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Australian Capital Territory - Australia

Mount Stromlo Observatory

Mount Stromlo Observatory (MSO) located just outside of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University (ANU).

Located at -35.3203, 149.007 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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1924 establishments in Australia, Astronomical observatories in Australia, Australian National University, Buildings and structures in Canberra

Duffy, Australian Capital Territory

Duffy is a suburb in the Canberra district of Weston Creek. On Census night 2006, Duffy had a population of 2,942 people. Duffy was named in honour of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG (1816–1903) the 8th Premier of Victoria. Streets in the suburb of Duffy are named after Australian dams and reservoirs. Duffy was gazetted as a placename on 2 July 1970. The Canberra bushfires of 2003 destroyed about 200 Duffy homes and the local petrol station.

Located at -35.337, 149.035 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

Woden Town Centre

Woden Town Centre is the main commercial centre of the district of Woden Valley in Canberra, Australia. It is located in the Canberra suburb of Phillip. The main shopping centre of Woden Town Centre is Westfield Woden, formerly called 'Woden Plaza' and 'Woden Shopping Square'. Westfield Woden includes major supermarkets, department stores such as David Jones and Big W, Hoyts cinemas and many other stores on several levels. Separate buildings house multi-storey car parks.

Located at -35.3461, 149.086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Canberra urban places

Fisher, Australian Capital Territory

Fisher is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek. Fisher was named after Andrew Fisher (1862–1928), coal miner, founding member of the federal parliamentary Labor Party and Prime Minister of Australia for three terms between 1908 and 1915 (ACTLIC, 2004). The theme for the street names in Fisher is Australian mines and mining towns (ACTPLA, 2003).

Located at -35.361, 149.057 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Suburbs of Canberra

Chapman, Australian Capital Territory

Chapman is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek area. The suburb is named after Sir Austin Chapman (1864–1926), Member for Eden-Monaro (1901–1926). An enthusiastic advocate for Federation, Chapman was the Member for Braidwood in the NSW Legislative Assembly (1891–1901) and held portfolios in the Deakin and Bruce governments http://203.15.126.40/cgi-bin/search. pl.

Located at -35.357, 149.04 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Stirling, Australian Capital Territory

Stirling is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek district. The suburb is named after Sir James Stirling (1791–1865) who was the first Governor of Western Australia between 1829–1839 and established settlements at Perth and Fremantle in 1829. The suburb was gazetted in 1970.

Located at -35.349, 149.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Mount Taylor (Australian Capital Territory)

Mount Taylor is a prominent hill located between the Woden Valley, Weston Creek district and Tuggeranong Valley, in Canberra, Australia. Mount Taylor is part of the Canberra Nature Park. The hill is 856 metres above sea level. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Kambah, Fisher, Waramanga, Chifley, Pearce, and Torrens. There are walking tracks to the peak. While there is no public road access to the peak there is a dirt road to the peak.

Located at -35.3719, 149.073 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Parks in Canberra, Mountains of the Australian Capital Territory, Volcanoes of the Australian Capital Territory, Silurian volcanism

Chifley, Australian Capital Territory

Chifley is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Woden Valley. The suburb's area is 1.6 km² It was named after Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia from July 1945 to December 1949. The streets of Chifley are named for Scientists and Educationalists. It is next to the suburbs of Pearce, Lyons and Phillip. Behind it stands Mount Taylor, which is a nature park. It is bordered by Hindmarsh Drive and Melrose Drive.

Located at -35.3511, 149.078 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Curtin, Australian Capital Territory

Curtin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605. Curtin is named after John Curtin, Australian Prime Minister between 1941 and 1945. Its streets are named for state premiers. It is next to the suburbs of Yarralumla, Deakin, Hughes, Lyons and Weston. It is bounded by the Cotter road, Tuggeranong Parkway and Yarra Glen.

Located at -35.325, 149.078 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Lyons, Australian Capital Territory

Lyons is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2606. The suburb was named after Joseph Lyons, Labor Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928 and a Minister in the James Scullin government from 1929 until his resignation from the Labor Party in March 1931. He subsequently led the United Australia Party and was the tenth Prime Minister of Australia from January 1932 until his death in 1939.

Located at -35.342, 149.076 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Tuggeranong Parkway

The Tuggeranong Parkway is a major dual carriageway link in Canberra, Australia. Often referred to as "The Parkway" by locals, the Tuggeranong Parkway links Civic to the southern Canberra metro district of Tuggeranong, and is a bypass road to the Woden Valley-Weston Creek district of Canberra. It also links to the Glenloch Interchange, where roads such as Caswell Drive connect to Belconnen.

Located at -35.3085, 149.062 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Streets in Canberra

Mount Stromlo

Mount Stromlo is situated a short drive west of the centre of Canberra, Australia, near the district of Weston Creek. Its peak is at approximately 770m AHD. It is most notable as the location of the Mount Stromlo Observatory (run by the Australian National University) and Canberra's primary water supply treatment plant, supplied by the Cotter River catchment area. The name is derived from Mount Strom, the earlier official name.

Located at -35.3167, 149.017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Mountains of the Australian Capital Territory, Volcanoes of the Australian Capital Territory, Silurian volcanism, Mountain biking venues in Australia

Stromlo High School

Stromlo High School is a high school located in Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory. Stromlo came into being after the merger of Weston creek high school & Holder high school in 1990. in Its postcode is 2611. Stromlo High School has over 700 students and is the only high school in Australian Capital Territory to provide education from grades 6 - 10. Both students and teachers abide by the school's four core values; pride, endeavour, learning and respect.

Located at -35.355, 149.055 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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High schools in the Australian Capital Territory

SkyMapper

SkyMapper is a fully automated 1.35m wide-angle optical telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the telescopes of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU).

Located at -35.3193, 149.009 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Telescopes, Astronomical surveys, Astronomical observatories in Australia, 2008 establishments in Australia

Australian Defence College

The Australian Defence College (ADC) comprises three tri-service educational organisations operated by the Australian Defence Force in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS), the Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC) (both located at Weston Creek), and the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The ADC is headed by a two-star officer, currently Rear Admiral James Goldrick AM, CSC, RAN.

Located at -35.32, 149.058 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Education in the Australian Capital Territory, Australian tertiary institutions, Military education and training in Australia

Alliance College of Australia

Alliance College of Australia, formerly known as Canberra College of Theology, is a bible college in Canberra, Australia.

Located at -35.35, 149.056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Evangelical seminaries and theological colleges

Orana School

Orana School is a co-educational school in Weston, Canberra, Australia. It was founded in 1981. The teaching curriculum is based on the works of Rudolf Steiner. It currently enrolls children from pre-sessional kindergarten through to year 12. The school offers a wide range of subjects, and has a great focus on art and music.

Located at -35.327, 149.059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Private schools in the Australian Capital Territory, High schools in the Australian Capital Territory, Waldorf schools in Australia, 1981 establishments in Australia

AME School

The Association of Modern Education School (or AME School) was opened in early 1972 and ran as an independent community based school in Canberra until late 1996. Planning for the foundation of the school began around 1970 and the school took over the disused government school buildings in the Canberra suburb of Duntroon, which had recently closed. The AME school first opened in 1972 with Robin McConnell as headmaster.

Located at -35.33, 149.06 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Private schools in the Australian Capital Territory, High schools in the Australian Capital Territory, 1972 establishments in Australia, Educational institutions established in 1972, Educational institutions disestablished in 1996

Lovett Tower

The Lovett Tower is a 93 metre (305 feet) tall tower in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It is in Woden Town Centre, a commercial district of Canberra located in the suburb of Phillip. It was formerly known as the MLC Tower but was renamed in 2000 by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission to honour the Lovett family. The Lovett Tower is a landmark commercial office, last refurbished in 1999, and can be seen towering over the city far away from Canberra.

Located at -35.3453, 149.085 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1973, Buildings and structures in Canberra, Skyscrapers in Canberra

Mount Stromlo Hydro-Power Station

The Mount Stromlo Hydro-Power Station is a small hydro-electric power station installed on the Bendora Gravity Main in Canberra, Australia. It was constructed in 2000 and is owned by ActewAGL, a Government-private sector joint venture. Production of energy depends on the water flow into the nearby Mount Stromlo Water Treatment Plant. It produces about 200 megawatt hours of electricity per month.

Located at -35.3285, 149.001 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Hydroelectric power stations in the Australian Capital Territory, Buildings and structures in the Australian Capital Territory, 2000 establishments in Australia

Seagull intersection

A seagull intersection or continuous green T-intersection (also known as a turbo-T or High-T intersection) is a common type of three-way road intersection, usually used on high traffic volume roads and dual carriageways. This form of intersection is popular in Australia and New Zealand, and sometimes used in the United States.

Located at -35.3262, 149.054 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Road junction types

ACT Heritage Library

The ACT Heritage Library is the 'state' library of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and the pre-eminent ACT reference library. The Library is the heritage section of the ACT Library and Information Services and is located on Level 1, Woden Library, Corner Corinna Street and Furzer Street, Phillip ACT. Antoinette Buchanan has been the Manager of the ACT Heritage Library since 2004.

Located at -35.3444, 149.084 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Australian Capital Territory, State libraries of Australia, Archives in Australia, Libraries in Canberra

Molonglo Valley

Molonglo Valley is the newest district of Canberra. The district is planned to consist of 13 suburbs containing 33,000 dwellings with an expected population of 73,000. The first two suburbs currently under construction in Molonglo Valley are Wright and Coombs; they are named for poet, environmentalist and Aboriginal land rights advocate Judith Wright and prominent public servant and economist H. C. "Nugget" Coombs, the first Reserve Bank Governor.

Located at -35.3192, 149.042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Districts of Canberra

Wright, Australian Capital Territory

Wright is the first suburb in the Molonglo Valley district of the Australian Capital Territory. It was named after poet, environmentalist and Aboriginal land rights advocate Judith Wright. Construction of the first house in Wright was completed in June 2012.

Located at -35.317, 149.033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Coombs, Australian Capital Territory

Coombs is the name of a suburb to be developed in the Molonglo Valley district of the Australian Capital Territory. It was named after prominent public servant and economist H. C. "Nugget" Coombs, the first Reserve Bank Governor.

Located at -35.3189, 149.045 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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