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	Australian Capital Territory on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was called the Federal Capital Territory until 1938.
		Most of the territory consists of an area formerly known as Yass-Canberra, which was ceded to the commonwealth by New South Wales in 1911.
		In 1988 the territory gained self-government with its own unicameral parliament, and Jervis Bay was separated from the territory.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/AustralC1apT1.asp (397 words)

	Floral Emblem - ACT
		The Royal Bluebell was announced as the floral emblem of the Australian Capital Territory on 26 May 1982 by the Hon.
		The announcement of the Royal Bluebell as the floral emblem brought the Australian Capital Territory to a position equal to that of the Australian States and the Northern Territory.
		Previously, in the absence of official territorial emblems, the armorial bearings granted to the city of Canberra tended to be used, either partly or wholly, by community groups and sporting representatives.
	www.anbg.gov.au /emblems/act.emblem.html (611 words)

	Australian Capital Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Apart from Canberra city, the Australian Capital Territory also contains agricultural land (sheep, dairy cattle, vineyards and a small amount of crops), and a large area of national park (Namadgi National Park), much of it mountainous and forested.
		Because of its elevation and distance from the coast, the Australian Capital Territory experiences four distinct seasons, unlike many other Australian cities whose climates are moderated by the sea.
		Almost all educational institutions in the Australian Capital Territory are located within Canberra.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Capital_Territory (1556 words)

	Parliament@Work - Australian Capital Territory
		Section 125 of the Australian Constitution says that the seat of the Commonwealth Government will be in territory given to or acquired by the Commonwealth; that this place should belong to the Commonwealth and that it should be located in New South Wales "not less than 100 miles from Sydney".
		However, the Coat of Arms for Canberra, the national capital of Australia, was granted by King George V in 1928.
		The Gang Gang Cockatoo was adopted as the Faunal Emblem for the Territory on 27 February 1997.
	www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au /act.php3 (795 words)

	Reid, Australian Capital Territory - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Reid (postcode: 2612) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
		This article on the geography of the Australian Capital Territory and Canberra is a stub.
		Reid, Australian Capital Territory, Reference, Australian Capital Territory geography stubs and Suburbs of Canberra.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Reid,_Australian_Capital_Territory (200 words)

	Australia and its States, Sports, Food, Animals and Plants
		The Australian Capital Territory was founded as a Federal Territory on 1 January 1911, as capital cities go, Canberra is a newcomer.
		In the centre of the gold fly is a modified form of the arms of the City of Canberra, whilst the Southern Cross appears in the blue bar at the hoist.
		The Royal Bluebell is restricted in distribution to the high montane areas of the Australian Capital Territory, south eastern New South Wales and eastern Victoria.
	www.angelfire.com /al2/Australia/ACT.html (686 words)

	AUSTRALIA CAPITAL TERRITORY, ACT, INFORMATION ON AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, INFORMATION ON ACT, TRAVEL INFORMATION ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Capital Territory is surrounded by New South Wales, with the capital Canberra surrounding Lake Burley Griffin, which is man made.
		This explains why the capital is roughly between the two states; although slightly closer to Sydney.
		Canberra was the name given to the new capital which is rumoured to be a translation of 'meeting place' in aboriginal.
	www.australianexplorer.com /australian_capital_territory.htm (590 words)

	Australian Capital Territory - Australia
		The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is a small area within New South Wales, established for the purposes of governing Canberra, the federal capital of Australia.
		However, the ACT is substantially larger than Canberra itself, and it is worth mentioning that the remainder of the territory is largely wilderness, dominated by Namadgi National Park.
		The site for the federal capital was chosen by the constitutional convention held to establish Australia as a federation in the late 1890's.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Australia/australia-discover-act.html (844 words)

	1993 Australian Capital Territory Ten Dollars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is the last in a series of eight ten dollar coins issued between 1985 and 1993 displaying the Coat of Arms of Australian States and Territories.
		The proof version was encapsulated and distributed in a hinged lid presentation case while the uncirculated, speciman coin was released sealed on a large, fold-out card and housed inside a special presentation envelope.
		However, a Coat of Arms for the city of Canberra, the national capital of Australia, was granted by King George V in 1928.
	www.australianstamp.com /Coin-web/aust/tendolla/1993110d.htm (193 words)

	Islamabad Capital Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Capital Development Authority (CDA) established in 1960 to undertake municipal functions through legislative amendments in 1966 as the city continued to be occupied by new immigrants.
		On January 1, 1981, administrative functions were assumed by the Federal Government with direct administration by the President or an Administrator appointed by him, and the Islamabad Administration was established and assigned all the powers and functions of a Provincial Government.
		The Capital Territory is spread over an area of 906 KM Square having a population of 901137 is divided into two segments; namely, i) Islamabad Urban area proper, including institutional and industrial area, and ii) Islamabad rural area.
	www.dcislamabad.com (151 words)

	Welcome To Nigeria - Federal Capital Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In December 1975 the Panel submitted its report and declared that Lagos was no longer capable of shouldering the dual role of being the nation's capital as well as that of Lagos State in addition to being the commercial and industrial nerve-centre of the country.
		The seat of Government was formerly relocated to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on December 12, 1992.
		Within the geographical context, the Federal Capital Territory consists of a tilted plain rising from an elevation of 300 feet in the south-west corner to above 2,000 feet at the north-east corner.
	www.nigeria.gov.ng /govt_state_fct.aspx (496 words)

	History (from Australian Capital Territory) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The earliest evidence of Aboriginal occupation of the Australian Capital Territory dates from some 21,000 years ago.
		Australian federal territory flag consisting of a yellow field (background) with a vertical blue stripe at the hoist.
		Except for the Antarctic Territory, which is on the continent of Antarctica, the Australian External Territories are all islands in the Indian, Pacific, and Southern oceans.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-42461?tocId=42461 (895 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - Fires in the Australian Capital Territory
		The top panel portrays a natural-color view from MISR’s nadir camera, in which the eastern portion of the Australian Capital Territory is located south of a pale, ephemeral lake in the upper left-hand corner (Lake George).
		Several smoke plumes originate within the eastern part of the Australian Capital Territory, while the major plumes originate to the west of the image area.
		The Australian Capital Territory and much of New South Wales are completely obscured by the smoke, which is driven by fierce westerly winds and extends eastward to the coast and over the Pacific Ocean.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10899 (389 words)

	About Australian Capital Territory
		From wildlife to nightlife, from national monuments to National Parks, from observatories to conservatories and physical culture to viticulture, Australia's capital, Canberra is a city of many parts.
		Not only is Canberra the capital city of Australia, with many of this country's most important public buildings, art works and institutions, it's also a great place to start your visit if you want to get an idea of the Aussie lifestyle.
		Of all the cities in Australia, you will find that Canberra is one of the most convenient, safe, and pleasant in which to live and study.
	australearn.org /tourism/AU/ACT.htm (536 words)

	Schools in the Australian Capital Territory
		Erindale College is an exciting concept in the provision of Year 11/12 education in the Australian Capital Territory.
		The founding mission of the AIHS is to prepare future leaders of the global hospitality industry to successfully meet the challenges of the 21st century.
		Chisholm Primary School seeks to provide a focal point within the Chisholm Community as a school known for its warm, cooperative atmosphere where teachers and children, in cooperation with parents and interested citizens, are happily and busily engaged in developing their talents, skills and abilities to the fullest extent of their capabilities.
	www.gwb.com.au /gwb/com/schone.html (915 words)

	Australian Capital Territory (Australia)
		The reason for its long 'flaglessness' is simple: it was thought by a number of successive Commonwealth Governments that the ACT should represent all Australia and that the adoption of a specific territorial flag might necessarily detract from its federal representativeness.
		In August 1927 the Federal Capital Commission (FCC) announced a competition to design a Coat of Arms for the FCC and for the City of Canberra.
		The flag of the Australian Capital Territory replaces one of a similar design, with an ochre-red background that had been the flag of the city of Canberra
	www.fotw.net /flags/au-act.html (1030 words)

	Australian Capital Territory
		In 1911, some 2,360 square kilometres was transferred to the Commonwealth of Australia by the State of New South Wales to become the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
		The city of Canberra, Australia's national capital, is in the northern part of this area, 300 km south-west of Sydney and 650 km north-east of Melbourne by road.
		The ACT is the smallest of Australia's six states and two territories, but has the highest population density and is the only state or territory without a sea border.
	www.abs.gov.au /websitedbs/c311215.nsf/0/d13eac963fc136adca256ca300049949?OpenDocument (178 words)

	Australian Capital Territory (ACT) @ 1800-Australia.com
		Some land in New South Wales was put aside for this purpose and became known as the Australian Capital Territory.
		The nation's new capital would be called Canberra (an Aboriginal word for meeting place) and an international competition was held to find the most appropriate design for a forward-looking, city in the park -- won by Walter Burley Griffin.
		Griffin's vision was one of perfect harmony between urban development and the natural landscape, and he sketched out a plan containing a central lake and parliamentary triangle; the location for Australia's most important national monuments and buildings.
	www.travelnotes.org /1800/Australia/ACT/index.htm (251 words)

	Australian Capital Territory - Canberra, the Australian capital, is located in the Australian Capital Territory halfway ...
		Australian Capital Territory - Canberra, the Australian capital, is located in the Australian Capital Territory halfway between Sydney and Melbourne
		Canberra, the Australian capital, is located in the Australian Capital Territory halfway between Sydney and Melbourne.
		As both these cities could not reach a decision regarding who would hold the title, the Australian Capital Territory was created.
	www.australien-individuell.com /eng/au_act_e.html (345 words)

	Welcome to the Australian Capital Territory - Canberra
		Canberra, as the National Capital, is the symbolic home of all Australians.
		The challenge is to build a Capital that is relevant, reflective of national attitudes and a place that we are all proud of.
		Canberra is located in the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory, 300 km south-west of Sydney and 650 km north-east of Melbourne by road.
	www.worldtourism.com.au /ACT (116 words)

	Australian Capital Territory
		The ACT as it is known, is a small territory that is land locked within the mountainous country of southeastern New South Wales and has a population of 300,000.
		Canberra the capital city of Australia, is one of 3 planned capital cities in the world.
		The streets of Canberra are laid out in a spider web shape and has more gardens than any other city in the world.
	www.virtualoceania.net /australia/states/act.shtml (256 words)

	Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Robert Campbell's property Duntroon was situated on the limestone plains of New South Wales in the area that is now covered by the Australian Capital Territory.
		Given government compensation for the loss of his ship the 'Sydney' while under government charter, Robert Campbell, sent James Ainslie to collect 700 sheep from the government flocks at Bathurst and to go southward looking for suitable pasture.
		Duntroon was recommened as the site for Australia's Military College by Lord Kitchener, who had been commissioned in 1910 to report on the country's defence needs.
	education.music.us /D/Duntroon,-Australian-Capital-Territory.htm (493 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:Oceania:Australia:Australian Capital Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Australian Capital Territory (or ACT) is a small territory containing Australia's capital, Canberra.
		It is situated roughly in the middle of the state of New South Wales.
		ACT Regions / Districts (excluding Jervis Bay Territory) are taken from the official Canberra By Suburbs map and are as follows.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Oceania/Australia/Australian_Capital_Territory/desc.html (295 words)

	Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It features vital information required for you and your family to adequately prepare for and respond to a major emergency in the ACT.
		The ACT Emergency Services Authority urges residents to read the guide and complete the three page Home Emergency Plan with the whole family or other occupants of your home.
		"Emergencies and the National Capital - A residents guide", was delivered to homes in the ACT during November and December.
	www.esb.act.gov.au (205 words)

	Ausflag - Australian Capital Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Australian Capital Territory was founded as a Federal Territory on 1 January 1911, and attained self-government on 4 March 1989, however until recently it did not have a flag of its own.
		The flag for the Australian Capital Territory was adopted by the ACT Legislative Assembly on 25 March 1993.
		Competitions were held in 1988 and 1992 in which artists and other interested ACT residents provided a large range of designs for a proposed ACT flag.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/act.html (219 words)

	National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, Pictures
		Since 800 years New Delhi is the capital of India in which different dynasties (the last was the glorious big mogules) existed.
		Up to independence it was a center of the British rule in India, Today it's the seat of the government of the largest democracy of the world.
		We lived with women from Nepal - they were in the exil (they called it like this).
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/India/National_Capital_Territory_of_Delhi.html?redir=1 (262 words)

	WorldLII - Categories - Countries - Australia - Courts & Case-Law - Australian Capital Territory
		Hears applications for orders for the treatment and care of people who may be suffering from a mental illness or mental dysfunction (on ACT Magistrates Court and Tribunals)
		Residential Tenancies Tribunal of the Australian Capital Territory
		Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Court of Appeal Decisions
	www.worldlii.org /catalog/20.html (348 words)

	Australian Capital Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Australian Capital Territory: January to June 2004.(Political Chronicles) (The Australian Journal of Politics and History)
		Australian Capital Territory: July to December 2004.(Political Chronicles) (The Australian Journal of Politics and History)
		Australian Capital Territory.(1998 political and economic developments) (The Australian Journal of Politics and History)
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0805380.html (215 words)

	AllRefer.com - Australian Capital Territory, Australia & New Zealand (Australian And New Zealand Political Geography) - ...
		AllRefer.com - Australian Capital Territory, Australia & New Zealand (Australian And New Zealand Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Australian Capital Territory, Australian And New Zealand Political Geography
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	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/AustralCapT.html (247 words)

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