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Australian Capital Territory - Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory (abbreviated ACT) (formerly, "The Territory for the Seat of Government" and, later, the "Federal Capital Territory") is a territory in the south east of Australia, enclaved within New South Wales. It is the smallest self-governing internal territory in Australia. The only (and by definition the most populous) city is Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

Located at -35.3081, 149.124 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Australian Capital Territory, Capital districts and territories, States and territories of Australia, States and territories established in 1910

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of 367,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), 280 km south-west of Sydney, and 660 km north-east of Melbourne. A resident of Canberra is known as a "Canberran".

Located at -35.3081, 149.124 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parliament House, Canberra

Parliament House is the meeting facility of the Parliament of Australia located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. The building was designed by Mitchell/Giurgola Architects and opened on 9 May 1988 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. Costing more than A$1.1 billion, it was the most expensive building in the world at the time of its construction. Federal Parliament meetings were first held in Melbourne until 1927.

Located at -35.308, 149.125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Legislative buildings in Australia, Government of Australia, Buildings and structures in Canberra, Parliament of Australia, Visitor attractions in Canberra, Seats of national legislatures, Buildings and structures completed in 1988

Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory

Yarralumla is a large inner south suburb of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Located approximately 3.5 kilometres south-west of the city, Yarralumla extends along the south-west bank of Lake Burley Griffin. (The lake was created after the Second World War through the blocking, with a dam, of the Molonglo River. ) Europeans first settled the area in 1828, and it was named Yarralumla in 1834 from the indigenous Ngunnawal people's term for the area.

Located at -35.3051, 149.098 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Diplomatic districts, Suburbs of Canberra

Deakin, Australian Capital Territory

Deakin is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Deakin is named after Alfred Deakin, second prime minister of Australia. Streets in Deakin are named after Governors, Governors-General and diplomats. The official residence of the Prime Minister, The Lodge is located in Deakin.

Located at -35.316, 149.107 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

Forrest, Australian Capital Territory

Forrest is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Forrest is named after Sir John Forrest, an explorer, legislator, Federalist, premier of Western Australia, and one of the fathers of the Australian Constitution. Streets in Forrest are named after explorers and governors. Forrest is one of the few suburbs in Canberra built to the original Canberra plans. It contains many circular and geometric patterns in its streets and can be quite confusing to drive in.

Located at -35.3181, 149.125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory

Capital Hill, is the location of Parliament House, Canberra, at the south apex of the land axis of the Parliamentary Triangle. The site was selected as the location of the Capitol in Walter Burley Griffin's Canberra design in 1912, which he envisaged to be "either a general administration structure for popular receptions and ceremony or for housing archives and commemorating Australian Achievements". The proposed building is commemorated in the name of the Capitol Theatre, Manuka.

Located at -35.3167, 149.117 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

Yarralumla brickworks

The Yarralumla brickworks, also known as the Commonwealth Brickworks, was one of the earliest construction projects in Canberra, Australia. It was built in the suburb of Yarralumla to produce the bricks used to build many of Canberra's early buildings. It opened in around 1913 and operated until its closure in 1976. It is known for producing the bricks used to build itself.

Located at -35.3083, 149.091 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Manufacturing plants in Australia, Buildings and structures in Canberra, Brickworks

Royal Canberra Golf Club

The Canberra Golf Club, later known as the Royal Canberra Golf Club, was formed in 1926. Its original grounds were behind the Hotel Canberra on the river flats on both sides of the Molonglo River.

Located at -35.304, 149.09 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sports clubs established in 1926, Sport in Canberra, Golf clubs and courses in Australia, Organisations based in Australia with royal patronage, 1926 establishments in Australia

Canberra Grammar School

Canberra Grammar School (CGS) is an independent, day and boarding school for boys, located in Red Hill, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia. The school is affiliated with the Anglican Church of Australia and provides an education from Pre-school to Year 2 for boys and girls, and from Year 3 to 12 for boys only. The school was founded in 1929, the foundation stone being laid on 4 December 1928 by Prime Minister of Australia Stanley Bruce.

Located at -35.3308, 149.125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Garran, Australian Capital Territory

Garran is a suburb in the Woden district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Garran was named after Sir Robert Garran who made numerous contributions to the development of higher education in Canberra. The streets in Garran are named after Australian writers. On Census night 2006, Garran had a population of 3,175 people. The suburb was first settled in 1966 and has an area of 2.74 km². The Canberra Hospital is located in Garran.

Located at -35.342, 149.108 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

Hughes, Australian Capital Territory

Hughes is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605. The area of the suburb is 1.81 km².

Located at -35.333, 149.094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

Alfred Deakin High School

Alfred Deakin High School is a government secondary school in Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, covering years 7 to 10 in the Territory's education system. It is named after the second Australian Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin.

Located at -35.324, 149.095 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Embassy of Germany, Canberra

The Embassy of Germany in Canberra is Germany's diplomatic mission to Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Nauru. The current German ambassador is Dr Michael Witter. The embassy is located at 119 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla, ACT 2600, in Yarralumla, Canberra, nearby Lake Burley Griffin, in the Australian Capital Territory.

Located at -35.308, 149.112 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions of Germany, Diplomatic missions in Canberra, Australia–Germany relations

Canberra Girls' Grammar School

Canberra Girls' Grammar School (CGGS) is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Deakin, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia. Established in 1926 as St Gabriel's School, by the Church of England religious order, the Community of the Sisters of the Church, Canberra Girls' Grammar is the oldest private day and boarding school in Canberra.

Located at -35.3164, 149.115 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Spinnaker Island (Lake Burley Griffin)

Spinnaker Island, within Lake Burley Griffin, is located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. In total there are six islands in the lake, but only three are named. Spinnaker Island and Springbank Island are both located in the West Basin of the lake. The West Basin extends from the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge to Acton Peninsula. In 2010, invasive exotic vegetation were found on the island, requiring a controlled burn-off for their removal and to reduce the presence of weeds.

Located at -35.2942, 149.106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Embassy of Finland to Australia

The Embassy of Finland to the Commonwealth of Australia is Finland's diplomatic mission to Australia. The mission is also accredited to Fiji, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.

Located at -35.3029, 149.116 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions in Canberra, Diplomatic missions of Finland, Finnish architecture, Australia–Finland relations

Embassy of the United States, Canberra

The Embassy of the United States in Canberra is the embassy of the United States to Australia. It is one of the largest embassies in the Australian capital of Canberra. It is in the Georgian style of architecture, and was also inspired by the architecture of Christopher Wren. The foundation stone was laid on July 4, 1942, and it opened in 1943. It is situated close to The Lodge, the Australian Prime Minister's official residence in Canberra.

Located at -35.3072, 149.117 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions of the United States, Diplomatic missions in Canberra, Australia–United States relations

Women's Australian Open

The Women's Australian Open is a women's professional golf tournament played in Australia, operated by Golf Australia and the ALPG Tour, long co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET). Beginning with the 2012 event, it is also co-sanctioned by the U.S. -based LPGA Tour. In 2008, it was the second-richest women's golf tournament on the ALPG Tour, with a prize fund of A$500,000, and was raised to A$600,000 in 2010.

Located at -35.304, 149.09 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Embassy of Mexico, Canberra

The Embassy of Mexico in Canberra is located on: 14 Perth Avenue, Yarralumla ACT 2600, Canberra, Australia. The embassy also covers Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Located at -35.3037, 149.115 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Apostolic Nunciature to Australia

The Nunciature to Australia is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia with the rank of an ambassador. The office of the nunciature is located in Manuka, Canberra. The nunciature was erected by Pope Pius X on 15 April 1914, with Archbishop Bonaventura Cerretti as its first head. The current office holder is Paul Gallagher.

Located at -35.3271, 149.127 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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History of Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory

Settlement[edit] The area now known as Yarralumla is part of two original land grants, which were granted to free settlers for the establishment of farms. In 1828 Henry Donnison, a Sydney merchant who had arrived with his wife and family on the brig Ellen on 29/30 July 1828, was granted an allotment on the western side of Stirling Ridge.

Located at -35.3051, 149.098 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Diplomatic districts, History of the Australian Capital Territory

Sullivans Creek

Sullivans Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Located at -35.3, 149.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Canberra Yacht Club

The Canberra Yacht Club was formed in 1959 in anticipation of the creation of Lake Burley Griffin in the centre of Canberra, which happened in the 1960s. It is located on the shore in the suburb of Yarralumla Its members have competed in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. http://www. smh. com. au/news/Sport/Then-there-was-one-last-of-the-fleet-nears-Hobart/2005/01/02/1104601240729. html

Located at -35.299, 149.117 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Yacht clubs in Australia, Sport in Canberra, 1959 establishments in Australia, Sports clubs established in 1959

Embassy of Poland, Canberra

The Polish Embassy in Canberra is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Poland to the Commonwealth of Australia. The chancery is located at 7 Turrana Street, Yarralumla, Canberra. The main building of the Polish embassy in Canberra is based on a large green site in the Yarralumla area of the city. The embassy, which was built in the 1990s provides space for all sections of the embassy including both the chancery and the consular department.

Located at -35.309, 149.114 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions in Canberra, Diplomatic missions of Poland, Australia–Poland relations