▁in ▁room ▁ 2 0 5 ▁at ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Kur raj ong . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Hotel ▁Kur raj ong ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁as ▁a ▁host el ▁to ▁provide ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁public ▁servants ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁from ▁Melbourne . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁Garden ▁Pav il ion ▁style ▁by ▁Commonwealth ▁chief ▁architect ▁John ▁Smith ▁Mur do ch , ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁Walter ▁Bur ley ▁Griff in ' s ▁garden ▁city ▁concept ▁for ▁the ▁capital . ▁The ▁same ▁concept ▁of ▁pav il ions ▁cent red ▁around ▁garden ▁courts ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁earlier ▁Hotel ▁Can ber ra , ▁built ▁shortly ▁before ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Tri angle . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁economic ▁conditions ▁and ▁the ▁reduction ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁government ▁employees ▁reduced ▁demand ▁for ▁accommod ation ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁and ▁the ▁Can ber ra ▁and ▁the ▁Kur raj ong ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁hot els ▁left ▁open ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁▁▁ ▁As ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Can ber ra , ▁the ▁Kur raj ong ▁was ▁frequently ▁used ▁as ▁sitting - time ▁accommod ation ▁by ▁polit icians . ▁The ▁Kur raj ong ▁was ▁re put edly ▁fav oured ▁by ▁polit icians ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁Labor ▁Party , ▁and ▁the ▁Can ber ra ▁by ▁polit icians ▁from ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁parties . ▁Among ▁others , ▁prominent ▁Australian ▁Labor ▁Party