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History of the foundation and development of Canberra until about 1960. Includes mention of assistance given by Aboriginal people to European exploreres in locating Lake George and the Limestone Plains; Aboriginal origins of place names; bogong moths; marriage customs.
A pictorial history of Canberra, and a timely resource for those interested in discovering the origins of our federal capital. This book covers the Aboriginal history, the establishment of early settlement in the district, the birth of the city and the growth and development of Australia's centre of national government.
Olims Hotel Canberra by Sarah Rood,Belinda Ensor,Katherine Sheody Pdf
Olims Hotel Canberra is historically significant for its important role in the development of North Canberra and the forging of its community identity. It has served as a gathering place for the local community since 1933 and is one of only four licensed hotels in Canberra in continuous operation since prior to the 1940s.
English Electric Canberra by Bruce Barrymore Halpenny Pdf
This amazing airplane first flew in 1949, and as at 2005, is still in front-line service with the RAF. It has served in a variety of roles including those of medium conventional bomber, tactical nuclear bomber, photo-reconnaissance, night intruder, navigational trainer, maritime strike, electronic countermeasures, and atomic cloud sampling and target-towing. It was manufactured in the USA under license as the Martin B-57, and in Australia under license as the Canberra B-20. It has been exported to Argentina, Chile, France, Germany, India, Peru, Sweden, Venezuela, South Africa and other Commonwealth countries. This book looks at the development of the aircraft during the early days of jet power and especially at its Rolls-Royce Avon power-plant. It was Britain's first jet bomber. Each of the many marks and variants are described and illustrated by many remarkable and rare photographs. The type's record of service with RAF squadrons throughout its service life is given together with descriptions of the many experimental models that were used in the development of a variety of weapons and avionics systems.
Brief reference to archaeological sites, Aboriginal meetings with explorers, cordial relations with settlers, Aboriginal cricketers, demise of Ngunawal through disease; placenames.