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#22905 - Postcard of the turning of the first sod at Parliament House 1923

Resource ID
Location
22905
O-005, Box 12, Digan Compactus
Title/subtitle
Postcard of the turning of the first sod at Parliament House 1923
Picture
Postcard of the turning of the first sod at Parliament House 1923
Format
Object
Identifier
Object O-005; Old Parliament House - Parkes
Summary
The Minister for Works & Railways, Percy G Stewart, turned the first sod in a ceremony on 28 August 1923
Notes
Postcard was sent to Karin Emerton, daughter of Val Emeron, in 1993 from Harold Strachan. Strachan wrote: "I was driving the Traction Engine and a Mr Joe Lea was driving the steam shovel which turned the sod."