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Semi-protected edit request on 4 August 2024
Template:Edit semi-protected A sparse gathering of frock-coated, stiffcollared politicians, their wives, a few soldiers and local farmers watched as Lady Denman, wife of Australia's Governor-General, took a card from a small gold case and announced: 'I name the capital city of Australia "Canberra".' Although a secret up to this minute, the chosen name was scarcely a surprise. 'Canberry' had been the accepted name of the area as far back as 1825 when John Joshua Moore, the first white settler in the district, had grazed sheep there. It had also been called 'Kamberra'. Said to be derived from the Aboriginal word for 'meeting place', it is also believed to have been the name of an Aboriginal tribe inhabiting the area when Europeans first arrived. Also on the dais at this memorable foundation ceremony were Lord Denman, the Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher, and the Minister for Home Affairs, King O'Malley, a bearded exreal estate salesman from Kansas. The date was 12 March 1913. About them lay the empty Monaro plains, limestone sheep country, stock tracks, and a small scattered village. None of those present on this almost treeless site could have visualised the city which, only 50 years later, would have, among other things, more than three million trees. 110.33.67.33 (talk) 06:21, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Nice quote, but it's not actually a request. HiLo48 (talk) 07:41, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Minor edit: viewing snow from city
The article originally said "Canberra's mountainous location makes it the only mainland Australian city where snow-capped mountains can be seen in winter": changed "in" to "for much of the" since, at minimum, snow is regularly seen from Hobart (Mt Wellington) - though it's not mainland - and most Winters from parts of Melbourne (Mt Donna Buang) and a few places on the outskirts of Sydney (Mts Tomah, Wilson), sometimes even Adelaide (Mt Barker). There are rare snowfalls near Perth and Brisbane, though they may not actually be visible from the cities. Only Darwin has zero chance of seeing snow. Urilarim (talk) 00:35, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
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