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Canberra Timeline

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  • It is decided to build a new capital at Canberra

  • Architect Walter Burley Griffin wins a competition to design the new city

  • The foundations stone of Canberra is laid by Prime Minister Andrew Fisher

  • The Australian National University is established

  • Canberra has a population of 15,000

  • Walter Burley Griffin Lake is created

  • The Royal Australian Mint opens.

  • Anzac Walk opens.

  • Canberra has a population of more than 100,000

  • The National Library of Australia opens

  • Canberra Stadium is built

  • The High Court of Australia opens.

  • The National Museum of Australia is founded

  • Tesltra Tower opens