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District of Canberra
Australian Capital Territory - Australia

Australian Secret Intelligence Service

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) is the Australian government intelligence agency responsible for collecting foreign intelligence, undertaking counter-intelligence activities and cooperation with other intelligence agencies overseas. ASIS is equivalent to the United Kingdom's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) or the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Located at -35.3099, 149.131 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Australian intelligence agencies, Government agencies established in 1952, 1952 establishments in Australia, Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia

Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey

Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey GCB, JP, DL, TD (11 February 1836 – 23 February 1918), was a British Liberal Party politician, Governor of Victoria and founder of The Naval Annual.

Located at -35.3115, 149.135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1836 births, 1918 deaths, Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports, Governors of Victoria (Australia), Knights of the Order of St John, Liberal Party (UK) Lords-in-Waiting, Lords of the Admiralty, Presidents of the Royal Statistical Society, Liberal Party (UK) MPs, Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies, UK MPs 1859–1865, UK MPs 1868–1874, UK MPs 1874–1880, UK MPs 1880–1885, UK MPs 1885–1886, Deputy Lieutenants of Sussex, Brassey family, Presidents of Co-operative Congress, Alumni of University College, Oxford, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Centenary House

Centenary House is a building in Canberra, Australia. It is the national headquarters of the Australian National Audit Office (usually known as the ANAO, a Commonwealth Government entity). The building was owned until July 2005 by John Curtin House Limited, an entity wholly owned by the ALP. The leasing of part of Centenary House to the ANAO was the subject of political controversy for more than ten years.

Located at -35.311, 149.133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Canberra

Forrest, Australian Capital Territory

Forrest is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Forrest is named after Sir John Forrest, an explorer, legislator, Federalist, premier of Western Australia, and one of the fathers of the Australian Constitution. Streets in Forrest are named after explorers and governors. Forrest is one of the few suburbs in Canberra built to the original Canberra plans. It contains many circular and geometric patterns in its streets and can be quite confusing to drive in.

Located at -35.3181, 149.125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

Barton, Australian Capital Territory

Barton is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Barton is named after Sir Edmund Barton, Australia's first Prime Minister. Streets in Barton are named after Governors. On Census night 2006, Barton had a population of 940 people. Barton is the most Socio-Economic advantaged location in Australia. Barton is adjacent to Capital Hill.

Located at -35.3078, 149.134 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

Griffith, Australian Capital Territory

Griffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919. Streets in Griffith are named after explorers. Griffith contains the Manuka Shopping Centre, one of the earliest shopping areas built in Canberra.

Located at -35.3247, 149.137 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

Kingston, Australian Capital Territory

Kingston is the oldest and most densely populated suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after Charles Cameron Kingston, the former Premier of South Australia and minister in the first Australian Commonwealth Government. It is adjacent to the suburbs of Barton, Fyshwick, Griffith and Manuka. The suburb of Kingston is situated about 4 km from the centre of Canberra.

Located at -35.3156, 149.144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

South Canberra

South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin. It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra, and is built in part in accordance to Walter Burley Griffin's designs. Unlike the later districts in Canberra that are built as separate satellite cities, South Canberra is only separated from North Canberra by Lake Burley Griffin.

Located at -35.3155, 149.151 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Districts of Canberra

Canberra Grammar School

Canberra Grammar School (CGS) is an independent, day and boarding school for boys, located in Red Hill, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia. The school is affiliated with the Anglican Church of Australia and provides an education from Pre-school to Year 2 for boys and girls, and from Year 3 to 12 for boys only. The school was founded in 1929, the foundation stone being laid on 4 December 1928 by Prime Minister of Australia Stanley Bruce.

Located at -35.3308, 149.125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Grammar schools in Australia, Boarding schools in the Australian Capital Territory, Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, Boys' schools in Australia, Educational institutions established in 1929, Anglican schools in Australia, Private schools in the Australian Capital Territory, High schools in the Australian Capital Territory, 1929 establishments in Australia

Manuka Oval

Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground (however the capacity can be exceeded, 10,000 seated) located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital. The stadium is home to many events throughout the year, including cricket matches in the summer months and Australian rules football matches in the winter months.

Located at -35.3181, 149.135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Australian Football League grounds, Sports venues in Canberra, Cricket grounds in Australia, World Series Cricket venues

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is a department of the government of Australia charged with advancing the interests of Australia and its citizens internationally. It manages the Government's foreign relations and trade policies, and is responsible to the ministers for Foreign Affairs and Trade. The department is headquartered in the Canberra suburb of Barton, near Parliament House.

Located at -35.31, 149.13 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Government departments of Australia, Foreign relations of Australia, Foreign affairs ministries, Ministries established in 1987, Trade ministries

Telopea Park

Telopea Park is one of the oldest parks in Canberra, Australia. The name of the park is from Walter Burley Griffin's original plan for Canberra where he planned Telopea Park at the end of Sydney Avenue. The park is named after the floral emblem of New South Wales, also known as the Waratah. Griffin planned that the state capital city avenues were terminated with a park named after the generic botanical name for a native plant from that particular state. The park covers 0.079 km².

Located at -35.3133, 149.139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks in Canberra

Manuka, Australian Capital Territory

Manuka is an area in the Inner South district of Canberra, Australia covering parts of the suburbs of Griffith and Forrest. Manuka Shops, Manuka Oval, Manuka Swimming Pool, and Manuka Circle take their name from the park in the area.

Located at -35.32, 149.133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Canberra urban places

Prime Minister's XI

Prime Minister's XI or PM's XI (formerly 'Australian Prime Minister's Invitation XI') is the name of an annual cricket match held at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, with the Australian team picked by the Prime Minister of Australia playing against an overseas team. The Australian team usually includes up and coming players.

Located at -35.318, 149.135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Australia in international cricket, Sport in Canberra, Australian first-class cricket teams, Prime Minister of Australia, 1951 establishments in Australia

Narrabundah College

Narrabundah College is a government college that teaches the last two years of secondary education in the Australian Capital Territory. It was the first school in Australia to offer the International Baccalaureate, starting the programme in February 1978. Despite attempts to close the college in the late 1970s due to falling enrolments, the school now has a full enrolment and an extensive waiting list.

Located at -35.3361, 149.148 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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High schools in the Australian Capital Territory, Public schools in the Australian Capital Territory, International Baccalaureate schools in Australia

Carbon capture and storage

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) (or carbon capture and sequestration), is the process of capturing waste carbon dioxide (CO2) from large point sources, such as fossil fuel power plants, transporting it to a storage site, and depositing it where it will not enter the atmosphere, normally an underground geological formation. The aim is to prevent the release of large quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere (from fossil fuel use in power generation and other industries).

Located at -35.31, 149.14 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Carbon dioxide, Chemical engineering, Carbon sequestration

Canberra railway station

Canberra railway station is located in Kingston, Australian Capital Territory. The station is the terminus for CountryLink rail services from Sydney and interchange point for CountryLink coach services to Cootamundra, Bombala and Eden, and V/Line coach services to Bairnsdale. It is the only operating railway station in the ACT. In March 1913 work began on a new 8.5 kilometre rail link from the capital to Queanbeyan on the Goulburn to Bombala branch line.

Located at -35.3192, 149.149 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Transport in the Australian Capital Territory, Buildings and structures in the Australian Capital Territory

St Edmund's College, Canberra

St Edmund's College, is a private, Catholic, day school for boys, located in Griffith, a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The college was established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College. It was opened to meet the demand for a Catholic Education school in the region and was the first Catholic Secondary Boys' College established in the Australian Capital Territory.

Located at -35.3228, 149.145 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Catholic schools in Australia, Christian Brother (Irish) secondary schools, Christian Brother (Irish) schools, Boys' schools in Australia, Private schools in the Australian Capital Territory, High schools in the Australian Capital Territory, Educational institutions established in 1954, 1954 establishments in Australia

Telopea Park School

Telopea Park School is a public school in Canberra, Australia. It is named after the adjacent Telopea Park. It was founded in 1923, making it the oldest operating school in Canberra. Telopea Park School is one of the few public schools in the ACT to teach students from kindergarten to tenth grade and is the only bi-national school in Canberra (following an agreement signed with the French government in 1983).

Located at -35.3139, 149.134 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public schools in the Australian Capital Territory, High schools in the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is a think tank that was established in 2001. ASPI was formed by the Australian Government, and continues to receive most of its funding from this source. However, the institute is independent and has the role of developing ideas on Australia's defence and strategic policy options and helping to inform the public on defence and strategic policy issues. ASPI's offices are located in Barton, Australian Capital Territory.

Located at -35.3079, 149.136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Foreign relations of Australia, Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia, Military of Australia, Think tanks based in Australia

Canberra Glassworks

Canberra Glassworks is an Australian gallery and glass art studio open to the general public to view the glass artists working. Opened in May 2007 by Jon Stanhope, it is the largest dedicated glass studio facility in Australia.

Located at -35.312, 149.144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Apostolic Nunciature to Australia

The Nunciature to Australia is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia with the rank of an ambassador. The office of the nunciature is located in Manuka, Canberra. The nunciature was erected by Pope Pius X on 15 April 1914, with Archbishop Bonaventura Cerretti as its first head. The current office holder is Paul Gallagher.

Located at -35.3271, 149.127 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions of the Holy See, Roman Catholic Church in Australia, Diplomatic missions in Canberra, Australia–Holy See relations

St Clare's College, Canberra

St Clare's College is a private Roman Catholic school in the south Canberra suburb of Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, catering for girls from grades 7 to 12. The college was established in 1965. As of 2012 St Clare's had an enrolment of approximately 1200 students, making it the largest Catholic girls' secondary school in Canberra. All students participate in a broad academic program and many extra-curricular activities within the context of the Catholic tradition.

Located at -35.3236, 149.147 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1965, Girls' schools in Australia, Roman Catholic schools in Australia, High schools in the Australian Capital Territory, Private schools in the Australian Capital Territory, 1965 establishments in Australia

Kingston Powerhouse

The Kingston Powerhouse is a disused power plant in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Kingston, Australian Capital Territory. It was designed by John Smith Murdoch and constructed from 1913-1915, when the planned city of Canberra came into being. The power station generated electricity until 1957 and is Canberra's oldest public building. It was later converted and now houses the Canberra Glassworks.

Located at -35.311, 149.143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Coal-fired power stations in the Australian Capital Territory, Former power stations in Australia, Buildings and structures in Canberra

Jerrabomberra Creek

Jerrabomberra Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Capital Country region spanning both New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Jerrabomberra is derived from the Aboriginal word, meaning "afraid of lightning". The traditional custodians of the land surrounding Jerrabomberra Creek are the Aboriginal people of the Ngunnawal tribe.

Located at -35.3167, 149.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Canberra, Rivers of New South Wales, Rivers of the Australian Capital Territory, Murray-Darling basin