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Primary sources
A selection of digitised records
From the collections of the National Archives of Australia and the
National Library of Australia
paintings | photographs | plans | object | paper
files
Original report accompanying Griffin’s entry, A1818,
13
| Description |
Size |
Reference |
| Alfred Agache – plans, perspective views,
details and report |
| Plan of public buildings |
140 x 134 cm |
A710,
1 |
| Plan of railway lines |
71 x 70 cm |
A710,
2 |
| Perspective view from a distance of 24,000 feet at a height of
3280 feet |
28 x 88 cm |
A710,
4 |
| Recreation in the open air |
68.5 x 93 cm |
A710,
5 |
| Detail of People’s Palace |
49 x 42 cm |
A710,
6 |
| Detail of Concordia Place |
50 x 43 cm |
A710,
7 |
| Perspective view of the Federal Monument from a distance of 24,000
feet and a height of 3280 feet |
62 x 112 cm |
A710,
8 |
| Perspective view of the Federal Monument from a distance of 6000
feet and a height of 820 feet |
65 x 93 cm |
A710,
9 |
| Perspective view of People’s Palace |
30.5 x 62 cm |
A710,
10 |
| Prospect view of Aerostatic Station, altitude 1200 feet |
40 x 78 cm |
A710,
11 |
| Longitudinal section of political and administrative quarters |
30 x 149 cm |
A710,
12 |
| Federal Monument |
66 x 45 cm |
A710,
14 |
| Monumental Bridge |
44 x 43 cm |
A710,
15 |
| River Tribunes |
44 x 44 cm |
A710,
16 |
| Triumphal Arch |
31 x 47 cm |
A710,
17 |
| Report accompanying the design submitted by Alfred Agache, 1912 |
71 pages |
CP487/6,
15 |
| Griffiths, Coulter and Caswell – plans,
perspective views, sections and report |
| Ground plan |
136 x 129 cm |
A710,
18 |
| Perspective view of the city and surroundings |
111 x 221 cm |
A710,
19 |
| Perspective view of the lake at sunset |
49 x 79 cm |
A710,
20 |
| Perspective view from the bridge, looking southeast toward the
city |
64 x 118 cm |
A710,
21 |
| Perspective view from Kurrajong Hill, looking northeast |
46 x 76 cm |
A710,
22 |
| Sketch of the railway station |
62 x 51 cm |
A710,
23 |
| Section of railway |
79 x 197 cm |
A710,
24 |
| Plan of main railway station |
72.7 x 102 cm |
A710,
25 |
| Section of sewers and stormwater channel |
78 x 196 cm |
A710,
26 |
| Section of low level sewer |
78 x 196 cm |
A710,
27 |
| Section of stormwater channel |
78 x 196 cm |
A710,
28 |
| Report accompanying the design submitted by Griffiths, Coulter
and Caswell, 1912 |
48 pages |
CP487/6,
17 |
| Saarinen – maps, plans, perspective views
and report |
| Topographical map of federal territory |
130 x 89 cm |
A710,
29 |
| Map of contour survey of the site for the capital |
140 x 140 cm |
A710,
30 |
| Plan of the proposed capital |
135 x 135 cm |
A710,
31 |
| Section plan of the proposed capital |
86 x 129 cm |
A710,
32 |
| Perspective view general |
54 x 94 cm |
A710,
33 |
| Perspective view of Houses of Parliament and Lake (front) |
48 x 81 cm |
A710,
34 |
| Perspective view of Houses of Parliament and Lake (side) |
53 x 85 cm |
A710,
35 |
| Report accompanying the design submitted by Eliel Saarinen, 1912 |
38 pages |
CP487/6,
16 |
Paintings of the site
| Artist |
Description |
Date |
Medium |
Size |
Reference |
| Charles Coulter |
The ford at Molonglo River |
1909 |
watercolour |
22.8 x 29.2 cm |
nla.pic-an53805 |
| Lister W Lister |
The capital site |
1912 |
oil on canvas |
70 x 67.5 cm |
nla.pic-an2293147 |
| Lister W Lister |
The capital site |
1913 |
watercolour |
24.8 x 50 cm |
nla.pic-an5380500 |
| HM Rolland |
Canberra, view east from the verandah of old Acton House |
1913 |
watercolour |
23 x 29.2 cm |
nla.pic-an5381455 |
| HM Rolland |
Canberra, view north from the site of present-day West Block |
1913 |
watercolour |
19.1 x 34.9 cm |
nla.pic-an5380481 |
| Penleigh Boyd |
The capital site |
1913 |
watercolour |
18 x 36.5 cm |
nla.pic-an5380508 |
Photographs
| Description |
Date |
Reference |
| Surveyors hut on State Circle, established 1909 – one of
the oldest Commonwealth buildings in the ACT, used by CR Scrivener
for secure storage of survey documents |
c1925 |
A3560,
668 |
| Charles Robert Scrivener, Commonwealth Surveyor, 1911–15 |
? |
A6180,
3/5/74/2 |
| Survey camp – PL Sheaffe and one other outside
tent at survey camp |
1910 |
M4071,
11 |
| Survey camp – exterior of tent, showing PL Sheaffe’s
mother (?) and wife (?) |
c1910 |
M4071,
17 |
| Survey Camp – view of camp showing tents, buggies
and PL Sheaffe (on the right) with two women |
c1910–c1913 |
M4071,
13 |
| King O’Malley driving in the first peg to mark the commencement
of Canberra |
1913 |
M4071,
32 |
| After driving in of first peg – shows Percy Owen,
CR Scrivener, David Miller and King O’Malley |
1913 |
M4071,
33 |
| Surveyors’ camp, Canberra |
1919 |
nla.pic-an23556302 |
Plans
| Description |
Date |
Size |
Reference |
| GVF Mann’s ground plan for the federal capital on radiation
principal |
1901 |
56.3 x 44.1 cm |
nla.map-rm2479 |
| Anonymous competitor no. 39 – plan on contour map |
1912 |
133 x 133 cm |
nla.map-gmod44 |
| Anonymous competitor no. 39 – plan of the city centre |
1912 |
114 x 90 cm |
nla.map-gmod48 |
| Anonymous competitor no. 39 – section plans |
1912 |
60 x 93 cm |
nla.map-gmod46 |
| Anonymous competitor no. 39 – plan of Central Avenue
from Camp Hill northward |
1912 |
181 x 56 cm |
nla.map-gmod45 |
| Anonymous competitor no. 39 – perspective view |
1912 |
62 x 97 cm |
nla.map-gmod47 |
| Plan for Canberra by the departmental board after the competition |
1912 |
135 x 135 cm |
A767,
1 |
| WB Griffin’s preliminary plan for Canberra |
1913 |
33 x 33 cm |
nla.map-gmod34 |
| Department of Home and Territories plan of main axial lines of
Canberra |
1917 |
77 x 137 cm |
nla.map-gmod16 |
| WB Griffin’s plan of Canberra city and environs |
1918 |
68 x 66 cm |
nla.map-gmod24 |
Object
| Description |
Date |
Length |
Reference |
| Trowel used by King O’Malley in laying a foundation stone
in the commencement column of Canberra |
1913 |
32.9 cm |
nla.pic-an7754326 |
Paper files
| Description |
Date |
Folios |
Reference |
| Report on sites for the capital |
1900 |
101 |
A18,
2 |
| Summary of the federal capital site question, including timelines
and printed reports from 1900, 1902 and 1903 |
1900–07 |
229 |
A324 |
| Printed material relating to proposed federal capital sites, including
a 1902 summary and 1904 advocacy for a western capital |
1902–04 |
139 |
A325 |
| Correspondence and a report on Dalgety as the proposed capital
site |
1903 |
14 |
A6661,
1252 |
| Review of the report on sites for the capital |
1903 |
35 |
A18,
4 |
| Correspondence with Prime Minister A Deakin about information
on Canberra as proposed capital site |
1908 |
15 |
A2,
1908/3855 |
| Survey assistants to CR Scrivener |
1909 |
27 |
A100,
A1909/6981 |
| Advances made to CR Scrivener for payment of wages in connection
with survey work in Yass–Canberra district |
1909 |
9 |
A100,
A1909/4758 |
| CR Scrivener’s report of 26 May, tabled in parliament |
1909 |
19 |
A100,
A1909/5451 |
| Bound cuttings book on the federal capital |
1909–19 |
61 |
M1536,
1 |
| Correspondence between David Miller, CR Scrivener, Percy Owen,
JM Coane, PL Sheaffe and WB Griffin about the Canberra
site, plans and initial development |
1910–14 |
377 |
A657,
DS1914/1419 |
| Information booklet for competition entrants |
1911 |
13 |
A1818,
12 |
| Competition adjudication, including the report of the
competition board, and telegrams sent to the prizewinners |
1912 |
172 |
A110,
FC1912/4133 |
| Names and addresses of competitors, and the report of the competition
board |
1912 |
37 |
A110,
FC1913/2679 |
| Names and addresses of competitors, with remarks |
1912 |
23 |
CP487/6,
12 |
| Notes and sketches by an anonymous author about the design of
the capital city |
1912 |
47 |
CP487/6,
19 |
| Extract from The Australasian about the Griffiths, Coulter
and Caswell design |
1912 |
5 |
M1536,
2 |
| Extract from The Public Service Journal about the Griffiths,
Coulter and Caswell design |
1912 |
9 |
M1536,
3 |
| Report of the departmental board set up after the competition
(25 November) |
1912 |
4 |
A1818,
11 |
| Documents relating to the design of the federal capital |
1912–13 |
232 |
A762,
2296/2/5/2 |
| Program of the ceremony to name Canberra and lay its foundation
stones |
1913 |
8 |
M4071,
44 |
| Commemorative book on the ceremony to name Canberra and
lay its foundation stones |
1913 |
123 |
M4071,
48 |
| Bridge over Murrumbidgee River |
1913 |
59 |
A199,
FCW1913/556 |
| Visit by Walter Burley Griffin |
1913 |
1 |
A6006,
1913/7/17 |
| Printed reports on city design |
1914–24 |
338 |
CP487/6,
47 |
| Report on newspaper article ‘Chaos in Canberra’ |
1915 |
3 |
A199,
FCW1915/420 |
| Alleged friction between WB Griffin and the Public Works Branch
of the Department of Home Affairs |
1915 |
3 |
A199,
FCW1915/420 |
| Timeline of events 1913 to 1915 – Griffin’s schematic
plan of Canberra |
1915 |
1 |
A6006,
1915/12/31 |
| Revision of WB Griffin’s design for the layout of the federal
capital |
1915 |
25 |
A207,
G1915/861 |
| Instructions received by officer in charge of afforestation (TC Weston)
from Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction (WB Griffin)
about botanical species, supply and planting |
1915–20 |
238 |
CP209/16,
1 |
| Office accommodation for departments in Canberra – includes
first general report into the construction of Canberra, dated 1921 |
1915–27 |
99 |
A467,
SF21/22 |
| Federal capital administration – Report of Royal
Commission |
1917 |
116 |
A192,
FCL1922/736 |
| WB Griffin’s agreement with the Australian Government |
1920 |
18 |
A6006,
1920/12/2 |
| Statement by John Sulman in response to a report on his lecture
about the federal capital site |
1921 |
7 |
A199,
FC1921/117 |
| Naming of Canberra’s streets |
1923 |
64 |
A192,
FCL1923/285 |
| Information for public servants on living conditions in Canberra |
1925 |
5 |
A6265,
1925/1204 |
| Requests by workmen for improved conditions |
1925 |
23 |
A6265,
1925/1445 |
| Attorney-General’s staff accommodation at Canberra – includes
a report about a deputation to the Minister for Home and Territories,
expressing concerns of transferring officers |
1925–27 |
98 |
A467,
SF21/4 |
| Transfer to Canberra – return on Melbourne houses, specifications
of Canberra housing |
1925–27 |
54 |
A467,
SF21/15 |
| Canberra – general notes for the information of public servants – includes
plans and drawings of Federal Capital Commission cottages |
1926 |
51 |
M4071,
64 |
| Transfer of officers to Canberra – contains Commonwealth
proposal to buy Melbourne houses, and sample forms for transferring
officers |
1926 |
14 |
A467,
SF21/1 |
| Statements of officers regarding Canberra accommodation and policing |
1926–27 |
58 |
A467,
SF21/14 |
| Secretary’s Office – includes a complaint by Gorman House
residents |
1926–28 |
69 |
A467,
SF21/17 |
| Canberra, City of Flowers – official tourist guide |
1934 |
27 |
M4071,
81 |
| Stay a day and you’ll want a week – tourist map and points
of interest |
1936 |
2 |
M4071,
82 |
| Report of the Select Committee on the Development of Canberra |
1955 |
125 |
A1203,
711/409947/10 |
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