Summary

Colour photograph showing the empty stage in the Media Theatre in the Western Annexel, Royal Exhibition Building, during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held between 30 September and 7 October 1981, prior to the address by Sir Shridath Ramphal, Commonwealth Secretary-General, to the media.

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 Media Theatre in the Western Annexe, Royal Exhibition Building, prior to an address by Sir Shridath Ramphal, Commonwealth Secertary-General, as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 1981. Media are already gathering in the first few rows of seating, while the 1981 CHOGM logo hangs in front of an orange and white striped curtain on the stage behind the presenters' table.

Physical Description

A colour photographic 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.

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