Town Hall, Albany, Western Australia

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Town Hall, Albany, Western Australia

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2004-02-25T06:07:38Z

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View of a large building constructed of rough stone blocks trimmed with dressed stone and featuring a clock tower surmounted by a cupola. Albany Town Hall was opened on 1 June 1888 and the clock was installed in its tower in 1891. The building features a symmetrical façade with classical revival details including pilasters, arched openings, ionic capitals and urn roof decorations.The hall was used as a venue for entertainments, public meetings and indoor sporting activities such as roller-skating and foot racing.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/159
http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/159

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Intercolonial Investment, Land & Building Company Limited

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Noel Butlin Archives Centre. ANU Archives Program.

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