CANBERRA: CHICAGO LANDSCAPER DESIGNED NEW CAPITAL
July 22nd 2010 Excerpted from my book OUR SUMMER IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND amazon.com
A little history. When Australia federated in 1901, there was a raging debate between
Sydney and Melbourne as to which city should be the new nation’s capital. Being
unsolvable, it was decided to find a new location within the state of New South Wales, provided it was no closer than 100 miles to Sidney. Those from Melbo
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