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Albury Historic Sites
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Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks
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- C...Victoria, Australia91,753 contributionsOver one hundred years ago the councillors of Albury decided that a town hall was needed, a building where the future of Albury would be decided. A national competition was held, asking for designs for a new town hall... there were twenty submissions to the competition.
Gordon Mc Kinnnon (Gordon McKinnon & Sons, NSW) was successful . His designs included the Parramatta Park gatehouse, Cherrybrook Uniting Church, the School of Arts at Bowral, Symonds’ Building in Sydney (Pitt Street), additions to the house Adamshurst at Albury, and the town halls in Forbes, Inverell and then of course this hall.
Ernest William Sharp was chosen as a Master Builder to construct the hall. He signed the contract for this in 1907 , it was to cost £3707.
It opened in 1908 ... the NSW premier opened it, Sir Charles Gregory Wade. Very important decisions were made in this building... about electricity and sewerage. Neville Wran made money available for the refurbishment of this building in the 1980s... at one point they were looking at demolishing it. Who says that politicians don't make good decisions. :)
What will you see here today? It is quite attractive... it has great architectural lines. It's wonderful to see it sitting amongst the modern cityscape as a testament to the history of the local area.Written 28 March 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Simeone A17 contributionsNice open spaces, easy to pitch a tent and lots of parking. Facilities could be cleaned more fequently.
Nice to watch the trotter horses in training in the morning.
Food & coffee 5minutes away.
Overall quiet.Written 19 April 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - C...Victoria, Australia91,753 contributions1934- 90 years old! This is such a beautiful building and I am sure it's seen things... if only walls could talk. On a recent business trip my co-worker and I were walking to grab a bite to eat when I stopped to admire the building. My co-worker is quite used to my random need to see everything... and he politely just puts up with my whims.
In March 1927 a meeting was held to formally establish “an ambulance transport service for Albury and district” and the town’s first motor ambulance arrived, “an old model Dodge” costing £100.
Several temporary ambulance station sites were used. Proposed permanent sites were the north-east corner of Billson Park and next to the CWA in Kiewa St. In 1934 a site on the north-east corner of Albury Hospital grounds became available.
The building was designed by Louis Harrison with a prominent curved balcony in the ‘Federation Art Nouveau’ style. Mayor Alf Waugh laid the foundation stone in August 1934 and Mrs Waugh opened the station in December. The original building provided ground floor access to Dean St for two vehicles.Written 30 April 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
