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The Mosaic of Serendipitous Finds;

The Mosaic of Serendipitous Finds;. Or; The collecting institution of choice does not hold everything you need. By Elizabeth Estbergs ACT Government Reference Archivist. Empire Parliamentary Association. What is the Association? Established in 1911 9 regions Each own secretariat

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The Mosaic of Serendipitous Finds;

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  1. The Mosaic of Serendipitous Finds; Or; The collecting institution of choice does not hold everything you need. By Elizabeth Estbergs ACT Government Reference Archivist

  2. Empire Parliamentary Association • What is the Association? • Established in 1911 • 9 regions • Each own secretariat • provides opportunities for Members of Parliament to liaise with fellow parliamentarians across the Empire in a number of different forums, including seminars, conferences and visits.

  3. Empire Parliamentary Association • Imperial Conferences • 1887-1937 • Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings

  4. What was the Occasion?

  5. Who were the delegates? • United Kingdom – 18 delegates • Irish Free State – 4 delegates • Canada – 1 delegate • Union of South Africa – 9 delegates • Southern Rhodesia – delegate • New Zealand – 4 delegates • Newfoundland 2 delegates • Malta – 1 delegate • India – 2 delegates

  6. Events during visit: 1 Presentation of replica Speaker’s Chair to the Australian Commonwealth House of Representatives, for the new Federal Parliament House at Canberra, by the members of the Houses of Lords and Commons constituting the United Kingdom branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association by the Marquess of Salisbury.

  7. Speaker’s Chair

  8. Events during visit: 2 Poplar planting in Senate courtyard In the court yard at the back of the building an interesting ceremony took place, when the Marquess of Salisbury and Mr. Arthur Henderson each planted a poplar tree. Source: The Brisbane Courier, Tuesday 12 October 1926, page 7

  9. Events during visit: 3 Tree planting in front of the Provisional Parliament House

  10. Permanent Planting Plan

  11. Where were the trees planted?

  12. Closer view Lake Parliament House

  13. What were the trees?

  14. 1930s view

  15. 1950s view

  16. Parkes Place

  17. Who planted the trees? The leaders of the various delegations were each asked to plant a tree in front of Parliament House. The ceremony took place this morning. The planting of trees in the Capital area has been proceeding steadily and many of them are making rapid growth. Canberra – Wednesday 13 October 1926

  18. Empire Parliamentary Association tree planting ceremony

  19. Hon J. Alexander Robinson M.L.C.(Newfoundland)

  20. Senator Lt Col Achilles Samut (Malta)

  21. Plaque at base of cypress

  22. Sir Darcy Lindsay M.L.A.(India)

  23. Shanmukham Chetty M.L.A.(India)

  24. J.S. Dickson M.P. (New Zealand)

  25. Major Bryan R Cooper (Irish Free State)

  26. Named trees Chetty Lake Samut Lindsay frame Robinson frame KGV

  27. Where are the rest of the plaques?

  28. Cupresses sempervirens “Stricta” Sir Darcy Lindsay MP India Shanmukham Chetty India Major Byron R. Cooper MP Irish Free State Senator Lt Col Achilles Samut Malta J.S. Dickson M.P. New Zealand The Hon J. Alexander Robinson MLC Newfoundland Mrs E. Tawse Jollie MLC Southern Rhodesia Rt Hon The Marquess of Salisbury I.P. Van Heerden M.P. Union of South Africa

  29. Planning Map Salvaged plaques Cypress Trees Publications

  30. Flickr Photographs Flickr comment

  31. Current status • Still searching for the document that lists the exact tree planting scheme • National Capital Development Authority- In addition, the missing Empire Parliamentary Association plaques will be restored, if the originals can be located, or the missing plaques will be reconstructed if not.

  32. Sources ArchivesACT ACT Heritage Library Commonwealth Parliamentary Association National Archives of Australia National Capital Authority National Film and Sound Archive National Library of Australia Site visit

  33. Contact • For any additional information please contact;Elizabeth EstbergsACT Government Reference ArchivistPh +61 2 6207 5726Fax +61 2 6207 5835 • Email archives@act.gov.auWeb http://www.archives.act.gov.au

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