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	National Trust of Australia
		In conformity with the traditional colours of the House of Lords and the House of Commons at Westminster, London, the carpet and upholstery in the Senate are red and those in the House of Representatives are green.
		The Speaker's Chair in the House of Representatives is a replica of the original one in the House of Commons, and was presented to the House of Representatives in 1926 by the United Kingdom Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
		The Senate and House of Representatives gardens on either side of the building were regarded from the beginning as an integral part of the complex and are significant for their association with Members of Parliament and Senators as a place for them to retire for relaxation, reflection and recreation.
	www.act.nationaltrust.org.au /places/old_parl_house.html (2244 words)

	Irish Houses of Parliament - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Carew's house, (later renamed Chichester House after a later owner Sir Arthur Chichester) was already a building of sufficient importance to have become a temporary home of the Kingdom of Ireland's law courts during the Michaelmas law term in 1605.
		The House of Lords was presided over, as in the English and British parliaments, by the Lord Chancellor, who sat on the woolsack, a large seat stuffed with wool from each of the three kingdoms, England, Ireland and Scotland.
		Though parliament itself was based on the exclusion of Irish Catholics, many catholic nationalist historians and writers blamed the absence of parliament for the increased impovertisation of Dublin, with many of the large mansions in areas like Henrietta Street sold to unscrupulous property developers and landlords who reduced them to tenements.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Irish_Houses_of_Parliament (3712 words)

	Old Government & Parliament House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Located between the Queensland Institute of Technology and the Brisbane River, Old Government House was built in 1862 when the population of Brisbane was a mere 6,000 people.
		Old Government House is currently used as the offices for the National Trust of Queensland.
		The colonial architect, Charles Tiffin, was awarded the commission to build Parliament House after he had won an Australia wide competition with his unusual imitation of the French Renaissance style.
	www.jerelis.com /home/id29.html (287 words)

	Parliament House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Parliament House is built on 32 hectares of land and is oval shaped with lawns covering its roof, leading to a massive flagpole.
		Parliament House security attendants must be able to recognise all members and senators as they are not required to wear security passes.
		Security at Old Parliament House was minimal with perhaps one police member at the main entrance and one in the gallery on sitting days and signs which requested members of the public to remain outside private areas of the building.
	www.afp.gov.au /afp/raw/Publications/Platypus/Sep98/parlhous.htm (2167 words)

	Encyclopedia: Old Parliament House
		The original concept was for Parliament House to be freely open to the public, and the sweeping lawns leading up to the entrances were intended to symbolise this.
		As is the custom with Westminister parliaments, members of the governing party sit to the Speaker's right, and the Opposition sits to the Speaker's left.
		As can be seen from the illustrations, unlike the House of Representatives, there is no distinction between the front and back benches in the Senate chamber; Senate Ministers and their opposition counterparts have the same two-seat benches as all other Senators.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Old-Parliament-House (1595 words)

	Tour Edinburgh, Tour Scotland.
		Land is a well-preserved 17th century house, renovated in the style of the period by the National Trust for Scotland.
		Parliament Hall, with its great hammer beam roof, is still used by lawyers and their clients.
		The new Scottish Parliament found a temporary home in the Assembly Hall erected on the Mound in 1858—1859 to house meetings of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /tour-edinburgh.htm (2207 words)

	Parliament House, Canberra Did You Mean Parliament House, Canberra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the meantime Parliament met in the 19th century edifice of Parliament House, Melbourne, at the request of the Victorian State Parliament, who met in the nearby Royal Exhibition Building for 26 years.
		Parliament House is structured into a main foyer leading into a Great Hall, which features a tapestry based on a painting by Arthur Boyd (also situated in the building on display).
		The Parliament House has 2,416 clocks 1, which, beyond serving the usual purpose, remind members of events such as Question Time at 2pm, when all members are expected to attend.
	www.did-you-mean.com /Parliament_House11Canberra.html (1742 words)

	Old Parliament House and Curtilage
		Old Parliament House is the definitive symbol of the nation's political heritage, where the bedrock traditions of Australian democracy were formalised by the country's political founders.
		Inside, the features of King's Hall and the Senate and House of Representatives Chambers reflect both the austerity of the time in which they were built and a proud formality, from the decorative skylights, elegant pendant lights and parquet flooring, to the high ceilings, raked galleries and timber wall paneling.
		Old Parliament House was the site of seven changes of government; where national legislation for the advancement of social processes was developed, as well as the 1967 referendum to remove discriminatory measures against Australia's indigenous population.
	www.environment.gov.au /heritage/national/sites/old-parliament.html (710 words)

	Parliament House, Canberra
		Parliament House was opened in 1927 and in its early years was the social, geographic and political heart of Canberra.
		The Defence Secretariat was housed in the East Block of Parliament House and the Prime Minister's Department was in West Block.
		Parliament House staff implementing war precautions - fixing evacuation procedures to the back of a door and fitting flout blinds to a window, 1942.
	john.curtin.edu.au /behindthescenes/offices/parliamenthouse.html (905 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		One prominent landmark on the grounds of old Parliament House is the bronze elephant presented by King Chulalornkorn of Siam on his visit in 1872.
		Another structure that symbolises the link between the Singapore Parliament and the United Kingdom is the "Tudor Rose" - a rose-shaped stone structure presented by Her Majesty’s Government to the Singapore Government on 15 December 1955.
		Old Parliament House remained the seat of the Legislature until September 1999 when a new $80 million Parliament complex was completed next to the old building.
	www.acarm.org /buildings/singapore2.html (312 words)

	Parliament House Canberra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Parliament House was opened by Her Majesty the Queen on May the 9
		If it is the House of Representatives the window between the 4 and the 5 flashes green and if it is the Senate the window between the 7 and the 8 flashes red.
		Parliament House is surrounded by 23 hectares of landscape design to blend in with the architecture of Parliament House.
	teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /cyberfair2002/parliamenthousecanberra.htm (977 words)

	Museums, Galleries and Sights in Canberra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Parliament resides in Canberra, and visitors are welcome when parliament house is open.
		Parliament House is located at the apex of the Parliamentary Triangle and is built into the hill.
		The interior of the house is impressive, with each of its major sections lined with Australian timbers.
	www.microsoft.com /australia/events/teched2004/canberra/sights.aspx (572 words)

	OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE - CANBERRA
		Old Parliament House is situated between Parliament House and Lake Burley Griffin.
		Old Parliament House is open everyday between 9.00am-5.00pm, and you can either join a guided tour or follow a self-tour, simply following the maps and information sheets along the way.
		Old Parliament House is also home to The National Portrait Gallery which holds a variety of exhibitions.
	www.australianexplorer.com /canberra_old_parliament_house.htm (258 words)

	Houses of Parliament on AboutBritain.com
		The Houses of Parliament, otherwise known as The Palace of Westminster, stands on the site where Edward the Confessor had the original palace built in the first half of the eleventh century.
		The seating arrangement in the house is reminiscent of choir stalls, the members of the cabinet sit on the front benches while opposition senior members sit directly opposite.
		Although admission to the Houses of Parliament Strangers Gallery to observe debate is free, there may be in some cases a guiding cost in relation to tours for constituents and other interested parties, arranged through Members of Parliament.
	www.aboutbritain.com /HousesParliament.htm (1100 words)

	The Queen Mother And Old Parliament House [March 31, 2002] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		As the Duchess of York, the Queen Mother was 26 years old when she accompanied her husband, Bertie, Duke of York and later King George VI, to open Australia's first national Parliament in the new capital, Canberra.
		Old Parliament House is now a museum of great historical and social value.
		Many who have worked in both the old and new Parliament House buildings, whilst acknowledging the former's lack of facilities, lament the loss of political atmosphere and camaraderie that accompanied the arrival of the latter.
	www.australianpolitics.com /news/2002/03/02-03-31c.shtml (182 words)

	Ian and Manda on tour: Canberra's Parliamentary Houses (new and old) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Constructed around the time of the first world war, the Old Parliament House was always intended as a temporary home (building plans were simplified because of budgetary constraints, what with the cost of fighting a war).
		The architect who designed Parliament House was influenced by the straight lines and axes of landmarks around Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. and this explains the similarities.
		Old Parliament House can be seen in the distance (white building), and beyond that the Australian War Memorial (a few tiny pixels in this photo!).
	ianandmanda.typepad.com /blog/2004/05/canberras_parli.html (753 words)

	Canberra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Canberra has many national monuments and institutions such as Government House (the official residence of the Governor-General), Parliament House, the High Court of Australia, the Australian War Memorial, the National Gallery of Australia, Telstra Tower, the Royal Australian Mint, the National Library of Australia, and the National Museum of Australia.
		In addition, there is an infrastructural axis stretching from the Federal Parliament House on Capital Hill to the seat of territorial government on City Hill, and a second one that stretches from Parliament House to Russell Offices and Duntroon.
		On 9 May 1988, a larger and permanent Parliament House was opened on Capital Hill (formerly Kurrajong Hill) in State Circle, Parkes as part of Australia's bicentenary celebrations, and the Federal Parliament moved there from Old Parliament House.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Canberra.htm (4121 words)

	Historic speeches > The Queen marks Australia's bicentenary
		After eighty-seven years of Federation, a permanent home has been provided for Parliament, which is both the living expression of that Federation and the embodiment of the democratic principles of freedom, equality and justice.
		I offer my warmest congratulations to the architects, to the members of the Parliament House Construction Authority, to the contractors and sub-contractors, and to the artists and crafts people, whose creative talents enrich the interior, and, particularly, to Michael Tjakamarra Nelson, whose mosaic is in the forecourt.
		The laws of the Commonwealth of Australia are enacted in the name of The Queen and the two Houses of Parliament.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page4385.asp (880 words)

	The Parliament Building (Old Palace) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The first Parliament was temporarily housed in a private residence building in Kolokotronis Street while afterwards it moved to the University building and much later, in 1857, to the building of Stadiou Street that houses today the Museum of History and Ethnography.
		It was then remodeled to house the Hellenic Parliament in 1930, by the architect A. Kriezis and finally in 1935 the National Assembly moved in.
		oday, it serves still as the seat of the Hellenic Parliament and houses offices, the National Assembly Room, the office of the president of the Assembly, the Archives and other services.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/213/21301n/e213an12.html (294 words)

	Old Parliament House
		Old Parliament House was opened in 1927 and was always intended only to be a temporary building which they thought they would use for 50 years.
		It was too old and valuable and expensive to move to the New Parliament House building, and it would have looked a bit funny in among all that modern stuff in the new Senate.
		Old Parliament House was a fascinating place to visit and compare with New Parliament House.
	www.netspeed.com.au /truscott/Government/oldparlhouse.htm (1016 words)

	OPH - Why this website?
		I moved from Sydney to Brisbane and for the next nine years, when Parliament was meeting in Canberra, I would board the plane on Tuesday morning and fly to Canberra with the Queensland-based MHRs, Senators, Ministers and staff, and then return on the Friday morning, staying at Brassey House in Canberra.
		I was Senator Harradine's secretary, based in Parliament House, for sixteen years from 1975 until 1992 and transferred with him from Old Parliament House to the new building in 1988.
		This page is part of the Unofficial Website for Old Parliament House, Canberra, which is maintained by Denis Strangman.
	www.ozbraintumour.org /oph1.htm (885 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The old Parliament House, a legacy left behind by the British, is Singapore’s oldest government building and one of the places visitors to the city want to visit.
		Maxwell’s house was however, never used as a residence as it was originally intended.
		The former Court House building was chosen to house the new Legislative Assembly of Singapore and renovations were carried out to restore the building to its pre-1901 conditions.
	www.acarm.org /buildings/singapore.html (459 words)

	Features - The Electronic Parliament: Resources for Tracking U.K. Legislation \| LLRX.com
		The House of Lords,; the subject of much revision in the past few years, is comprised of 92 hereditary peers (both elected and appointed), 695 life peers, and 26 bishops.
		When a bill is introduced in Parliament it follows one of two paths, depending on which chamber of Parliament it was introduced (see chart).
		In the House of Lords amendments may be made in the Committee of the Whole House, the consideration stage, and the third reading (this is different from the House of Commons where no amendments can be made in the third reading).
	www.llrx.com /features/e_parliament.htm (2242 words)

	Ch 17: The Parliament House - Old and New Edinburgh by James Grant - Volume I
		Outside of a wooden partition in the hall was an oak pulpit, where a sermon was preached at the opening of parliament; and behind was a small gallery, where the public heard the debates of the House.
		Modern corridors that branch out from it are in harmony with the old hall, and lead to the various court rooms and the extensive libraries of the Faculty of Advocates and the Society of Writers to the Signet.
		Beneath the old roof consecrated to these, says one of its latest chroniclers, “ the first ’great movements of the Civil War took place, and the successive steps in that eventful crisis were debated with a zeal commensurate to the important results involved in them.
	www.oldandnewedinburgh.co.uk /volume1/page170.html (1010 words)

	Old Parliament House - What's On
		Free tours of Old Parliament House are a great way to enhance your visit and hear stories of the House.
		Many of our expert guides worked in the building when it was a working parliament and are able to relate anecdotes of their own experiences in the House.
		Old Parliament House commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with an exhibition which examines the role of Parliament and the two great wartime Prime Ministers, Menzies and Curtin.
	www.oph.gov.au /whats_on.asp (636 words)

	Disorder in the House - National - smh.com.au
		Old Parliament House is no stranger to controversy.
		Old Parliament House was officially opened on May 9, 1927.
		Their displeasure eased somewhat with the lifting of a ban on the sale of alcohol shortly after parliament first met in the new building.
	www.smh.com.au /news/national/disorder-in-the-house/2006/09/07/1157222255698.html (304 words)

	rose garden at old parliament house (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Old Parliament House and Gardens are located in the heart of the Parliamentary Zone in the Nation's Capital, Canberra.
		When the Provisional Parliament House was opened in 1927, the surrounding limestone plains were windswept and pastoral.
		The bush landscape stood in stark contrast to the established lush gardens of the temporary Parliament in Melbourne.
	www.aila.org.au /NEWS/NCA/rose-garden-2002.htm (332 words)

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