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Official opening day for the People's Palace, Brisbane, 1911 from State Library of Queensland uploaded June 2023
Opening of the CWA Rest Room in Quay Street Bundaberg 1936 from State Library of Queensland uploaded February 2022
Opening of the first Hornibrook Highway bridge, Redcliffe, 1935 from State Library of Queensland uploaded October 2021
Opening of the Hornibrook Highway, Redcliffe, 1935 from State Library of Queensland uploaded October 2021
Hornibrook Highway viaduct on opening day, Redcliffe, 1935 from State Library of Queensland uploaded October 2021
Captain Cook statue, Hyde Park, Sydney, 1879 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded April 2021
Interior view of the Brisbane City Hall April 1930 from State Library of Queensland uploaded March 2020
Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, from the northern side, 1932, Milton Kent from State Library of New South Wales uploaded September 2018
Construction of northern approach of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1929-1932, Milton Kent, from State Library of New South Wales uploaded September 2018
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Millers Point looking east, showing construction of southern approach of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1929-1932, Milton Ken
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Liffey, Dublin City, Co. Dublin
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Niall McAuley said:
Wow!
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Sharon Corbet said:
Butt Bridge was replaced only in 1932, whereas this version was built in 1879. So not too much help.
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LucanTram said:
No Loop Line Bridge, City of Dublin Junction Railway opened in 1891.
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Wendy: said:
Great to see and note the vantage point details!
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Anne McGinley said:
Wonderful! Dublin city in the rare old times.
Queensland Governor at the inspecting troops at the opening of Brisbane City Hall 1930
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Vesna Verencevic said:
City Hall workers tried to use locally-sourced materials and were proud to handcraft the finer details of the building. The building's exterior is built from ashlar coursed sandstone from the Helidon district near Ipswich. Inside the building, Queensland maple and silky oak timbers were used. It was a proud time for Brisbane’s citizens, when this elegant sandstone building, inspired by the architects’ passion for New York’s art deco stock combined with interwar academic classical references, suddenly rose well above all surrounding structures. In her poem, The City Hall, Mabel Forrest (1872-1935) described: "The loveliness of tower and of wall, Of sculptured beauty crowned with stately spire, Built on foundations of a people's love — A man's ambition welded, to his toil — The star supreme of architectural grace, Crying: "This shall be worthy of our land. Queensland — with majesty — we crown thee Queen!" Forrest’s full poem — written for the occasion of the opening of the new City Hall and read at the opening ceremony — is now on a plaque in the hall in a beautiful frame built by Ed Rosenstegel. The opening ceremony was described as 'A Spectacle of Splendour'… as the great and representative assemblage gradually filled the Concert Hall this afternoon for the official opening of the City Hall by the Governor (Sir John Goodwin), the scene was brilliant… a most impressive setting had been provided for the historic event. But it was not until the hall was filled by the representative guests, and all the lights were up that the splendour of the scene burst forth. Over the years it has become one of Brisbane's greatest icons and community meeting places. The building has played an important role in the lives of our local community in times of war, peace, celebration and refuge and has rightly earned the title of the 'People's Place'. Source: www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/90th-anniversary-opening-brisbane....