Summary
Black & white photograph showing the various heads of government in conference in the Main Meeting Room of Centennial Hall, Royal Exhibition Building, during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held between 30 September and 7 October 1981.
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
View of the circular Main Meeting Room in Centennial Hall, Royal Exhibition Buildings, with delegates in discussion during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 1981.
Physical Description
A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
Significance
Ten photographic albumbs maintained by the Exhibition Trustees' provide an invaluable visual record of the history, use, changes and restoration of the Exhibition Buildings prior to the building being recognised with a World Heritage Listing in 2004.
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, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1981
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
C.H.O.G.M. SEPTEMBER 30TH - OCTOBER 7TH 1981/ Main Meeting Room Centennial Hall. Heads of Government in/ discussion.
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
205 mm (Width), 144 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Melbourne, 1981, Governments, Official Visits, Prime Ministers, Royal Exhibition Building