access No. 133240 | 16 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Official opening of Parliament House (9 May 1988). Queen walking with Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke at Forecourt inspecting mosaic designed by Aboriginal artist Michael Nelson Tjakamarra from the Papunya group of artists. Other dignitaries including Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip come to look. Balloon in colours of Aboriginal flag rise to sky over Australian flags. (Audio of Queen's speech).
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Access No. 133241 | 22 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Official opening of Parliament House (9 May 1988). Queen Elizabeth II walking along red carpet with Labor Prime Minster Bob Hawke. CU ceremonial keys in front doors. MV Queen approaches door, turns keys, opens door s and enters. Looking up staircase to Queen and Hawke descending through Marble Foyer. (Audio of Queen's speech).
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Access No. 133242 | 30 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Official opening of Parliament House (9 May 1988). HAS down to large crowd. VS Queen in various rooms, unveiling statue of herself by John Dowie on Queen's Terrace, chatting to Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Dowie.
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Access No. 133243 | 20 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU Australian coat of arms and flag flying (above Parliament House). HAS pan from Australian War Memorial along Anzac Parade, over Lake Burley Griffin to old and new Parliament House. (1988). Interview Richard Thorp from from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects saying he thought they would return to the USA after project but now leaving Australia far from their minds.
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Access No. 133244 | 18 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Slow track through Marble Foyer of Parliament House. Interview with principal architect Romaldo Giurgola from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects saying the project has rejuvenated him. LV Great hall zoom into large tapestry designed by Arthur Boyd. Interview with female member of public saying we (Australians) questioned Sydney Opera House too, have to look onward and upward, aspire to something else.
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Access No. 133245 | 31 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Slow track through Member's Hall of Parliament House then pan up through pyramid shaped skylight to flag above. Interview with principal architect Romaldo Giurgola from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects talking about difference between a beautiful thing and a good thing. A good thing making an everlasting presence of man on earth.
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Access No. 133246 | 27 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
LV over Lake Burley Griffin to old and new Parliament House. Aerial bird's eye view directly down on photograph of new Parliament House developing in to building in time-lapse.
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Access No. 133247 | 1 min 15 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Open Day Parliament House October 1987. Architect Richard Thorp from Mitchell Thorp Giurgola Architects with people in Marble Foyer (no marble yet). People walking up staircase from Marble Foyer.
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Access No. 133251 | 18 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Travelling shot around men working in Senate Chamber during building of Parliament House , skylight above. Exterior Chamber skylight in pyramid shape, workmen walking past.
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Access No. 133252 | 14 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
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