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New Government Offices, Adelaide [B 2734] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Buildings old and new: In the left foreground is the single storey stone building of the 'Advertiser' Steam Printing Offices. The new government buildings, with workmen busy and scaffolding still in place, dominate the view. The tower of the General Post Office can be seen in the background. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the Chronicle, May 30, 1925 / New Commonwealth Government Offices completed in 1925 / Acres 238, 237, 210 / The low building in the foreground stands on the south east corner of Post Office Place and Marlborough Place (Acre 201). The north and west frontages of the new building are shown. The north frontage lies along the northern boundary of Acres 238 and 237. The west frontage is flush with the east side of Post Office Place and measures 25 yards. The extreme left of the photo is 12 yards east of Advertiser Place'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 37.7 cm x 29.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

1925

Collection

Part of Acre 238 Collection

Subject

Government Offices (Adelaide, S.A.)
Advertiser Printing Offices

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Digitisation information

Date

09/07/2021

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,314 x 4,156 pixels (22.1 MP)

Size

66.28 MB

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