Summary
Black & white photograph of the interior of the Royale Ballroom with the northern end demolished, taken 9 March 1979. The Royale Ballroom was demolished between March and May 1979.
This is one of 959 photographs (or images) of the Exhibition Building collated by the Exhibition Trustees as a 10 volume pictorial history of the Exhibition Building spanning the years 1880 to 1985. The pictorial history was instigated by the centenary of the Exhibition Building in 1980 and forms part of a larger Royal Exhibition Building collection of documents, photographs, objects and research files.
Description of Content
A view from inside the Royale Ballroom through to trees in the Carlton Gardens. Demolition material litters the ground inside the building.
Physical Description
A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Jan 2000
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1979
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Master Plan Stage 6 - Demolition of Royale Ballroom March 5th - May/ 1st 1979 - Demolition of Northern End of Ballroom by March 9th 1979./ In background is "The Mews" and trees in Carlton Gardens.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Royale ballroom
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
239 mm (Width), 180 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Demolition, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees
