William Mildenhall’s legacy of images of early Canberra is an invaluable gift to our history. MOAD, NAA & NLA have a website devoted to Mildenhall : http://mildenhall.moadoph.gov.au/william-james-mildenhall
These images are sourced from this website and some enhanced with more light.
Building the Brickworks
The Brickworks Railway
Hotel Canberra, now Hyatt, with railway in front
The Quarry
Commonwealth Bridge
Men at work at the Brickworks
Brick Press Operator
Brickworks Yard, Machinery & Blasting at Quarry
Brickworks Panorama & Buildings Serviced
Hotel Canberra
Building Provisional Parliament House
Dismanteling the rail & disposal of rolling stock
Preparing for the opening of Provisional Parliament house
