Pictorial History CanberraKingsclear Books Pty Ltd, 2000 - 139 pages A pictorial history of Canberra, and a timely resource for those interested in discovering the origins of our federal capital. This book covers the Aboriginal history, the establishment of early settlement in the district, the birth of the city and the growth and development of Australia's centre of national government. |
Contents
Bad sickness among | 2 |
Valley of desolation | 9 |
Window into the past | 18 |
Faster than the bush telegraph | 28 |
Federation and a national capital | 34 |
18 | 90 |
28 | 96 |
31 | 105 |
48 | 128 |
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Aboriginal Acton Ainslie Albert Hall Archives of Australia arrived Avenue Basin became Belconnen Black Mountain building built cadets Camp Canberra & District Capital Hill Causeway Charles Daley Charles Scrivener Church Civic Centre Commonwealth cottage District Historical Society Duke Duntroon Eastlake Federal Capital Commission Federal Capital Territory flood Fyshwick Ginninderra Goulburn Griffin's plan hospital King O'Malley Kingston Kurrajong labour Lake Burley Griffin Lake George land Lanyon later lease Library of Australia Limestone Plains Manuka Melbourne Menzies Mildenhall Collection Molonglo River Monaro Murray Murrumbidgee River named National Archives National Library NCDC Oaks Estate opening of Parliament Park Parliament House Parliamentary Triangle Pictorial History pioneers population post office Prime Minister Queanbeyan railway residents road Royal Military College settlement shops South Wales St John's Schoolhouse station Strangman Collection suburbs Sydney town centre Tuggeranong Walter Burley Griffin Westlake William Woden workers Wright Yarralumla Yass