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Naming the federal capital of Australia: the ceremony

Australia, 1960
film

Newsreel footage of the ceremonies surrounding the naming of Canberra on 12 March 1913 including scenes of Capital Hill, Andrew Fisher, Billy Hughes, the Ligh..

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