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After working as a carpenter on George Campbell's Duntroon property in the 1860s, he had learned how to make good quality bricks and moved into the building trade as a contractor in his own right. In 1875, he built the original St John's Presbyterian Church in Bungendore and, in 1876–78, rebuilt the spire of St John's Church in Canberra.
Two years after the passing of the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909, the Federal Capital Territory was brought into existence on 1 January 1911. [2] The Goulburn-Cooma railway line was prescribed as the eastern territorial boundary, Oaks Estate was excised from Queanbeyan by the federal Act of Parliament and a 20-metre long railway bridge. [5]
Campbell of Cawdor: [37] the tartan of the Campbells of the Cawdor branch. [37] Campbell of Loudoun: [37] the tartan of the Campbells of the Loudoun branch. [37] George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll added a white line to his tartan to distinguish himself as the clan chief. He was the only member of the family to do so, but the tartan has ...
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In 1862 Robert's son George added a large two-storey extension. In its final form the house contained twenty rooms and is a great example of colonial architecture. 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 ...
Charles Campbell (20 September 1810 – 23 October 1888) was an Australian barrister, pastoralist and politician. He was born at sea to merchant Robert Campbell and Sophia Palmer . He received an extensive private education and, after a European tour from 1829 to 1835, purchased land and became a pastoralist.
Robert Campbell (1769–1846) was a merchant and politician in Sydney. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was a member of the first New South Wales Legislative Council . [ 3 ] Campbell , a suburb of Canberra was named in his honour, [ 4 ] as well as Campbell Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands .
The area was brought to his attention because he was a brother-in-law of Robert Campbell at "Duntroon", a property about nine miles (14 km) to the north east. His property served as a centre for the Anglican Church until nearby Queanbeyan (then known by its original Aboriginal, non-Anglicised name Quinbean) was developed. [ 5 ]