Records

Each record focuses on a single item from the National Archives' collection. Some records contain extra information to help you interpret them.

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  Official party entering Parliament House for the swearing in of Paul Hasluck as Governor-General

  A photograph of the official government party about to enter Parliament House in Canberra for the swearing in of Paul Hasluck as Governor-General in 1969.

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  Old Parliament House on opening day

  This is a black-and-white photograph of the opening ceremony of old Parliament House, taken in 1927.

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  Parliament House and Old Parliament House

  This is a colour photograph of Parliament House and Old Parliament House, taken from Anzac Parade in 1993.

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  Parliament House at night

  This is an aerial photograph of Parliament House illuminated at night, taken in 1989.

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  Parliament House at twilight

  This colour photograph, taken around 25 March 1988, shows a distant view of Australia's newly constructed Parliament House.

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  Parliament House on opening day

  This is a colour aerial photograph taken on the opening day of Parliament House, in 1988.

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  Party leader Don Chipp being interviewed by Journalist in the election Tally Room

  This colour photograph shows Don Chipp, then leader of the Australian Democrats, being interviewed by a television journalist at the National Tally Room on the night of the 1977 election.

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  Petition for equal voting rights for both sexes

  This is a one-page handwritten petition from the executive of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Australasia.

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  Photograph of East Block in 1929, one of Canberra's first government offices

  A photograph of East Block, one of only two office buildings constructed for Commonwealth public servants and ministerial staff when Canberra was first built.