King William Street: Treasury Building |
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| Title : | King William Street: Treasury Building |
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| Creator : | Archives, photographer | ||
| Date of creation : | 1952 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 80 x 140 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
View of the Treasury Building, located on the corner of King William Street and Flinders Street, Adelaide. Built in 1839, the Treasury Building was designed by colonial architect George Strickland Kingston. Underneath the building are tunnels constructed in the 1850s. The tunnels still contain a furnace which is thought to have been used to smelt gold transported to Adelaide from the Victorian gold fields during the gold rush of that period. |
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| Related names : | Treasury Building (Adelaide, S. Aust.) |
| Coverage year : | 1952 |
| Place : | King William Street (Adelaide, S. Aust.) |
| Region : | Adelaide city |
| Further reading : | Jory, Rex. 'Secret tunnels under city - truth or legend?', Sunday mail, 6 July 2008, p. 81 |
| Internet links : | History Trust of South Autralia: Community History Unit: State History Conference: See History Conference 2006: Papers: Deb Morgan - Tunnel vision |
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