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| | AllRefer.com - Canberra, Australia & New Zealand (Australian And New Zealand Political Geography) - Encyclopedia |
 | | 276,162), capital of Australia, in the Australian Capital Territory, SE Australia. |
 | | In 1913, Canberra officially became the second capital of the commonwealth (succeeding Melbourne); however, although the Parliament first met there in 1927, the transfer of federal functions was not completed until after World War II and the striking Parliament House, on Capitol Hill, was not opened until 1988. |
 | | Canberra is the seat of the Duntroon Royal Military College, Australian National Univ., the National Gallery, the Australian War Memorial, the National Library, the National Museum of Australia, the Academy of Science, and other research and scientific institutions. |
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