Symonston
District of Canberra
Australian Capital Territory - Australia

Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory

Fyshwick is a retail and light industry suburb of Canberra and is located east of the South Canberra district. On Census night 2006, Fyshwick had a population of 54 people. It has many motor vehicle dealers, stores selling home furnishings and hardware, and stores that sell goods wholesale. There are also some fast-food outlets. It was named after Sir Philip Fysh, a Tasmanian politician who assisted in bringing about Australia's Federation.

Located at -35.329, 149.174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Griffith, Australian Capital Territory

Griffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919. Streets in Griffith are named after explorers. Griffith contains the Manuka Shopping Centre, one of the earliest shopping areas built in Canberra.

Located at -35.3247, 149.137 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Kingston, Australian Capital Territory

Kingston is the oldest and most densely populated suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after Charles Cameron Kingston, the former Premier of South Australia and minister in the first Australian Commonwealth Government. It is adjacent to the suburbs of Barton, Fyshwick, Griffith and Manuka. The suburb of Kingston is situated about 4 km from the centre of Canberra.

Located at -35.3156, 149.144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory

Narrabundah is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 'Narrabundah' is a Ngunnawal word meaning 'bird of prey', celebrated in the sculpture by Andy Townshend and Suzie Bleach, in the park opposite the main shops. The name Narrabundah was taken from the parish of Narrabundah, a part of the cadastral division of Murray. This parish existed when the land was administered by New South Wales.

Located at -35.3325, 149.153 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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South Canberra

South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin. It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra, and is built in part in accordance to Walter Burley Griffin's designs. Unlike the later districts in Canberra that are built as separate satellite cities, South Canberra is only separated from North Canberra by Lake Burley Griffin.

Located at -35.3155, 149.151 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Districts of Canberra

Symonston, Australian Capital Territory

Symonston is a primarily industrial and agricultural suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Symonston is named after Sir Josiah Symon a Legislator, Federalist and one of the Founders of the Constitution of Australia. Located in Symonston are the Alexander Maconochie Centre (gaol), Periodic Detention Centre and Symonston Temporary Remand Centre and three caravan parks: Canberra South Motor Park, Sundown Village and Narrabundah Longstay Caravan Park.

Located at -35.3464, 149.178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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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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Manuka Oval

Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground (however the capacity can be exceeded, 10,000 seated) located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital. The stadium is home to many events throughout the year, including cricket matches in the summer months and Australian rules football matches in the winter months.

Located at -35.3181, 149.135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Australian Football League grounds, Sports venues in Canberra, Cricket grounds in Australia, World Series Cricket venues

Telopea Park

Telopea Park is one of the oldest parks in Canberra, Australia. The name of the park is from Walter Burley Griffin's original plan for Canberra where he planned Telopea Park at the end of Sydney Avenue. The park is named after the floral emblem of New South Wales, also known as the Waratah. Griffin planned that the state capital city avenues were terminated with a park named after the generic botanical name for a native plant from that particular state. The park covers 0.079 km².

Located at -35.3133, 149.139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks in Canberra

Manuka, Australian Capital Territory

Manuka is an area in the Inner South district of Canberra, Australia covering parts of the suburbs of Griffith and Forrest. Manuka Shops, Manuka Oval, Manuka Swimming Pool, and Manuka Circle take their name from the park in the area.

Located at -35.32, 149.133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Canberra urban places

Hume, Australian Capital Territory

Hume is a suburb of Canberra in the district of Tuggeranong. The suburb is named after the explorer Hamilton Hume and streets are named after Australian industrialists and businessmen. Hume is a light-industrial suburb and there is no significant housing development. On Census night 2006, Hume had a population of six people.

Located at -35.387, 149.17 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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HMAS Harman

HMAS Harman is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) communications and logistics facility. The main base is located in the Australian capital of Canberra, and is geographically recognised as the suburb of Harman (postcode 2600). Established in the late 1930s as the Royal Australian Navy Wireless/Transmitting Station Canberra, the facility was commissioned into the RAN as a stone frigate in 1943.

Located at -35.3465, 149.201 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Royal Australian Navy bases

Prime Minister's XI

Prime Minister's XI or PM's XI (formerly 'Australian Prime Minister's Invitation XI') is the name of an annual cricket match held at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, with the Australian team picked by the Prime Minister of Australia playing against an overseas team. The Australian team usually includes up and coming players.

Located at -35.318, 149.135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Australia in international cricket, Sport in Canberra, Australian first-class cricket teams, Prime Minister of Australia, 1951 establishments in Australia

Narrabundah College

Narrabundah College is a government college that teaches the last two years of secondary education in the Australian Capital Territory. It was the first school in Australia to offer the International Baccalaureate, starting the programme in February 1978. Despite attempts to close the college in the late 1970s due to falling enrolments, the school now has a full enrolment and an extensive waiting list.

Located at -35.3361, 149.148 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Canberra railway station

Canberra railway station is located in Kingston, Australian Capital Territory. The station is the terminus for CountryLink rail services from Sydney and interchange point for CountryLink coach services to Cootamundra, Bombala and Eden, and V/Line coach services to Bairnsdale. It is the only operating railway station in the ACT. In March 1913 work began on a new 8.5 kilometre rail link from the capital to Queanbeyan on the Goulburn to Bombala branch line.

Located at -35.3192, 149.149 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Transport in the Australian Capital Territory, Buildings and structures in the Australian Capital Territory

St Edmund's College, Canberra

St Edmund's College, is a private, Catholic, day school for boys, located in Griffith, a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The college was established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College. It was opened to meet the demand for a Catholic Education school in the region and was the first Catholic Secondary Boys' College established in the Australian Capital Territory.

Located at -35.3228, 149.145 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Tralee Speedway

The Tralee Speedway was a Dirt track racing venue located in Jerrabomberra on the New South Wales side of the ACT/NSW border near Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The speedway was home to several drivers who went on to become Australian national and state champions. Tralee (for a time also known as Fraser Park Raceway) was a 410 metres dirt surfaced oval raceway. Tralee Speedway opened in 1970 and was a 410 metre long "D" shaped oval made of a dolomite and clay mix.

Located at -35.3894, 149.18 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Motorsport venues in Australia, Sports venues in the Australian Capital Territory, Speedway venues in Australia, Defunct speedway venues

Alexander Maconochie Centre

The Alexander Maconochie Centre, an Australian minimum to maximum security prison and remand centre for male and female inmates, is located in Hume, Australian Capital Territory. The facility is operated by ACT Corrective Services, an agency of the Justice and Community Safety Directorate of the Government of Australian Capital Territory.

Located at -35.3709, 149.172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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2008 establishments in Australia, Prisons in the Australian Capital Territory

Canberra Glassworks

Canberra Glassworks is an Australian gallery and glass art studio open to the general public to view the glass artists working. Opened in May 2007 by Jon Stanhope, it is the largest dedicated glass studio facility in Australia.

Located at -35.312, 149.144 (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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Diplomatic missions of the Holy See, Roman Catholic Church in Australia, Diplomatic missions in Canberra, Australia–Holy See relations

St Clare's College, Canberra

St Clare's College is a private Roman Catholic school in the south Canberra suburb of Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, catering for girls from grades 7 to 12. The college was established in 1965. As of 2012 St Clare's had an enrolment of approximately 1200 students, making it the largest Catholic girls' secondary school in Canberra. All students participate in a broad academic program and many extra-curricular activities within the context of the Catholic tradition.

Located at -35.3236, 149.147 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Kingston Powerhouse

The Kingston Powerhouse is a disused power plant in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Kingston, Australian Capital Territory. It was designed by John Smith Murdoch and constructed from 1913-1915, when the planned city of Canberra came into being. The power station generated electricity until 1957 and is Canberra's oldest public building. It was later converted and now houses the Canberra Glassworks.

Located at -35.311, 149.143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Coal-fired power stations in the Australian Capital Territory, Former power stations in Australia, Buildings and structures in Canberra

Jerrabomberra Creek

Jerrabomberra Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Capital Country region spanning both New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Jerrabomberra is derived from the Aboriginal word, meaning "afraid of lightning". The traditional custodians of the land surrounding Jerrabomberra Creek are the Aboriginal people of the Ngunnawal tribe.

Located at -35.3167, 149.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Canberra, Rivers of New South Wales, Rivers of the Australian Capital Territory, Murray-Darling basin

Canberra Railway Museum

Canberra Railway Museum is run by the ACT division of the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS). The museum houses displays of historic locomotives, passenger cars, freight vehicles, track machinery and railway memorabilia. The museum precinct also serves as a base for the society's rail operations. The Society preserves railway history, particularly that of Canberra and the southern districts of New South Wales, for the enjoyment and enlightenment of present and future generations.

Located at -35.3176, 149.155 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Narrabundah Ballpark

Narrabundah Ballpark is an 1,500 capacity ground in Canberra, Australia. It was redeveloped in 2010 for use by the Canberra Cavalry for the Australian Baseball League, the Australian Capital Territory Government funded the $1,000,000 upgrade.

Located at -35.3392, 149.155 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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