Abstract
In November, 1908, after a great deal of effort by the Queanbeyan Federal Capital League,the Federal Parliament chose Yass-Canberra as the site of the Capital City of the new nation of Australia. Without delay, Prime Minister Andrew Fisher appointed Surveyor-General Charles Scrivener to determine the best site for the city and the catchment area for its water supply. On 1 January, 1911, the relevant legislation came into effect: nine hundred square miles of country was separated from the state of NSW to become the Australian Capital Territory.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Canberra Historical Journal |
| Volume | 67 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |