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King George VI succeeded to the thrones of the United Kingdom and the dominions in December, 1936. As Duke of York, he made official tours of British colonies in East Africa as well as New Zealand and Australia.
Royal Hobart Hospital North East Building: Hobart: Tas: 3 April 1970 Captain James Cook Memorial on Lake Burley Griffin: Canberra: ACT: 25 April 1970 National Carillon: Canberra: ACT: 26 April 1970 Sydney Opera House: Sydney: NSW: 20 October 1973 Second session of the twenty-eighth Parliament of Australia: Canberra: ACT: 28 February 1974
Queen Elizabeth II reads a speech in Sydney, 1954. Since 1867, the British royal family has visited Australia over fifty times, with only six visits before 1954. Elizabeth II was the first reigning monarch of Australia to have set foot on Australian soil; she first did so on 3 February 1954, when she was 27 years old.
Centrally located in the city, it is an important part of the urban landscape. The park has an area of 34.25 hectares, which includes a variety of natural and constructed spaces. Various designers have been involved in the construction of the park including Charles Weston , Lindsay Pryor , Richard Clough and John Grey.
The then Duke undertook a three-day visit to China, the first member of the British royal family to do so in three decades. He met with President of China and General Secretary of the Communist Party Xi Jinping at Great Hall of the People before touring the Forbidden City. He then launched the three-day business exhibition, the Great Festival ...
It now serves as the officers' mess for the Royal Military College, Duntroon and is situated in the suburb of Campbell. "Duntroon House" was the centre of activity for Campbell's station. Gardens were established around the house including many exotic trees and an intricate maze was grown also a conservatory, orchard, vineyard and dairy farm ...
Canberra covers an area of 814.2 km 2 (314.4 sq mi) [3] and is located near the Brindabella Ranges (part of the Australian Alps), approximately 150 km (93 mi) inland from Australia's east coast. It has an elevation of approximately 580 m (1,900 ft) AHD; [134] the highest point is Mount Majura at 888 m (2,913 ft).
The choice of site was a disputed one, and narrowly beat Dalgety, a small town near the NSW/Victoria border. The new Federal Capital Territory (later named Australian Capital Territory) was created on 1 January 1911 when the NSW government ceded 2,360 square kilometres of land including the seaport of Jervis Bay to the Commonwealth Government.