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The QVB

Jason Benz — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:43:00 +0000

This is the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney. It was built 1898 and started life as a concert hall before becoming the city library and eventually its current role as a shopping centre. Australia may not have as much architectural history as the UK but buildings like this give a link to its colonial past.

We are leaving Southport on Wednesday and plan to travel west trough Queensland before crossing into New South Wales and eventually visiting Broken Hill close to the South Australian border.

National Library

Jason Benz — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:42:43 +0000

This is the National Library of Australia in Canberra. Like most public buildings in Australia it has a very good licensed cafe inside. Coming from the UK I found it a little curious you could buy a beer in a Museum or a Library but not a supermarket.

Kelly’s Armour

Jason Benz — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:23:35 +0000

This is Ned Kelly‘s Armour which he used for his final gunbattle with the Victorian police in Glenrowan. He was captured after police realized they could not get through his armour so they shot him in his unprotected leg. The armour is on display at State Library of Victoria in Melbourne.