East Block (Canberra, ACT)
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East Block is recognised for its connection with Federation as part of the Parliament House Secretariat Group that formed the essential Government facilities in Canberra's early development. The group also includes West Block and Provisional Parliament House (Old Parliament House).
East Block accommodated Canberra's first Post Office and telephone exchange, providing services to local residents as well as Parliament. The building's basement contains a pneumatic tube for sending and receiving correspondence that links East Block and Old Parliament House. The building is today occupied by the National Archives of Australia.
East Block accommodated Canberra's first Post Office and telephone exchange, providing services to local residents as well as Parliament. The building's basement contains a pneumatic tube for sending and receiving correspondence that links East Block and Old Parliament House. The building is today occupied by the National Archives of Australia.
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Coordinates: 35°18'16"S 149°7'51"E
- Geoscience Australia 4.7 km
- Tuggeranong Office Park 14 km
- Caroline Chisholm Centre 14 km
- Headquarters Joint Operations Command, Australian Defence Force 21 km
- Dux Manufacturing 143 km
- University of Wollongong - Innovation Campus 190 km
- Arnott's Head Office and Bakery 232 km
- Fantastic Furniture - distribution centre 232 km
- South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventist Church 252 km
- Port Ash Australia 388 km
- Parliament House 0.7 km
- The Parliamentary Triangle 1.3 km
- Stirling Park (formerly Westlake) 1.5 km
- Lake Burley Griffin 1.8 km
- Commonwealth Park 1.8 km
- Russell Offices 1.9 km
- Axis of design by Walter Burley Griffin 2 km
- Jerrabomberra Wetlands 2.6 km
- Canberra City center 2.7 km
- Australian National University 2.9 km