History of the Australian Capital Territory
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History of the Australian Capital Territory
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The history of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) as a separate administrative division began in 1911, when it was transferred from New South Wales to the Australian federal government. The territory contains Australia's capital city Canberra and various smaller settlements. Until 1989, it also administered the Jervis Bay Territory, a small coastal region. Indigenous Australians have lived in the present-day ACT for at least 20,000 years. The area formed the traditional lands of the Ngambri
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory
date created:
2005-11-03T00:00:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T04:06:50Z
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