Canberra then and now - thirty years comparison
Welcome to my Canberra thirty years photo comparison site! A project to document the changes (and similarities) in Canberra between a family holiday in 1986, and current day 2016.
The site follows the itinerary of our holiday in 1986. Enjoy!
Monday 1 September 1986
- Mount Ainslie by night
- Various buildings at night, including Parliament House (now it's OLD Parliament House!), High Court of Australia, Australian National Gallery, Administration Building, National Carillon
Tuesday 2 September 1986
- National Capital Exhibition
- State Circle
- St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
- Old Parliament House
- Lake Burley Griffin (northern side and western end)
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Ainslie
- Black Mountain Tower, Black Mountain Drive lookout
- Black Mountain Peninsula
- Cockington Green
- Australian War Memorial
- High Court of Australia
- Australian-American Memorial
- National Carillon
- Sunset over East Basin
- Canberra Times Fountain by night
- Australian War Memorial by night
- Black Mountain Tower by night
- St Andrews Presbyterian Church by night
Wednesday 3 September 1986
- Government House Lookout
- Scrivener Dam
- Mount Stromlo
- Cotter Dam
- Weston Park
- Lake Burley Griffin (western end)
- ANU Science Academy
- Canberra Times Fountain
- Civic Square
- City Hill
- High Court of Australia interior
Friday 5 September 1986