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"Harder than Steel"
This article from the Canberra Times discusses changing methods of sculpting designs into stone. It distinguishes between recent methods (in 1930) in which designs were modelled onto clay and then copied onto stone or marble by masons, and older…
"Australian War Memorial: Largest Stone Building in the Southern Hemisphere."
This article from The Canberra Times in 1941 provides an update on the building of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Construction had begun in 1937, and the Memorial was set to be the largest stone building in the southern hemisphere. A…
St. George's College, University of Western Australia
A photograph of the entrance to St. George's College. The residential college is opposite the University of Western Australia and was the first permanent residential college built at the present university site. The college was built by the Church of…
Interior of St. George's Cathedral, Perth
Image of St. George's Anglican Cathedral at 38 St. George's Terrace, Perth, Western Australia. A typical example of the 'Gothic Revival' style of architecture, the cathedral was designed by Sydney architect Edmund Blackett.
St. George's Cathedral, Perth
Image of St. George's Cathedral located on St. George's Terrace in the Perth CBD. English 'Gothic Revival' style, designed by Sydney architect Edmund Blackett. It was built from locally made red bricks, local jarrah and imported Victorian bluestone…