▁up ▁to ▁half ▁an ▁hour . ▁The ▁time ▁was ▁announced ▁each ▁day ▁by ▁a ▁can non ▁still ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁grounds . ▁The ▁design ▁was ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁architect , ▁George ▁Temple - Po ole , ▁and ▁features ▁a ▁bold ▁combination ▁of ▁styles . ▁ ▁Harold ▁Burn ham ▁Cur le w is ▁Co oke ' s ▁successor ▁as ▁Government ▁Astronom er ▁was ▁Harold ▁Cur le w is ▁who ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 : ▁Since ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁wind s ▁blow ▁over ▁the ▁huge ▁extent ▁of ▁King ' s ▁Park , ▁its ▁excell ence ▁for ▁astronom ical ▁work ▁is ▁not ▁imp a ired ▁by ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁city , ▁as ▁is ▁so ▁often ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁other ▁observ ator ies . ▁... A ▁glance ▁from ▁the ▁tower , ▁from ▁which ▁a ▁wonderful ▁pan or ama ▁of ▁Per th ▁may ▁be ▁obtained , ▁shows ▁that ▁no ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁can ▁ever ▁advers ely ▁affect ▁obser ving ▁conditions ▁ ▁Cur le w is ▁and ▁the ▁W A ▁border ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁Cur le w is ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Government ▁Astronom er ▁of ▁South ▁Australia , ▁D od well , ▁in ▁determin ations ▁to ▁fix ▁positions ▁for ▁mark ing ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Australian ▁border ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁border ▁at ▁De ak in , ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁the ▁same ▁group ▁from ▁the ▁De ak in ▁determin ations ▁travel led ▁by