Hanging on the Computerphone
The Telecom Computerphone had its glorious moment in the sun and on desks in the mid-1980s. It promised an all in one office solution of computer combined with phone *mind blown*...
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A perfect dress rehearsal for the grand opening of Parliament House
When you’re running a major event nothing is more useful than the chance to have a decent rehearsal. The Federal Capital Commission, charged with the opening ceremony for Old Parliament House on 9 May 1927, got to do just that with the unveiling of the Speaker’s Chair in the House of Representatives Chamber on 11 October 1926.
Guess who’s turning 90? Hint: There are two answers.
Ninety years ago the first issue of the Canberra Times rolled off the presses at the newspaper’s headquarters on the corner of Cooyong and Mort Street in Civic.
From the Oral History Collection: Russell Schneider
In this edited excerpt, Russell Schneider recalls the ‘Confessional’ chair of legendary political journalist, Alan Reid.
