Wednesday, September 22, 2010

HISTORY IN CANBERRA


The origins of the Canberra Historical Society. This newspaper clipping from The Canberra Times - 9 December 1953 highlights the need 30 years after Canberra's establishment to record the districts history since exploration and settlement in the 1820's. The article goes on to make some suggestions in recording old Canberra such as marking historical sites in an "abiding" form...


National Library of Australia (here)

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