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Living in the ACT; quirky records in the ACT Government Archives

Living in the ACT; quirky records in the ACT Government Archives. Elizabeth Estbergs ACT Government Reference Archivist 16 April 2013. Find of the Month. In display case On website http//www.archives.act.gov.au/home/educational_resource/find_of_the_month/previous_find_of_the_month#2008.

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Living in the ACT; quirky records in the ACT Government Archives

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  1. Living in the ACT;quirky records in the ACT Government Archives Elizabeth Estbergs ACT Government Reference Archivist 16 April 2013

  2. Find of the Month • In display case • On website • http//www.archives.act.gov.au/home/educational_resource/find_of_the_month/previous_find_of_the_month#2008

  3. 2008 • November Canberra City Coat of Arms • December Ethos

  4. November 2008

  5. 2009 January Sir William Slim’s car registration February Charles William Thompson March TB X-Rays 1962 April ACT Heritage Week 1982 May Federal Capital Commission Minutes 9/5/1928 June Kerosene Heaters, fire risk 1962

  6. March 2009

  7. July Re-entry of Skylab, 11/9/1969 August 1931 Compton Theatre Organ, Albert Hall: Inaugural Concert 17/08/1986 September Canberra Day at EXPO 88 October Car registration of Vladimir Petrov's 1951 Skoda November Townobile Electric City Transit System, 1981 December Canberra Christmas Tree 2009

  8. July 2009 Setting up of Skylab Communication Centre at Deakin Telephone Exchange.

  9. September 2009 The biggest event staged by the ACT Administration was ‘Canberra Day’ on the 11th of September 1988 at EXPO 88. The Canberra Song is extracted from the event proposal produced by Sing Australia.

  10. November 2009 Cover of the brochure.

  11. 2010 January Saving water February Bushfire control March STD phone calls April Captain Cook Memorial May Everyone matters: Paper quilt June Television Antennae

  12. February 2010 Preparing the layout of Bushfire safety material from the 1980s for use in the display case

  13. February 2010 Extract from file TL2082 Part 8

  14. May 2010

  15. May 2010

  16. May 2010

  17. 2010 July Aboriginal Place Names in 1928 August Early Tourist Brochures September Royal Bluebell Canberra’s Floral Emblem October Decimal Currency Loss of Revenue November Tea Services Review 1987 December Scouts’ Christmas trees 1961

  18. November 2010 87/7646 – Support Services Branch – Tea Service Review 1987 The Tea Trolley Service was discontinued to save costs. However...

  19. December 2010

  20. 2011 January Invitation cards February Rabbit Destruction Ordinance 1919 March Good Friday Pop Festival 1970 April 1954 Royal Tour May Future maintenance of the margins of Lake Burley Griffin June Development of Civic Centre & City Hill, 1922

  21. January 2011 88/1487 – Public Information Section – Invitation Card

  22. Plaque of the event

  23. February 2011 Rabbit Destruction Ordinance 1919. Impact on Canberra Rabbit Club during the 1983 Canberra Show.

  24. 2011 July Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Station Information Centre, July 1970 August Application to Build Mount Franklin Snowfields & Chalet, 1935 - 1938 September Ceiling Heights in Dwellings,1948 October Sheep grazing Canberra City Area,1932 November Lanyon Cemetery Commemorative Plaque,1982 December Department of Territories Christmas cards

  25. July 2011 Forests Branch - 70-1300F - Jervis Bay Atomic Power Station and Other Developmental Works - Part 1

  26. July 2011 Site of the proposed nuclear power station and Information Centre. Red line: Priority 1: Removing ti-tree alongside tracks and survey lines Orange: Priority 2: Removing dead timber between bay and power station excavation Green: Priority 3: Removing dead timber alongside main access road and other areas adjacent to power station excavation

  27. 2012 January The Department of Territories ‘Summer Safety’ for Health & Safety Week 1986 February Causeway cottages fire brigade inspection March Canberra Day Programme 1967 April ACT Heritage Committee plaques1982 May Trading Standards 1980s June Asbestos Branch publicity 1988-89 July Hedge Trimming July 1941 August Chief Minister proud of her first 100 days; August 1989

  28. Future of the Causeway Houses 1969

  29. NCDC 22nd Annual Report page 58

  30. Bottom of the page

  31. 2012 continued September Toadstool automatic advisory service 1973 October Drive yourself tours in and around Canberra November 1986 Papal visit December Merry Christmas with safety - 1983

  32. 2013 January Preparation of the Competitive Designs for the Federal Capital February Aussie natives to Egypt March Commencement Column April Flagpole at Telopea Park School

  33. List of Sets of Design Materials Issued

  34. Contacts 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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