The Coombs : A House of Memories

The Coombs Building at The Australian National University is a Canberra icon. Named after one of Australia's greatest administrators and public intellectuals-'Nugget' Herbert Cole Coombs-for more than forty years the building has housed two of the University's four foundational S...

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Main Author: V. Lal, Brij (auth)
Other Authors: Ley, Allison (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: ANU Press 2014
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