Canberra biography
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History of Canberra
The history of Canberra details the development of the city of Canberra from the time before europeisk settlement to the city's planning bygd the Chicago architect Walter Burley Griffin in collaboration with Marion Mahony Griffin, and its subsequent development to the present day.
Pre-colonisation-history
[edit]Before europeisk settlement, the area which eventually became the Australian Capital Territory was inhabited by Indigenous Australians, who spoke a Ngarigo dialect. Historical sources have identified them as different tribes with a range of names. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the distrikt includes inhabited rock shelters, rock paintings and engravings, burial places, camps and quarry sites, and stone tools and arrangements.[1] The evidence suggests human habitation in the area for at least 21,000 years.[2]
European exploration began with in the Canberra area as early as the 1820s. Canberra was "discovered" on 7 Decemb
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The Canberra History Group's Aim
Our history group will endeavour to cover items we hope will be of interest for all types of historians - local history, family history or general history - especially unusual items, or those that may not be easily accessible, or taken from local knowledge that has been either passed down, or we have experienced ourselves, since we've lived or were born here before the 1950s!
We are only a small group of dedicated compilers and researchers and welcome contributors with similar interests in the history of Canberra. Our CONVICT pages, it is hoped, will contain biographical material about the convicts who lived on or around the Limestone Plains. If you are related to anyone mentioned in our lists, please let us know. You're
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Founding of Canberra
Many communities put forward a case to be selected by parliament. Some of the main contenders were Albury, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Armidale, Bombala, Tumut, and Dalgety as well as Yass-Canberra.
The first tour of senators to inspect sites took place in the blistering February of 1902. The heat did some places, like Albury, no favours in the selection process.
The prevailing wisdom of the day had it that cool, temperate climates were preferable to hot ones on the dubious basis that cool climates produced hardier races. The fight between Dalgety and Canberra revolved around how cold was too cold.
In October 1908 the House of Representatives voted for Yass-Canberra, followed by a Senate vote in November confirming the choice of Canberra by a whisker.
With the decision made, attention turned to the design of the future capital. An international design competition was launched, which attracted 137 entries from all over the world. Walter Burley Griffin and his wife