Fire damage to Old Parliament House
2022 - Alex Ellinghausen photograph of fire damage to Old Parliament House and remediation under way.
Watch this video documenting the 2022 fire at Old Parliment House, featuring eye witness interviews and accounts of the process staff and contractors undertook to restore our cherrished building.
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Ethel Bruce's rail pass and tickets to the opening of Parliament House
First class travel for the wife of the prime minister.
Commonwealth of England sixpence
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Michael Darby’s campaign matchbook
More than an unassuming piece of campaign material, this matchbook has a story to tell.