The city of Canberra is located in the Australian Capital Territory, a 2,356 square kilometre area of land handed over by the NSW government in 1911 for the site of Australia’s new capital. The Territory is a hilly environment containing much natural bushland, while the … Read More →
Short history
Before Federation In the late 1880s, after 100 years of British settlement, the people of the six Australian colonies began to be influenced by a developing sense of nationalism. Gradual implementation of the railway system and improved communications with the introduction of the telegraph were … Read More →