Image BrindabellaValleyAndGoodradigbeeRiver.jpg thumb 250px Goodradigbee river in the Brindabella valley File Mount Ginini Namadgi National Park 2.jpg thumb 250px Mount Ginini in the Australian Capital Territory File Road Closed Mount Franklin.jpg thumb 250px The road to Mount Franklin, Australian Capital Territory A.C.T. , was built by the Canberra Alpine Club in the 1930s The Brindabella Range is a mountain range located on the border between New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory , Australia . ref cite report title Bimberi Nature Reserve plan of management publisher New South Wales Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water url http www.environment.nsw.gov.au resources parks pomfinalbimberi.pdf page 3 accessdate 2010 12 06 ref The ranges rise to the west of Canberra , the capital city of Australia, and include the Namadgi National Park in the A.C.T. and Bimberi Nature Reserve and Brindabella National Park in New South Wales . The Brindabellas are visible to the west of Canberra and form an important part of the city s landscape. History and geography The name is said to mean two kangaroo rats in the language of the local indigenous Australians Aborigines . However, another account states that Brindy brindy was a local term meaning water running over rocks and bella was presumably added by the Europeans as in bella vista . Brindabella National Park lies north west of the NSW ACT border abutting Namadgi National Park and covers an area of 213.6 square kilometres. Brindabella Valley in the middle of the range, is 40 km south west of Canberra and 350 km from Sydney . It is on the edge of the Snowy Mountains . The Goodradigbee River flows through the valley. Before European settlement it was inhabited by the Ngunnawal, Walgalu and Djimantan Aborigines. The area was first settled in the 1830s by European squatters with land first being purchased in 1849. Gold was found in 1860 but mined from the 1880s in 1887 the Brindabella Gold Mining Company was ... more details
Use British English date October 2011 Use dmy dates date October 2011 Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Narrabundah state act city Canberra image Narrabundah IBMap MJC.png caption lga South Canberra postcode 2604 est 1947 gazetted 20 September 1928 pop 5,528 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81356 name Narrabundah State Suburb accessdate 3 May 2009 quick on ref area 4.00 density 1382 ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Canberra Canberra near nw Griffith, Australian Capital Territory Griffith near n Griffith, Australian Capital Territory Griffith near ne Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory Fyshwick near e Symonston, Australian Capital Territory Symonston near w Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory Red Hill near sw Symonston, Australian Capital Territory Symonston near s Symonston, Australian Capital Territory Symonston near se Symonston, Australian Capital Territory Symonston Narrabundah Postcodes in Australia postcode 2604 is a suburb of Canberra , Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Narrabundah is a Ngunnawal word meaning bird of prey , celebrated in the sculpture by Andy Townshend and Suzie Bleach, in the park opposite the main shops. The name Narrabundah was taken from the Narrabundah Parish parish of Narrabundah , a part of the Cadastral divisions of Australia cadastral division of Murray County, New South Wales Murray . This parish existed when the land was administered by New South Wales . After the Australian Capital Territory was formed in January 1 1 January 1911 all of the land areas were renamed. The present suburb Narrabundah was part of the original Queanbeyan Parish parish of Queanbeyan . Streets in Narrabundah are named after indigenous names, explorers and pioneers. Narrabundah is bordered by the residential suburb of Red Hill to the west, Griffith, Australian Capital Territory Griffith to the north, the industrial area of Fyshwick to the east and undeveloped bushland and green fields to the s ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type town name Gunning state nsw image Gunning main street.JPG caption Gunning s main street lga Upper Lachlan Shire postcode 2581 est 1821 pop 487 pop footnotes 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id UCL137000 name Gunning L Urban Centre Locality accessdate 8 June 2009 quick on ref elevation coordinates coord 34 47 S 149 16 E type city region AU NSW display inline,title latd 34 latm 47 lats 0 longd 149 longm 16 longs 0 maxtemp mintemp rainfall stategov Electoral district of Burrinjuck Burrinjuck fedgov Division of Hume Hume dist1 260 location1 Sydney dist2 75 location2 Canberra Gunning is a town on the Old Hume Highway , between Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn and Yass, New South Wales Yass in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales , Australia , about 260 km south west of Sydney and 75 km north of the national capital, Canberra . Nearby towns are Cullerin, New South Wales Cullerin , Gundaroo, New South Wales Gundaroo , Dalton, New South Wales Dalton , Yass, New South Wales Yass , and Murrumbateman, New South Wales Murrumbateman , Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn . On Census in Australia 2006 Census night 2006 , Gunning had a population of 487 people. ref name Census2006Y The Shire of Gunning which was amalgamated into Upper Lachlan Shire in 2004 had a population of 2,280. History The Gunning region was originally home to two Australian Aboriginal language groups, the Gundungurra people in the north and the Ngunnawal people in the south. The region specifically Gundaroo, New South Wales Gundaroo was first explored by Europeans in 1820, and settled the next year by Hamilton Hume . In 1824, Hume and William Hovell left here to discover the overland route to Port Phillip Bay where Melbourne is sited. Land sales began in 1838. The nearby town of Dalton, New South Wales Dalton , now best known as the earthquake centre, was settled in 1847. In 1865, Bushranger Ben Hall bushranger Ben Hall and his gang held up Kimber ... more details
Image Burnout at summernats.JPG thumb Burnout at Summernats Summernats , short for Summer Nationals, is a car festival held in Canberra , Australia . Summernats is held annually, usually at the start of the year. Summernats is the best known car festival in Australia, and an event which attracts many tourists to Canberra, bringing about 12 15 million to the Australian Capital Territory ACT economy. It has increasingly been promoted as an event for families. The Summernats attendance record was set in 2005 with 119,000 people. Summernats features many street machines with airbrush ed Visual arts artwork , and restored and modified Automobile cars . It is held over a four day period, with many events, with prize s in competitions such as for burnout vehicle burnouts , parades of cars around the track, a Miss Summernats competition, and fireworks at night. Promoter Summernats promoter and organiser is Chic Henry . The naming rights sponsor of Summernats is Street Machine magazine Street Machine magazine. Venue Summernats is held at Exhibition Park in Canberra EPIC , corner of Flemington Road and Federal Highway Australia Federal Highway , Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory Lyneham . Awards Many awards are given during the course of the festival. Grand Champion The most prestigious award is the Summernats Grand Champion . http www.summernats.com.au pdfs grandchampion.pdf 2007 Zoltan Bodo from Ngunnawal, Australian Capital Territory , with a 1992 Holden VP series Holden Special Vehicles VP series Senator 2006 Aaron Fitzpatrick from Australian Capital Territory , with a gold 1969 Datsun 510 sedan http www.summernats.com.au results elite2006.htm . 2005 Deby and Gary Myers from Narrandera NSW, in a silver 1966 Ford Mustang coupe and Dave Ritchie from Dapto NSW, in a green 1965 Ford Falcon Australia Ford Falcon XP coupe. Miss Summernats 2007 Jenelle Smith, 19, from Canberra 2006 Bree Fenton, 19, from Sydney 2005 Tanya Lazarou, from Sydney Show and Shine The Summernats hol ... more details
Taxobox name Gang gang Cockatoo status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Callocephalon fimbriatum male Callum Brae.jpg image caption Adult male image width 300px regnum Animal ia image2 width 300px phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Psittaciformes superfamilia Cockatoo Cacatuoidea familia Cockatoo Cacatuidae subfamilia Cacatuinae tribus Cacatuini genus Callocephalon genus authority Ren Primev re Lesson Lesson , 1837 species C. fimbriatum binomial Callocephalon fimbriatum binomial authority James Grant navigator Grant , 1803 range map Bird range gang gang cockatoo.png range map caption Gang gang Cockatoo range in red range map width 240px The Gang gang Cockatoo , Callocephalon fimbriatum, is found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia , particularly wikt alpine alpine bushland . Mostly mild grey in colour with some lighter scalloping more pronounced and buffish in females the male has a red head and Crest feathers crest , while the female has a small fluffy grey crest. It ranges throughout south eastern Australia and Tasmania . The Gang gang Cockatoo is the faunal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory . It is easily identified by its distinctive call, which is described as resembling a creaky gate, or the sound of a cork material cork being pulled from a wine bottle. The name Gang gang comes from a New South Wales Indigenous Australian Aboriginal language, either Ngunnawal or Wiradjuri . It is possible both language groups called it gang gang. Breeding Unlike most other cockatoo s, Gang gangs nest in young, solid tree s, the females using their strong beak s to excavate nesting cavities. Also breed in the Canopy biology canopy of most trees. Status Loss of older, hollow trees and loss of feeding habitat across south eastern Australia through land clearing has led to a significant reduction in the numbers of this cockatoo in recent years. As a result, the Gang Gang is now listed as vulnerable in NSW. ref cite web last Office of En ... more details
Infobox school name St Mary MacKillop College image File MacKillopLogo.jpg 100px motto Faith and Courage established 1997 type Co educational Secondary college denomination Roman Catholic known as slogan principal Micheal Lee city Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory Tuggeranong state Australian Capital Territory country Australia campus Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory Years 7 9 br Junior Campus p Isabella Plains, Australian Capital Territory Years 10 12 br Senior Campus enrolment 1538 February 2010 . staff 199 2006 colours Navy, Teal and White br color box 000080 color box 008080 color box FFFFFF homepage http mackillop.act.edu.au coordinates coord 35.424483 S 149.092455 E type edu name MacKillop Catholic College Isabella Plains Campus coord 35.404976 S 149.090931 E type edu name MacKillop Catholic College Wanniassa Campus St Mary MacKillop College , formerly known as MacKillop Catholic College, is a Catholic high school in the Australia Australian capital of Canberra , with two campuses in the Tuggeranong district Tuggeranong Valley . The school is the result of an amalgamation of Padua High School and St. Peter s College in 1998. It is the largest school in Canberra. ref name Myschoolswebsite St Mary MacKillop College ACARA 2011 http www.myschool.edu.au MainPages SchoolProfileRep.aspx?SDRSchoolId 49960&DEEWRId 0&CalendarYear 2011&RefId du2YtZGD 2fa9jqEjosedWHw 3d 3d ref Mackillop College describes itself as a dynamic and welcoming community where excellence in education is valued . Mackillop College accepts students from year 7 to 12. There are two campuses of St Mary MacKillop Catholic College, the junior campus years 7 to 9 in Wanniassa and the senior campus years 10 to 12 in Isabella Plains. Administration The College is divided into four houses for administration, pastoral care and extra curricular purposes. These houses Mindygari, Meup Meup, Gurabang and Ngadyung represent the four classical element s, with names derived from the language the Ng ... more details
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The Gundangara also spelt Gundungara and Gundungurra are a clan of Indigenous Australians in south eastern New South Wales , Australia . Their traditional lands include present day Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn and the Southern Highlands, New South Wales Southern Highlands . Location The Gandangara lived in the south east region of New South Wales from the Nepean River to about Lake George, New South Wales Lake George , neighbours of the Dharug , Tharawal people Tharawal , Yuin , Ngunnawal people Ngunawal and Wiradjuri peoples. ref name GlbrnAustAboriginalEncyclopaedia Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia , cited in cite web url http www.australiast.uts.edu.au ARCHIVE GLB01.shtml title Goulburn Aborigines work http www.australiast.uts.edu.au ARCHIVE ARCHIVE.shtml Archive associated with Australia Street project publisher University of Technology, Sydney accessdate 2006 07 11 ref Norman Tindale recorded the location of the Gundangara as blockquote At Goulburn and Berrima down Hawkesbury River Wollondilly to about Camden. Feld seems to record their later day movements rather than their original tribal limits. Their tribal name incorporates terms meaning west and east. ref name Tindale cite web last Tindale first Norman authorlink Norman Tindale year 1974 url http www.samuseum.sa.gov.au archives hdms aa338 tindaletribes gandangara.htm title Gandangara NSW work Aboriginal Tribes of Australia publisher South Australian Museum accessdate 2006 07 11 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot Note SA Museum caveat Please be aware that much of the data relating to Aboriginal language group distribution and definition has undergone revision since 1974. Please note also that this catalogue represents Tindale s attempt to depict Aboriginal tribal distribution at the time of European contact. ref blockquote History In 1802 in Australia 1802 , the explorer Francis Barrallier met the Gundungara people as his party moved through Camden, New South Wales The Cowpastures southwest ... more details
Oakey Hill is a hill near Canberra , Australian Capital Territory . It rises 80 metres above the adjacent south Canberra suburbs of Lyons and Weston, and its 66 hectares 163 acres is one of 33 areas which form Canberra Nature Park Canberra Nature Reserve . The highest point of the hill, 684 metres above sea level, is marked by a survey station. The hill s name is thought to come from the stands of she oaks casuarinas, Allocasuarina verticillata growing on the hill, mainly on the eastern side. ref Graeme Barrow Walking Canberra s Hills and Rivers Dagraja Press 1997 ref About half of Oakey Hill is open space with a mix of native and exotic grasses, while the remainder is bushland with stands of native eucalypts including yellow box and Blakely s red gum. A number of walking tracks circle or cross the hill. The walking tracks are popular with day walkers and they also see some cycle and equestrian traffic. The walks are generally rated as easy with some short steep climbs. The views from the summit are impressive east to Red Hill and Isaacs Ridge, north to Scrivener Dam and Mt Painter and the Belconnen hills, northeast beyond the Captain Cook memorial water jet towards Mt Ainslie and Mt Majura, and west over Cooleman Ridge to the Brindabellas. History For many years, the Canberra region, including Oakey Hill, was home to the Ngunnawal Aboriginal people. ref Josephine Flood Moth Hunters of the Australian Capital Territory Aboriginal traditional life in the Canberra region 1996 ref More recent European history includes references to Oakey Hill being included in Woden Valley farming leases which allowed stock to graze on the hill and adjacent lands. ref Marion Douglas and Fionna Douglas Not without my corsets oral histories of the families who farmed soldier settler blocks in the Woden Valley from 1920 to 1963 1996 ref With the development of nearby suburbs in the late 1960s early 1970s, the grazing leases were terminated. A water reservoir was established near the top of ... more details
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unreferenced date July 2010 Lists of capitals This is a list of capital cities that were built from the ground up to be national or regional capitals, rather than being a pre existing city chosen to be the capital. National class wikitable width 150px City width 250px Country width 150px Notes Abuja NGA from 1991, moved from Lagos in order to provide a capital city that was a mix of the three major ethnic groups, the Yoruba people Yoruba , Igbo people Igbo , and Hausa Fulani . Other reasons include more central geographic location and to avoid overcrowded Lagos. Ayutthaya city Ayutthaya Ayutthaya Kingdom Thailand founded 1350 Belmopan flagcountry British Honduras now flagcountry Belize from 1970, moved from Belize City after 1961 s Hurricane Hattie caused extensive damage to the city. Bras lia BRA from 1960, moved from Rio de Janeiro because of overcrowding, to encourage inland growth, to make the location of the capital more regionally neutral as laid out in the Brazilian constitution in 1891, and to avoid the vulnerability to attacks by sea. Bridgetown flagcountry Barbados moved from Holetown James Town to Bridgetown in 1628, due to better topography for a finer shipping harbour. Canberra AUS Was designed by Chicago , Illinois architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin . The site was selected as a compromise between rivals Sydney, New South Wales and Melbourne, Victoria , Australia s two biggest cities. It is situated in the Australian Capital Territory , found in south east New South Wales . One of the reasons that the government wanted an inland capital city was that Sydney and Melbourne were both susceptible to sea attacks. Canberra means Meeting Place in the Ngunnawal language of the local Ngabri indigenous aborigines. Fujiwara ky JPN from 694, moved from Asuka, Nara Asuka moved to Nara, Nara Nara in 710 Islamabad PAK from 1967, moved from Karachi , declared Capital in 1974. Development in Pakistan was for long time focused on the colonial cen ... more details
the principal group occupying the region were the Ngunnawal people , while the Ngarigo and Walgalu ... years, the Ngunnawal and other local Indigenous people effectively ceased to exist as cohesive and independent ... generally expected to assimilate into the settlement communities. The Ngunnawal people were subsequently ... however, in a situation parallel to that of the Tasmanian Aborigines , people with claims to Ngunnawal ... of dispute within the community itself over who is properly considered to be a member of the Ngunnawal ... more details
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