The old St Patrick’s College was demolished to make way for an ecclesiastic office building. Professor Hartley Gratten, of the University of Texas considers, against the background of the demolition by Whelan the Wrecker, why Australians ignore their national heritage.
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ACMI Identifier
002794
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan