A full-page advert announcing the arrival of the MONARO SHOPPING MALL. This promotion was part of a 32-page grand opening supplement in the March 5, 1963 edition of The Canberra ["Kan-bur-uh"] Times.
Graphic from https://trove.nla.gov.au / National Library of Australia


An exterior view of the original shopping precinct. At the time, it encompassed a single city block and housed 220,000 lettable square feet. Car parks on adjacent blocks had accommodations for nearly 2,000 autos.
Photo from State Library of the Australian Capital Territory