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Specimen panel of different types of wood used in the construction of the Provisional Parliament House, 1926

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CC BY-SA 4.0
Type
Architectural elements
Date
1926
Place
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Materials
Wood
Collection
Canberra High School collection
Accession number
1994.0037.0001

Description

Panel moulding is in a cross shape, gold lettering in the centre reads; 'First panelling made for Parliament House, Presented by Mr. Priddle. Supt of Works. 1926.' Panel has a glossy finish.

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 5:19:40 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2026-01-13. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.