A young lake
This shot of Lake Burley Griffin was taken in 1970, less than a decade after it was first filled. Note the National Library on the left of the frame and the space now occupied by the National Gallery,...
View ArticleBygone Braddon
Northbourne Avenue and a freshly filled Lake Burley Griffin can be seen in the 1965 photo of Braddon and Civic
View ArticleJust over the border
This aerial shot shows how Queanbeyan looked from the air in 1959.
View ArticleLooking back at Lyneham
This is how the Inner North looked in the 1950s, looking south east Mount Ainslie can be seen in the background
View ArticleThe early 'burbs
Dickson and Ainslie circa 1950s in what was then the outer suburbs of Canberra. This picture was taken looking south.
View ArticleThe view from the hill
Taken from a small plane, this aerial shot shows Capital Hill in the 1940s. Note Old Parliament House to the left of the frame and the beginnings of State Circle
View ArticleThe view from above
The early days of the national capital and the Griffin plan for Canberra is starting to take shape. Capital Hill can be seen on the centre left of the picture, with Civic on the centre right.
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