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Date Range1956 - 1969
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ProvenanceFaculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
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This series contains photographs related to federal government buildings in the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, Victoria, New Zealand and Fiji, in the 1950s and 1960s. The photographs in this series were published in the Cross-Section newsletter between 1956 and 1967. Notable buildings include the Commonwealth offices in Canberra and Melbourne, and the New Zealand Parliament extension. Notable architects include Buchan Laird & Buchan, Sir Basil Spence and Leslie M Perrott & Partners. Notable photographers include Mark Strizic and L. and D. Keen.

Inventory Listing

• Commonwealth offices, Canberra, ACT.
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Architect: GS Jones. Cross-Section no. 48, Oct 1956.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 11
Date range 1956
Inventory Identifier CSEC00949 Series 18
• Commonwealth Offices, Bureau of Census & Statistics, near Parliament House, Canberra, ACT.
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Architect: National Capital Development Commission (NCDC). Cross-Section no. 140, June 1964.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 11
Date range 1964
Inventory Identifier CSEC00950 Series 18
• Russell Hill Offices, Department of Air, Canberra, ACT.
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Architect: Buchan Laird & Buchan. Cross-Section no. 110, Dec 1961.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 11
Date range 1964
Inventory Identifier CSEC00951 Series 18
• Bureau of Mineral Resources, Anzac Parade, Canberra, ACT.
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Architect: National Capital Development Commission (NCDC). Cross-Section no. 140, June 1964.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 11
Date range 1964
Inventory Identifier CSEC00952 Series 18
• Department of Taxation, Adelaide & Wharfe Sts, Brisbane, Qld.
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Architect: Commonwealth Department of Works (CDW). Cross-Section no. 111, Jan 1962.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 11
Date range 1962
Inventory Identifier CSEC00953 Series 18
• Commonwealth Offices, Spring St, Melbourne, Vic.
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Architect: not known. Cross-Section no. 72, Oct 1958.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 11
Date range 1958
Inventory Identifier CSEC00954 Series 18
• Customs House, Melbourne, Vic.
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Architect: Commonwealth Department of Works (CDW). Cross-Section no. 182, Dec 1967.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 11
Date range 1967
Inventory Identifier CSEC00955 Series 18
• New Zealand Parliament extension model (the "Beehive"), Wellington, New Zealand.
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One black and white print of New Zealand Prime Minister, Keith Holyoake, British architect, Sir Basil Spence and New Zealand Government Architect, FGF Sheppard overlooking a model of Sir Basil's proposition for the extension to the New Zealand Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand. The extension became known as the "Beehive". Architect: Sir Basil Spence, builder and photographer: not known. A small portion of the photograph showing only the model was published in Cross-Section no 140, June 1964.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 17
Date range 1964
Inventory Identifier CSEC01358 Series 18
• Government Offices, Suva, Fiji.
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One black and white print of the model for the proposed Government Offices, Suva, Fiji. Architect: Leslie M Perrott & Partners, builder: WC Hines and photographer: Mark Strizic. The photograph was published in Cross-Section no.155, Sept 1965.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 17
Date range 1965
Inventory Identifier CSEC01400 Series 18
• Customs House, Suva, Fiji.
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One black and white print of the model for the proposed Customs House, Suva, Fiji. Architect: Leslie M Perrott & Partners, builder: WC Hines and photographer: Mark Strizic. The photograph was published in Cross-Section no.155, Sept 1965.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 17
Date range 1965
Inventory Identifier CSEC01401 Series 18
• The Singapore Mint, Jalan Boon Lay, Jurong, Singapore.

One black and white print of the Singapore Mint, Jalan Boon Lay, Jurong, Singapore. Architect: Ialfred Wong Partnership, builder: Lee Kim Tah and photographer: David Photo Co. The photograph was published in Cross-Section no. 203, Sept 1969.

 Creator Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Control Folder 18
Date range 1969
Inventory Identifier CSEC01504 Series 18
Published by the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning and the eScholarship Research Centre,
Listed by Victoria Gurr, Winsome Adam and Sophie Kollo
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Updated 20 August 2018
http://www.csec.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/CSES0018.htm

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