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	Canberra, Australia
		Canberra's name comes from the Aboriginal word "Kamberra", meaning 'meeting place', apt for the city that became the nation's capital as a solution to the dispute between rivals Melbourne and Sydney.
		In 1954, as Canberra (now with a population of 39,000) was hit with a housing shortage, a Senate Select Committee was established to inquire into the development of the city.
		New town centres to the north and southwest of Griffin's Canberra were commenced with residents moving into the first new town, Woden, in 1964, followed by the establishment of Belconnen to the north in 1967, and Tuggeranong in the south in 1973.
	worldfacts.us /Australia-Canberra.htm (1730 words)

	Scottish Placenames - Canberra, Australia
		Canberra is a planned city, created in the early twentieth century as the capital of the newly federated Commonwealth of Australia.
		The Canberra suburb was named for John Forrest (1847-1918), the first premier of Western Australia and his brother Alexander (1849-1901), both of whom were explorers.
		The Canberra suburb commemorates John Macarthur (1767-1834), army officer, politician and one of the principal founders of the Merino wool industry in Australia.
	www.rampantscotland.com /placenames/placename_canberra.htm (2402 words)

	Australian Capital Territory Facts
		The Canberra Institute of Technology is a multi-disciplinary, multi-campus tertiary education institution.
		Canberra is served by the major domestic airlines and feeder services from nearby provincial cities.
		Although Canberra is Australia’s national capital, the private sector accounts for 52 per cent of the workforce in the territory.
	www.about-australia.com /actfact.htm (1147 words)

	ABC News: Study finds Australia veterans in poorer health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Oct 19, 2005 — CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's surviving Korean War veterans are in poorer health than the rest of the community and were more likely to suffer depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study has found.
		The study for Australia's Department of Veterans Affairs, released on Tuesday, found that 50 years after the conflict, Korean War veterans also had lower life satisfaction and a poorer quality of life compared to other Australian men of the same age.
		Australia's Veterans' Affairs Minister De-Anne Kelly said Australia had provided free health care for veterans, as well as counselling programmes for tobacco and alcohol misuse.
	abcnews.go.com /Health/wireStory?id=1229027 (353 words)

	Canberra Hotel and Travel, Canberra Australia Hotel and Travel Information
		Canberra Australia Hotel and Travel Guide - There are many regions to visit in Australia, but only one is home to the Floriade, the Subaru Rally of Canberra, the Canberra 400 V8 Supercars meeting, as well as the National Folk Festival.
		Australia is considered a multi-cultural country, offering a wide range of dialects including Italian, Greek, Arabic or Vietnamese.
		If you are interested in exploring the government side that the city has to offer, there are many embassies and consulates located in the suburb of Yarralumla, which is east of Capital Hill.
	www.canberrahotelandtravel.com (431 words)

	Travel Canberra Australian Capital Territory - ACT Australia. Parliment House
		It is unique in having every detail of it's construction planned from the beginning, then being built halfway between Sydney and Melbourne after a dispute over which would become the nations capital.
		Set in a broad valley in the southern tablelands of New South Wales, Canberra is a well-planned lakeside city of parklands, impressive restaurants, beautiful bushland and leafy suburbs.
		Canberra is only 1 and 1/2 hour drive from the beautiful Snowy Mountains, where you can hike, horseride, mountainbike, ski, snowboard and enjoy the clean, crisp mountain air and surrounding towns.
	www.atn.com.au /act.html (183 words)

	The Story of Canberra - Australia's Capital City
		On 12 March, Canberra was formally named at the laying of a foundation stone on Capital Hill.
		In 1914 the railway was extended from Queanbeyan to the south-east comer of Canberra, a power station was built at Kingston, brick-works were opened at Yarralumla and in 1915 Cotter Dam was completed.
		Walter Burley Griffin left Canberra with the framework of the plan established on the ground, but disappointed at the lack of progress and frustrated by repeated efforts to change his city plan.
	www.tomw.net.au /cnbst3.html (578 words)

	W.B.GRIFFIN, CANBERRA PLAN
		This first plan was [to find a way to accord] dignified positions to all buildings, suitable to their uses, and with economical rectangular building plots and terminal vistas in substitution for the indefinite sprawling character of gridiron planning....
		Griffin also served as Wright's secretaryoffice manager, writing to clients on behalf of Wright in a clear and direct prose style that is quite at variance with the several murky passages in his explanation of the plan of Canberra that he submitted in the competition of 191112.
		Despite his interest in the subject, Griffin at the time of the Canberra competition was not identified with the vigorously growing American city planning movement.
	www.library.cornell.edu /Reps/DOCS/griffin.htm (5364 words)

	2005 Population Figures for Canberra, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Two principles were agreed upon at the DC4 meeting in Canberra relating to the type qualifier...
		Canberra Canberra, manufacturer of nuclear systems and instrumentation...
		320,303 for Canberra, Australia is based on a number of factors and sources.
	travel.synabu.com /cities/C/Canberra,_Australia.html (920 words)

	The National Capital Authority > Experience the Capital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Canberra, Australia's National Capital has evolved over an 80 year period - in effect, one person's lifetime.
		The challenge is to build and enhance a Capital that is relevant, reflective of national attitudes and a place of which we are all proud.
		Canberra is located in the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory, 300 km southwest of Sydney and 650 km northeast of Melbourne by road.
	www.nationalcapital.gov.au /experience (210 words)

	Save the Ridge Home Page
		Sarah's presentation will detail her research on Australia's love of the automobile and how the car came to be such a dominant and pervasive form of transport.
		Transferring this to the context of Canberra, given that for Civic bound traffic Parkes Way is already near capacity, the initial benefit achieved by the Monash Freeway is unlikely to be achieved by the GDE.
		Save the Ridge, a Canberra resident's group, is campaigning to protect Kaleen Grasslands, Bruce and O'Connor Ridges, and Black Mountain Nature Park from being destroyed by government road plans to build a major freeway - the 9km long, 100 metre wide Gungahlin Drive Extension (GDE) through them.
	www.savetheridge.org.au (2794 words)

	Canberra Hotels: Hyatt Hotel Canberra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hyatt Hotel Canberra is an urban oasis, noted for its warm hospitality, understated sophistication and instant access to all Canberra has to offer.
		Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Canberra's only five-star hotel, is conveniently located in the national capital's Parliamentary Triangle, minutes from Canberra's major tourist attractions, the city centre and government offices.
		Hyatt Hotel Canberra is now far more than a five-star hotel, providing catering services at three of Canberra's finest banquet and conference venues: Parliament House, the National Museum of Australia and the Australian War Memorial.
	canberra.park.hyatt.com (187 words)

	Australia Economy
		Australia, with National Anthem, Flag, Map and its People,...
		Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and Westpac Banking may need to retain more of their earnings than domestic rivals because of planned changes to limits on some forms of capital, analysts said Wednesday.&n...
		CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Legislation clearing the way for the government to sell its majority st...
	archive.wn.com /2005/08/31/1400/australiaeconomy (695 words)

	Embassy of the U.S. Canberra
		The U.S. Mission to Australia welcomes with gratitude the great generosity of the Australian Government in donating $A10 million to the American Red Cross to assist those most affected by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.
		The Embassy of the United States of America, with the Canberra Centre, presents a photographic exhibition entitled American Roadside Architecture by noted U.S. photographer and architectural historian John Margolies.
		In Australia for meetings with counterparts, Admiral Fallon answered questions on defense issues related to PACOM and regional issues of interest to both the United States and Australia.
	usembassy-australia.state.gov (703 words)

	The National Capital Authority
		Our goal is to build the national capital in the hearts of all Australians, creating a city which is internationally recognised and worthy of pride by all Australians.
		We intend to realise the promise of the city plan and the ideals of the founders.
		We also aim to foster an awareness of Canberra and develop the special character of the national capital.
	www.nationalcapital.gov.au (177 words)

	Apartment Accommodation Australia and New Zealand. Sydney, Auckland, Canberra, Perth, Central Coast, Parramatta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Waldorf Apartment Group is one of Australia's and New Zealand's leading accommodation chain of quality furnished, serviced apartments and apartment hotels.
		The Group is a developer, promoter, finance manager and owner of serviced apartments complex all over Australia and New Zealand.
		Whether you plan to stay for a few days, a few weeks or a year our spacious furnished studio, one, two or three bedroom apartments will make you feel like you never left home.
	www.waldorfcanberra.com.au (141 words)

	Canberra Youth Theatre
		Canberra Youth Theatre is the longest established youth theatre in Australia with a high profile and an unequalled reputation in theatre creation.
		Since 1972 the company has been a feature of Canberra's Arts industry, contributing to Canberra's cultural climate and development by meeting the needs of the region's young people in the field of performing arts and satisfying to appetites of a range of audiences.
		One Night Only features a whole swag of CYT members, tutors and hangers on, and promises to be a night of fun, fear, laughter, tears, boy banders, toilet humour, and sassy dancing.
	www.cytc.net (484 words)

	Car Hire Canberra Australia from car rentals.co.uk
		A fascinating 20th-century city, Canberra has struggled to establish itself as the focus of Australia's national history and identity.
		However, most politicians go home at the weekend, and Canberra has grown from a Federation baby into an adult city, so any visitor who steps outside of the Parliamentary Triangle will soon find a whole new side to the nation’s capital.
		Civic is also the centre of Canberra's nightlife, which is much more lively than the city’s reputation may suggest.
	www.carrentals.co.uk /car-hire/canberra-guide.html (220 words)

	XXVI International Physics Olympiad, Australia
		The Olympiad was held in Canberra, the national capital of Australia and home to the nation's Federal Parliament.
		The competition was held from the 5th to the 12th of July with over 250 of the world's best physics students from 51 nations competing at the equivalent of the "Olympic games for Physics".
		The XXVI IPhO took place at the University of Canberra which generously provided examination and laboratory facilities and is where the competitors and Team Leaders were accomodated.
	www.anu.edu.au /Physics/IPhO (341 words)

	Refugee Action Committee, Canberra Australia - index page
		Thousands of community-based asylum seekers in Australia are denied income support, work rights and Medicare access as a result of the Government's unfair and inflexible immigration policy, making survival nearly impossible without the assistance of various church and charity groups.
		The Canberra Times had a front page article on changes in the Department of Immigration on 29th August.
		RAC also calls on all members of parliament to consider the issue of deportation and to call in parliament for the precautionary principle to be observed until the culture and mistakes of the department of immigration are identified and addressed.
	www.refugeeaction.org (3229 words)

	Canberra Guide - Embassies
		Consulate of the Republic of Cameroon in Sydney, Australia
		Embassy of the Czech Republic in Canberra, Australia
		Consulate of Papua New Guinea in Sydney, Australia
	www.moveandstay.com.au /canberra/guide_embassies.asp (195 words)

	USATODAY.com - Indonesian embassy in Australia closed; unidentified biological agent found (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Indonesian Embassy in Canberra was closed Wednesday after it received a suspicious package containing powder identified as an unidentified "biological agent," Australia's foreign minister said.
		Foreign Minister Alexander Downer blamed the security scare on public anger over the conviction last week of an Australian woman convicted in Bali on drug smuggling charges.
		Corby pleaded innocent and is appealing her conviction and sentence, which have provoked an unprecedented backlash in Australia, with supporters appealing for a boycott of Bali to protest her plight.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-06-01-indonesia-embassy_x.htm (363 words)

	Welcome to Casino Canberra - the heart and soul of the city
		Subscribers to Casino Canberra receive an amazing array of free offers, special discounts, exclusive invites and special updates, including TOURNAMENTS.
		From our constantly changing atmosphere and promotions, to new food and drink offers, to the never end stream of people that make Casino Canberra the Heart and Soul of the city.
		Come in soon to see the latest offerings, or have a look around your table on the web site — when things change as you roll your mouse over it — that means there's something worth exploring.
	www.casinocanberra.com.au (149 words)

	Folk Dancing in Canberra
		Anyone from 5 to 90+ years of age can (and do!) participate and enjoy themselves.
		is Australia's National Capital, located about 300 km southwest of Sydney and about 100 km inland from the east coast.
		Canberra also hosts the National Folk Festival which runs for five days over Easter, every year.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/1160 (458 words)

	Embajada de España en Canberra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		La Embajada de España quiere advertir al público en general que se ha detectado que ciudadanos de Australia están siendo contactados por bandas criminales con objeto de timarles, amparándose en el prestigio de la Lotería Nacional de España.
		Los portadores de un pasaporte español en vigor no requieren visado para estancias en Australia inferiores a tres meses.
		Aunque España y Australia se encuentran en negociaciones para llegar a un acuerdo, de momento no se puede solicitar este tipo de visado.
	www.embaspain.com (256 words)

	Saxema Saxophone Quartet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Saxema is a talented young saxophone quartet from Canberra, Australia.
		Jazz, ragtime, classical works, show tunes and much more are brought to life on soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones.
		Saxema has performed throughout Canberra and surrounding areas, at venues such as the National Botanic Gardens, the Hyatt Hotel, the Yamba Sports Club, Lanyon Homestead and for lake cruises onboard the MV Southern Cross.
	www.saxema.com (107 words)

	Cockington Green Welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Late 1997 will see the opening of the first stage of an exciting new display area featuring miniature buildings from all around the world.
		Opened to the public in 1979, Cockington Green is one of Canberra's landmark attractions, a charming and delightful must-see for visitors of all ages.
		As well as the stunning miniature displays and breathtaking gardens, there is a Heritage Rose Walk, the fully licensed Parson's Nose Garden Cafe, a nursery, a family cafe/kiosk, maze, free barbecue/picnic and playground areas, souvenirs and a steam train ride that circles the grounds.
	www.cockington-green.com.au (199 words)

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