COMMONWEALTH GRANT TO SAINT ANDREWS CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY, RESTORATION APPEAL
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 1981
COMMONWEALTH GRANT TO SAINT ANDREWS CATHEDRAL,
SYDNEY, PRESTORATION APPEAL
The Prime Minister announced today that the Commonwealth
Government will contribute $ 100,000 towards the
Saint Andrews Cathedral Restoration Appeal Fund.
Saint Andrews the oldest cathedral in Australia
is a prime example of the work of Edmund Blacket,
the Victorian Gothic Revival architect, and occupies
a pre-eminent position in Sydney.
The appeal aims to raise $ 1.35 million for a cause
which is strongly supported by the National Trust,
and which is widely seen as an important step in the
preservation of our national heritage.
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