Picture 25

 

It Grew From Here — Both Good and Bad
CAROLINE PRICE, PYRAMUL, NSW

Commercial fabrics, cotton fabrics hand-dyed by Gail Simpson.
Machine appliqué, machine piecing and quilting, bobbin work embellishment.
134 cm H x 107 cm W

The declaration of our Federation was followed by the establishment of our Capital. Walter Burley Griffin’s plan was accepted and from there we grew as a nation, although not always in a positive direction. There are still many issues to be addressed and some ‘pruning’ may be required.
(Permission kindly granted by Ron Ryan, of Coo-ee Historical Picture Library, to photocopy a drawing of the Canberra plan by Walter Burley Griffin.)

 

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