Photograph - Unveiling the Plaque at the Opening of the Convention Centre, Exhibition Building, Melbourne, 1973

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Summary:: Black & white photograph of the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the opening of the convention centre, 30 January 1973.

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:: A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
Description Of Content:: A photograph of two men standing either side of an unveiled plaque.

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	190 mm (Height), 238 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	buildings, royal exhibition building, interior views, events, royal exhibition building trustees
Themes this item is part of:	Images & Image Making Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Royal Exhibition Building Collection
Primary Classification:	ROYAL EXHIBITION BUILDING
Secondary Classification:	Building & Infrastructure
Tertiary Classification:	convention centre
Inscriptions:	Master Plan Stage 4 - Development old eastern annexe site Phase 2 -/ First section new annexe April 24th 1972 - March 7th 1973./ Opening of convention centre January 30th 1973 by the Chief/ Secretary, Honourable E. R. MEAGHER MBE, ED./ Left: Councillor I.R. BEAUREPAIRE, CMG, Right:/ The club secretary. Unveiling the plaque.
Format:	Photograph: Black & White
Place & Date Depicted:	Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1973
Person Depicted:	Mr E Meagher - Exhibition Trustees, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1973
Person Depicted:	Councillor I Beaurepaire, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1973