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Sydney Opera House - Minutes

Minutes of meetings and agendas reveal matters discussed and decisions made. We hold minutes from the earliest days of the Opera House Committee and the later Sydney Opera House Trust, covering the planning and construction phase and the administration and management of the House.

Search the catalogue for minutes relating to the Sydney Opera House.

Examples of minutes concerning Sydney Opera House

  • Opera House Committee/Opera House Executive Committee; NRS-19527, Minutes of the Sydney Opera House Executive Committee and Sydney Opera House Trust, 1954-1966
  • Opera House Committee/Opera House Executive Committee; NRS-19506, Committee agendas and minutes [Sydney Opera House], 02/12/1954-16/01/1961
  • Department of Public Works; NRS-12690, Minutes of meetings [re construction of Sydney Opera House], 1957-1974
  • Sydney Opera House Trust; NRS-17738, Trust Committee agendas and minutes [Sydney Opera House Trust], 17/03/1961-27/09/1995
  • Department of Public Works; NRS-12694, Copy of a draft Cabinet Minute and related appendices concerning the Sydney Opera House, 1962

Digitised - Minutes 21 December 1954. NRS-19506-1-[1]

Digitised - Minutes 4 February 1955. NRS-19506-1-[1]

Guide to the records

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Sydney Opera House

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Opening of the Sydney Opera House

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