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#23941 - Front view of Parliament House

Resource ID
Location
23941
Photograph 5949
Title/subtitle
Front view of Parliament House
Author/Creator
Tongue, Keith
Picture
Front view of Parliament House
Format
Photograph
Identifier
Parkes
Physical description
Black & white photograph; 8 x 14cm
Summary
Off centre front view of Parliament House from the lawns. King George V memorial is at left and a bus is in front of the building.
Notes
Part of the King George V memorial (St George on his charger) was erected in front of Parliament House in 1941 but was not completed until 1953. It was moved to its current site in 1968. One of five photos taken by Keith and Daphne Tongue during their honeymoon in January 1948.