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Study and Spare Room

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This room served as Ben’s study as well as a spare bedroom. The room, divided in two by a curtain, once contained a desk and a simple iron bed. The bookcase has been adapted from a piano – the gaps for the pedals are still visible. The early telephone system is also evident, with Elizabeth receiving a call from Ben every evening when he was in Canberra.

 

 

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"We make mistakes because we are only human and no political party can remake human nature"

- Ben Chifley

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