Building No.2

Early on in Building No. 2’s development, a freedom of information request yielded a hefty file of hand-typed correspondence, annotated documents and architectural drawings that traced the building’s history as the home of CSIRO’s printing and publications division. Under the purview of one Betty Doubleday OBE – CSIRO’s pioneering chief librarian from 1954 to 1973 – Building No. 2 was constructed in the 1960s and housed an array of publications and typesetting, letterpress and lithographic printing equipment.

After thirty years