what about all these exciting happenings that have gone down...

Key dates in Canberra’s history
via www.canberrahouse.com.au/timeline.html

1823: European settlement
1908: The site for Australia’s capital chosen
1911: Population of ACT 1,714
1911: Mount Stromlo Observatory established
1912: Walter Burley Griffin wins international design competition
1913: Canberra chosen as name for the city
1914: Rail link to Canberra established
1924: First auction of city leases
1927: Provisional Parliament House opened
1931: Federal Highway links Canberra to NSW town of Goulburn
1936: Regular air services to and from Canberra commence
1938: FCT renamed Australian Capital Territory
1939: Population 10,00...

what about all these exciting happenings that have gone down...

Key dates in Canberra’s history
via www.canberrahouse.com.au/timeline.html

1823: European settlement
1908: The site for Australia’s capital chosen
1911: Population of ACT 1,714
1911: Mount Stromlo Observatory established
1912: Walter Burley Griffin wins international design competition
1913: Canberra chosen as name for the city
1914: Rail link to Canberra established
1924: First auction of city leases
1927: Provisional Parliament House opened
1931: Federal Highway links Canberra to NSW town of Goulburn
1936: Regular air services to and from Canberra commence
1938: FCT renamed Australian Capital Territory
1939: Population 10,000
1941: Australian War Memorial opened
1943: US Embassy opened
1946: Australian National University established
1955: Senate inquiry recommends Commission to develop Canberra
1959: First transfer of Defence departments from Melbourne
1960: Population 50,000
1964: Lake Burley Griffin filled
1970: NCDC begins promoting townhouses
1988: New Parliament House opened
1989: Establishment of National Capital Planning Authority
1991: Royal Canberra Hospital closed
2000: Population 311,000

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