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Parliament
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Year 6 outside
NSW
Parliament House.
Parliament House was opened in 1856. Outside the roads were made of
rocks and dirt. It is located on
Macquarie St, one of the main streets in Sydney. The main rooms inside
are called The Legislative Assembly
and The Legislative Council.
There are pictures of all the Premier's of N.S.W in the corridor
between the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly. from 1856
to now
around the walls.
There is a picture of William
Wentworth in the Legislative Assembly, who with Blaxland and Lawson
discovered the way across the Blue Mountains in 1813. Wentworth
was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1843.
The Legislative Assembly Chamber was originally the Legislative Council
Chamber. A new Legislative Council Chamber was constructed when the
government became bicameral (two houses). The new Legislative Council
Chamber was erected at the southern end of the building to house the
new Upper House (the pre-fabricated cast-iron building was purchased
for £1,835). It is red inside similar to the House of Lords in
England.
The Legislative Assembly (old Legislative Council Chamber) was
redecorated in 1859. The ceilings were plastered with frieze, the
walls are wall-papered. It is green inside similar to the House of
Commons in England.
The Jubilee Room (once the Parliamentary Museum and now used as the
Committee Room) was originally built in 1905 to accommodate the
Parliamentary Library. The Library was started originally in 1840.
In 1974 new parliament buildings were started. These included offices
for members, dining rooms, theatre, recreation facilities and parking.
Renovations to the lobby and the chambers were carried out to
restore
it to what it looked like before 1900.