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#14498 - Turning first sod for Parliament House

Resource ID
Location
14498
Photograph 795
Title/subtitle
Turning first sod for Parliament House
Picture
Turning first sod for Parliament House
Format
Photograph
Publisher
29 May 1923
Summary
Turning the first sod for old Parliament House
Availability
Not for loan. Copies available for purchase.
Notes
The first sod was dug by P.G. Stewart, Minister for Works and Railways, with the assistance of the steam shovel's operator Joe Lea.