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  The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mount Ainslie or Mount Ainslie-Majura is a part of Canberra Nature Park.
Mount Ainslie is accessible by road and walking trails.
Mount Ainslie marks the northernmost point of a land axis, planned by Walter Burley Griffin, that stretches through North and South Canberra.
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 Borders - View From Bimberi Peak - ACT/NSW State Border - Simon Wheaton - 230/246 - World Wide Panorama
The Australian Government took possession of 2357 square kilometres (910 square miles) of land from New South Wales in 1911 to form the Australian Capital Territory as the site for the Australian national capital.
The territory was initially known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Capital Hill is the site of today's Parliament House, which is a major feature of Burley Griffin's "land axis", a line running from Bimberi Peak through Red Hill and Capital Hill, across Lake Burley Griffin, then up Anzac Parade to the Australian War Memorial and Mount Ainslie.
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 Canberra countries and capital cities information
The Yarralumla, Australian Capital TerritoryYarralumla embassy area is another tourist attraction, as the embassies in that suburb are generally built in the style of their home country.
The Australian Defence Force Academy (or ADFA) and the Royal Military College, Duntroon (or RMC) are near the suburb of Campbell, Australian Capital TerritoryCampbell, in Canberra's inner northeast.
The NSW Government ceded the Federal Capital Territory (as it was then known) to the Commonwealth Government on January 1, 1910.
www.dancinglessonsfromgod.co.uk /countries-capital-cities/canberra.htm   (4314 words)

  
 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory - Visitor's Guide to Canberra, Australia
Borne as a compromise to the dispute over which city should be Australia's capital, Canberra was founded in 1913 and is a fully planned, architecturally designed, ultra modern city located roughly half way between Sydney and Melbourne.
The Australian war memorial is well worth a visit, as is Mount Ainslie.
Canberra is roughly half way between Sydney and Melbourne and thus perfect for anyone wishing to visit a number of Australian cities without having to fly or drive for days on end.
www.justclickaustralia.com /guide_canberra.htm   (338 words)

  
 Reminiscences of Australia - Travelogue
This continent of a country is so vast that we concentrated on only the 3 states, 1 territory and 4 capital cities of southeast Australia: Sydney, New South Wales; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; Melbourne, Victoria; and Hobart, Tasmania.
It is so vast that we concentrated on only the 3 states, 1 territory and 4 capital cities of southeast Australia: Sydney, New South Wales; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; Melbourne, Victoria; and Hobart, Tasmania.
Sydney is the largest city, Canberra (that's 'CAN-berr-a') is the national capital, Melbourne (that's 'MEL-bn') is the 2nd largest city, and Hobart is the most southerly city.
www.travel-library.com /pacific/australia/stybr/index.html   (1365 words)

  
 Mount Did You Mean mount?
A mount is a point where additional equipment, such as a weapon, camera, winch and telescope can be attached to a vehicle so that the vehicle itself supports the weight of the equipment, rather than the operator.
A mount in gymnastics is the maneuver of going from the ground onto a gymnastic apparatus, such as the balance beam or parallel bars.
To mount a file system, in computer science, is to make it ready for use by the operating system, typically by reading certain index data structures from storage into memory ahead of time.
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 Australian Splendour - About Australian Capital Territory
With a population of almost 300,000 and covering an area around 2366 square kilometres, the Australian Capital Territory is diplomatically situated between Sydney and Melbourne.
In 1911 the Commonwealth government bought land for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and in 1913 decided to call the capital Canberra, believed to be an Aboriginal term for “meeting place”.
Scenically, the tranquillity of Lake Burley Griffin and the spectacular views over the city from Mount Ainslie are hard to beat.
www.ausplendour.com.au /english/aboutact.htm   (190 words)

  
 CANBERRA
It was opened by the Queen in May 1988 and superseded the temporary House (opened in 1927) which was simply too small to comfortably accommodate the Members, Senators and their staffs along with the press corps and administrative personnel.
The circular form of Capital Hill is suggested in two planes-along the majestic curved walls and over the gentle rise of the central roof, which is covered in lawn, recalling the original hilltop.
The Australian War Memorial stands majestically at the foot of Mount Ainslie overlooking a wide avenue of Anzac Parade.
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 Canberra ACT
It is one of two Territories in Australia, the other being the Northern Territory which is funded from the ACT, although largely self-governing.
The Federation of Australian States came to fruition in 1901 and until then the representatives of the various states met in Melbourne, Victoria.
Besides being the parliamentary capital of Australia, Canberra is also the repository of much of its history and art.
www.wilmap.com.au /act.html   (405 words)

  
 More info about the poet: Hew Ainslie - references bibliography
Hew Ainslie (literature), Paul Ainslie · Mount Majura · James Ainslie...
Hew Ainslie's Loch Ryan Casimir Delavigne's Castle of the Madeleine Byron's Annesley Hall Byron's Newstead Abbey Byron's Newstead Abbey (2)...
Scotland's mark on America: By George Fraser Black, PH.D. Hew Ainslie (1792-1878), author of a "Pilgrimage to the Land of Burns," etc., was born in Ayrshire.
www.poemhunter.com /hew-ainslie/resources   (672 words)

  
 aaa member, megido, accord, riviera, overlook, bradley, canberra, radisson, israel, holiday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
S.SThe city centre is laid out on two perpendicular axes: a water axis stretching along Lake Burley Griffin, and a ceremonial land axis stretching from Parliament House on Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory north-eastward along ANZAC Avenue, Canberra to the Australian War Memorial at the foot of Mount Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory.
The area known as the Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra is formed by three of Burley Griffin's axes, stretching from Capital Hill along Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra to the Civic Centre around City Hill, along Constitution Avenue to the Defence precinct on Russell Hill, and along Kings Avenue back to Capital Hill.
Most diplomatic missions are located in the suburbs of Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory and O'Malley, Australian Capital Territory.
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 Australian Cities: Australia 2000 Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The wine and festival capital of Australia, Adelaide is one of the most vibrant, stylish and innovative cities you'll ever visit.
Built last century specifically as Australia’s capital, Canberra is situated in the Australian Capital Territory exactly ½ way between Australia’s 2 largest cities Melbourne and Sydney.
Perhaps visit the Botanic Gardens, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory where Aboriginal art and natural science can be studied; or explore historic walking trails, the Survivor’s Lookout and World War II tunnel at the Wharf Precinct.
www.australia2000travel.com /australian_cities.html   (608 words)

  
 Canberra, Australia
Canberra (alt 550 m), situated half way between Sydney and Melbourne, is surrounded by a semi-circle of hills (Mount Ainslie, Red Hill, Mount Pleasant, Black Mountain).
The lake separates the northern half of the city, with its central area (City Hill) on Vernon Circle surrounded by the London Circuit, from the southern half, with the government quarter on Capital Hill (and the embassy quarters).
These two avenues, meeting at an acute angle on Capital Hill, are the two sides of a triangle which has Lake Burley Griffin and Parkes Way as its curving base.
www.planetware.com /australia/canberra-aus-act-c.htm   (176 words)

  
 Canberra
'The Seat of Government of the Commonwealth shall be determined by the Parliament and shall be within territory granted to, or acquired by the Commonwealth.
Walter Griffin's aim was to obtain unity by applying the natural advantages of the landform to the civic necessities.
Dominating Walter Griffin's plan was a central artificial lake and a 'parliamentary triangle' in which the most important national buildings were to be placed.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/7905/canberra.html   (530 words)

  
 Spiritual Canberra
Like all sylphs she is only loosely linked to place but can usually be found near the mount Stromlo ridge where the pine forests end and water begins to flow freely towards the Murrumbidgee.
Into this space the Ainslie Deva could pour the spiritualised compassion that visitors needed to understand the sacrifices that the 'Spirit of Nationhood' required of her citizens.
In response to these changes the Mt Ainslie Deva has lowered her vibration and at the same time withdrawn into her higher levels.
www.kheper.net /ecognosis/Canberra.html   (2535 words)

  
 Canberra | Historical Background| City Guide | WCities Destination Guide
His plan placed Capital Hill at the centre of Canberra with wide, tree-lined avenues radiating from it—each named after an Australian State capital and each pointing in the direction of that city.
At this stage the infant capital consisted of two government office buildings, a Prime Minister's residence, the Lodge, several hotels and guest houses, the Royal Military College, a hospital, a dam, a powerhouse, a brickworks, and a construction camp for workers.
Further developments included the construction of bridges and avenues radiating from Capital Hill, which realised the concept of the "Parliamentary Triangle." The establishment of new town centres to the north and south west of Griffin's Canberra commenced, with residents moving into the first new town, Woden, in 1964.
www.wcities.com /en/guide/history/267/guide.html   (978 words)

  
 Campbell, Australian Capital Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Campbell (postcode: 2612) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
In the north is grey quartz andesite, a higher layer of the Ainslie Volcanics.
In the north east is cream rhyolite from the highest layer of the Ainslie Volcanics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Campbell,_Australian_Capital_Territory   (318 words)

  
 Canberra, ACT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Canberra is the Capital City of Australia, located in the Australian Capital Territory.
This territory is surrounded by New South Wales.
The new Houses of Parliament are built in to the side of Capital Hill.
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 Amazon.com: "Mount Ainslie": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It was tucked into the side of Mount Ainslie, on a big block,...
large-scale fea- tures of the landscape, with a so-called "land" axis leading from the capitol hill to a distant mountain, Mount Ainslie.' A cross-, or "water-," axis took the form of an artificial lake.
" Northeast of Civic is Mount Ainslie, with the Australian War Memorial at its foot; from its summit there are spectacular views of the city and beyond.
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 Australian Leisure Product
The city is approximately 30 minutes by air from Sydney and 50 minutes by air from Melbourne and lies in the north-eastern quarter of the Australian Capital Territory at an altitude of 571 metres, which means it enjoy the full spectrum of the seasons.
The Mount Ainslie and Red Hill lookouts, exquisite foreign embassies and the National Film and Sound Archive also add to making a visit to Canberra a thoroughly well rounded experience.
Wine And More - The Australian Capital Territory boasts a climate similar to that of the famous Bordeaux region of France and therefore has a flourishing boutique wine industry, which is experiencing steady growth as the world discovers the high quality, cool climate wines that are being produced.
www.1stclassholidays.com /australia/aud/aus_provinces_act.htm   (725 words)

  
 Australian Memory of the World Program
Griffin was appointed Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction in October 1913 and utilized the winning design as the basis for the new city.
They represent the first vision of one of the world?s few capital cities to be designed and built on a natural landscape, rather than over and around an existing city.
Their immediate context, as part of the set of drawings submitted by many competitors in the national capital design competition, is also preserved by the Commonwealth, as these documents form the most important elements of a larger series of submitted designs.
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 Australian Capital Territory Road Photo Gallery: Tourist Drive 3 - ANZAC Memorial Loop
Tourist Drive 3 is the shortest tourist drive in the ACT and it's main attractions include Australian War Memorial, Mount Pleasant Lookout, Duntroon Military College, Anzac Parade, Mount Ainslie Lookout, and the Australian-American Memorial.
Northbound along Anzac Parade near Constitution Avenue, with Mount Ainslie and the Australian War Memorial in the distance, July 2006.
The sign is using the incorrect D series font for the destination, should be E modified.
expressway.paulrands.com /photogallery/roads/act/numbered/td3/index.htm   (345 words)

  
 Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fyshwick (postcode: 2609) is an industrial suburb of Canberra, located east of the South Canberra district.
Its streets are named after Australia's industrial towns and regions - for example, Mount Isa is represented by Isa Street and Townsville is represented by Townsville Street.
South of the South Fyshwick fault is the dacitic andesite of the Ainslie Volcanics.
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 The Story of Canberra - Australia's Capital City
Griffin's aim was to obtain unity by applying the natural advantages of the landform to the civic necessities.
Dominating Griffin's plan was a central artificial lake and a 'parliamentary triangle' in which the most important national buildings were to be placed.
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.
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 Canberra - photos of sightseeing in Canberra on Worldisround
We made our way into Canberra, the capital city of Australia.
When Australia became a country, there were many arguments about where the capital should be, either in Melbourne or in Sydney.
Eventually they just decided to build a capital halfway between the two cities, seemingly in the middle of nowhere.
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 Andey's Peak Photos
Mount San Antonio (10,064') - Aug 7, 1999
Mount St. Helena (4,343') - Jan 12, 2002
Mount San Jacinto (10,804') - Jun 23, 1996
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 Majura
Majura Park Gun Club is situated between Mount Majura and Mount Ainslie in the Australian Capital Territory, 10 minutes from the heart of Canberra, capital of Australia.
The club was opened in 1986 and has 100 members.
Competitions are held on the first Sunday of the month and every Wednesday night.
www.mctc.org.au /majura.htm   (51 words)

  
 Tour Search • Tours To Go   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Visit the seat of the national capital built around Lake Burley Griffin.
Discover Old and New Parliament House, the National Gallery, the War Memorial, the Australian Institute of Sport, and The Australian Mint.
Tour the great outdoors in the bushland reserves of the city, Mount Ainslie, Black Mountain and the National Botanic Gardens.
www.tourstogo.com   (946 words)

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