Artist: Captain Samuel White Sweet
техніка: Glass
This shows the interior of the new Railway Station. Premier and Minister of Railways, John Gunn, laid the foundation stone of the new Adelaide Station, on 24 August 1926. The building was completed in June 1928. The total cost is unknown but probably exceeded £800,000 ($1,600,000). The building has 30 Ionic columns and thousands of square metres of polished granite and reinforced concrete.Sources:V. Branson & T. Goulding, Landmarks of Adelaide: A Sketchbook, (1988), J.M. Dent Pty Ltd, MelbourneR.I. Jennings, W.A. Webb, South Australian Railways Commissioner 1922-30: A political, economic and social biography, (1973), Nesfield Press, North PlymptonS. Marsden, P. Stark, & P. Sumerling, Heritage of the City of Adelaide: An Illustrated Guide, (1990), The Corporation of the City of Adelaide, Adelaide
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