Album info

  • 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

  • Chimney on the way, Farnham next. (See album "Removing the Farnham").

    • Chimney on the way, Farnham next. (See album…
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  • Tea room floor. Note the unusual construction.

    • Tea room floor. Note the unusual construction…
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  • Most rooms clean, courtyard looking bare.

    • Most rooms clean, courtyard looking bare.
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  • Ready to clear heavy junk from the basement.

    • Ready to clear heavy junk from the basement.
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  • Basement to truck.

    • Basement to truck.
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  • Barrels of contaminated ash from basement.

    • Barrels of contaminated ash from basement.
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  • Clearing the purchasing office.

    • Clearing the purchasing office.
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  • Hallway. Note the shonky brick-on-edge internal wall construction.

    • Hallway. Note the shonky brick-on-edge intern…
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  • One of the internal fireplaces.

    • One of the internal fireplaces.
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