William Allison Glover (8 June 1906 - 16 July 1988), known as Bill, was born in Victoria and educated at Ballarat High School. His professional career was mainly as a science teacher and as the principal of a training farm for underprivileged youths. As a member of the Melbourne University Rifles (later Melbourne University Regiment), Bill travelled to Canberra in May 1927 to attend the opening of Parliament House. This letter, written from Melbourne to his parents in Ballarat, is an eyewitness account of the transfer of the seat of government from Melbourne to Canberra, and a description of the young capital city of Australia. The annotation on the first page of the letter is by Bill's wife in 1988.
