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  • Title: Salvaging the CSO administration building
  • Description: During May 2004 the heritage-listed Commonwealth Solar Observatory building went through a "salvage and make safe" process. The work was carried out by HABKA Constructions and Demolition. The fire damage to building and contents was such that none of the library, records or archives of the observatory were salvagable. Only "horrible relics" were recovered.

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Salvaging the CSO administration building

  • Part of the ash pile from the business manager's office.

    • Part of the ash pile from the business manage…
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  • Peter Conroy looking through the plan files. Drawers full of melted plastic and ash.

    • Peter Conroy looking through the plan files.…
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  • What was this???

    • What was this???
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  • Remains of dewars and small instruments from the drawing office.

    • Remains of dewars and small instruments from…
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  • Denise Bourne, digging through the ruins of her office.

    • Denise Bourne, digging through the ruins of h…
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  • Exploded fire extinguishers.

    • Exploded fire extinguishers.
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  • A few photos and drawings survived, badly singed.

    • A few photos and drawings survived, badly sin…
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  • A couple of drawings survived, severely singed, discoloured and brittle.

    • A couple of drawings survived, severely sing…
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  • Remains of plan press.

    • Remains of plan press.
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