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Government House consists of a central brick block, erected by
Frederick Campbell in 1890–1891 on the remnants of an 1830s homestead. The house was enlarged in 1899 and again during the 1920s. Further additions were made to it in the 1930s and 1940s. All of these structures were rendered with a layer
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bought
Yarralumla from Campbell in 1913. It decided to use Campbell's vacated home as a temporary residence for the governor-general of Australia. Consequently, another three-storey block was erected behind the existing one and a new entrance portal was constructed on the southern frontage. A stable
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and the adverse post-war economic conditions that prevailed in its immediate wake, the federal government did not move to
Canberra from Melbourne until 1927. It was only at this time that the governor-general began to use Yarralumla as his official seat, albeit on a limited basis at first. However,
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Augustus Onslow Manby "Gussie" Gibbes purchased
Yarralumla sheep station and its homestead from his brother-in-law, Sir Terence Aubrey Murray, on 1 July 1859 for approximately £20,000. "Gussie" Gibbes made improvements to Yarralumla and as well as running extensive flocks of sheep on the estate, he
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Unlike Gibbes, Campbell was a married man with a growing family that needed to be accommodated. He partially demolished the old
Yarralumla homestead in 1890 and, the following year, finished building a three-storey, red-brick house on the site. In 1899, Campbell razed what was left of the original
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Campbell at what was then the hub of a working sheep station. Previously, the site taken up by Yarralumla house was occupied by an elegant, Georgian-style homestead with shady verandahs on two sides, a shingle-clad roof and rows of French windows replete with shutters. That single-storey
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lived in the house at this time, and it was not regarded as being large enough to meet the demands made of it. The 1899 Campbell extension was therefore demolished and a new, more substantial replacement erected. The drawing room was made larger, while more bedrooms were installed on the second
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On the lakefront side of the house is the "State Dining Room". It features a large bay window overlooking Lake Burley
Griffin, which leads out on to a terrace. Also on the ground floor, and commanding views of the lake, are the governor-general's study, where the vice-regal incumbent works and
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Government House represent a wide spectrum of Australian artists and craftspeople, ranging from colonial times to the present day and expressing a rich variety of styles. It also houses a large collection of artworks by Australian indigenous artists. Cultural
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Government House in his plans for the modern city of Canberra. It was to be placed in a dedicated government precinct and provided with scenic views taking in Canberra's landscaped open spaces and central lake; but, as with so much of Burley
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In 1939, Government House was again extensively renovated and expanded in the Inter-war
Stripped Classical style typical of Canberra's early public buildings, to a design by E. H. Henderson, Chief Architect of the Works and Services Branch of the Department of the Interior.
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About 100 metres (330 ft) south of the house there is a slight depression in Yarralumla's "Vista Lawn". It marks the location of a filled-in brick and cement vault which once contained the bodies of two of the property's colonial-era inhabitants, Elizabeth Gibbes
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Official ceremonies, such as the swearing-in of Cabinet ministers, the presentation of honours and the holding of receptions, take place in the drawing room, which is hung with paintings by Australian artists and contains examples of early Australian furniture.
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Gussie Gibbes' health declined during the early 1880s. He sold his rural holdings and travelled overseas for an extended period with his niece and housekeeper, Leila Murray. On 8 November 1881, Frederick Campbell — who had been managing the neighbouring
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homestead, replacing it with a substantial brick extension to the main house. An impressive wooden shearing shed was also built by Campbell in the 1890s to service Yarralumla's flocks of sheep. The shearing shed is situated near the banks of the
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and associated Australian military, bravery and civil decorations. The governor-general also receives visiting heads of state and other dignitaries and the credentials of ambassadors to Australia, and entertains people from all walks of life.
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Campbell made a £10,000 down-payment on the property, discharging the rest of the purchase price by instalments in a process that took him until 1911 to complete: see NSW LTO, old system deeds, book 607, number
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Following the entry of European explorers into the Limestone Plains area, pastoralists followed during the 1820s, and Johnston and Taylor were the first to graze stock in the Yarralumla area. A
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In addition, large numbers of bulbs were planted along the eastern side of the "Vista Lawn" to the south of the house in the 1990s at the suggestion of Dallas Hayden, wife of governor-general
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storey, and a "state entrance" built on the northern side. Further alterations to the existing building were also made, adding a nursery on the third-storey and extending the dining room.
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and Thomas Walker acquired the property. Walker subsequently left the partnership and Murray increased the size of Yarralumla. He held large grazing lands in the
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and Hedonna Thurgar, founders of the Australian Bravery Association. The garden displays different Australian civilian and military decorations, including the
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Running along the centre of the house is the wood-panelled "State Entrance Hall", lined with Australian artworks and furniture, including a study by multiple
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The drawing room leads through to the private entrance, which is composed of a series of rooms leading from the south façade (with views of the
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style, with more formal interiors provided for the official reception rooms, and a lighter scheme prevailing in the private residential rooms.
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on a north–south orientation and is reached by Dunrossil Drive — named after the only Australian governor-general to die in office,
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who in turn sold it to Francis Mowatt in 1832. Mowatt established an agricultural and dairying property and built a homestead. In 1837
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homestead had been lived in continuously by the interrelated Murray and Gibbes families from 1837 through to the end of 1881.
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receives visitors, and a sitting room with an attached vestibule which links with a number of offices and service rooms.
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was sitting. In 1930, Melbourne's Government House was finally returned to the Victorian State Government for use by the
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was the first governor-general to live at Government House for an entire term. The house remained small when compared to
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The core part of the current vice-regal structure began life as a double-gabled Victorian-era house, erected in 1891 by
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grove was designed and planted in the 1970s by Otto Ruzicka, and is called the "Hasluck Garden" after governor-general
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sheep station for his uncle and aunt — purchased Yarralumla from his friend Gibbes for £40,000.
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The heritage-listed elm trees that line Dunrossil Drive inspired the
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artists. These rooms lead back to the "State Entrance Hall".
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to reside at Yarralumla, moving into the residence that year.
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A private sitting room was built in 1933 at the request of
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The Australian Garden History Society (25–28 April 1997).
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Ruth Lane Poole was also responsible for the interiors of
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of cement and painted cream. The roof tiles are green.
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J. Easthope & Associates Pty Ltd (October 2001).
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The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
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1221:"Governor General of Australia ~ Government House"
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