Construction of the Australian War Memorial commenced in 1929 with a budget of £250,000. Shown ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
Accession Number XS0120
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original whole-plate negative
Maker Strangman, Richard Charles
Place made Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Campbell
Date made 1940-08-01
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Construction of the Australian War Memorial commenced in 1929 with a budget of £250,000. Shown here is a detail of the construction of the Dome in August 1940 with a government official standing central. The building was completed in 1941.