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- 1966 (Creation)
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1 volume (7 leaves) ; 7 architectural drawings; 74 x 98 cm.
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Administrative history
James Birrell commenced his own practice in 1966 after resigning from his position as Architect with the University of Queensland. At this time he also acquired the firm of Scorer and Scorer, which formed the basis of his first jobs. One of those jobs was the Agrictulture and Entomology Buidling at University of Queensland a Scorer and Scorer commission from the Co-ordinator General of the Queensland Government's Department of Works. James Birrell & Partners had offices at various times in Brisbane, Townsville, Port Moresby, and Maroochydore with various partners (including Lorant Kulley, Philip Conn, Richard Stringer and Lindsay Mack). Birrell wound the business up in 1997.
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Engineer. Business was based at the Gold Coast.
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The construction of Stage II commenced in May 1965 and was presumably completed before the start of first term in 1966. 1 volume of 7 drawings, with cover page, held together metal staples. From cover page creators are James Birrell & Partners (Architect) and Antony Tod (Consulting Structural Engineer). All drawings are dated March 1966. Drawings all have the number 1712, followed by a running sheet number from 1 to 7.
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Unrestricted access.
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Copyright applies.
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- English
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Oversize folder 23
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Previously treated as 8 separate items (with a number being assigned to the cover page) and housed in Folder 28 as A15.96-103
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Created, Linda Justo, 12-Feb-2021