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Australasian Federal Convention Adelaide Meeting plaque on Parliament House, Adelaide [B 76609] • Photograph

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Summary

Australasian Federal Convention Adelaide Meeting plaque on Parliament House, Adelaide. The plaque reads; "Australasian Federal Convention Adelaide Meeting March 22nd - May 5th 1897. President - Hon. Charles Cameron Kingston, Q.C., M.P. Chairman - Hon. Sir Richard Chaffey Baker K.C.M.G., M.L.C. Clerk - Edwin Gordon Blackmore. This tablet was erected to commemorate the framing and the adoption by the Convention of the Draft Bill for a Federal Constitution for Australasia. The Drafting Committee consisted of - Edmund Barton, Q.C. Hon. Sir John William Downer, Q.C., K.C.M.G., M.P. Hon. Richard Edqard O'Connor, Q.C., M.L.C. Unveiled March 22nd 1951".

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Physical description

1 photograph : colour

Dates / Publication details

15 February 2018

Photographer

Scott, Jenny

Collection

Part of Parliament House Collection

Subject

Parliament House (Adelaide, S.A.)
Historic sites -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Plaques, plaquettes -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

22/02/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,024 x 2,772 pixels (11.2 MP)

Size

33.50 MB

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