BUILDING AND OPENING OF NEW CLAREMONT LIBRARY

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B/W prints. (a) Mayoress, Mrs R E Packington, in check dress laying the foundation stone of the new library. Stone reads [CLAREMONT/MUNICIPAL CHAMBERS/AND LIBRARY/THIS STONE WAS LAID BY/MRS.R.E.PACKINGTON/MAYORESS OF CLAREMONT/10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY.1978./ARCHITECTS: PETER HODGE AND ASSOCIATE] (b) Mayor R E Packington, Mrs Packington and Mr Jefferys lifting the foundation stone into place. (c ) Mayor R E Packington at the microphone speaking at the laying of the foundation stone. (d) Councillor Maureen Strauss? At microphone, with Mr & Mrs Packington, Mr Jefferys and others standing behind her. (e) Dame Alexandra Hasluck opening the new library. In the group of guests are Mr Packington, Sir Charles and Lady Rita Court, Mayor Bruce Houston, Sir Paul Hasluck, June Craig MP, Bill Hassell MP, Prof. Fred Alexander and ex Mayor Mr Milner.

Historical information

On 22nd December 1955, a new, free library opened for the citizens of Claremont, the 1st Metropolitan Library in Perth. There were 8,500 books including reference books. The next Library was built in 1979 as an addition to the Claremont Council Chamber's building. The library had previously been located in the basement of the Council Chambers - this room was then used in 2006 as the Archives room. The fire in November 2010 destroyed the library & its contents. It has been reestablished in The Hub (Previously the Town Hall and prior to that the Methodist Church.). It opened officially on 16 December 2011 but had its public opening on 16 January 2012.

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cwa-org-28--6-55-a,e

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Photographs

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Social History

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-31.98304067731, 115.78182959813

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