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Nine years of debate on Canberra capital site enduringly long
The piece recounts months of dispute over locating the Federal Capital in Canberra, noting a 50 to 39 House vote against Lakeside, and delaying a decision between Capital Hill and Camp Hill for five months. It traces the NSW Royal Commission of 1899, 1908 Parliament choice, and inter-state rivalry between Victoria and NSW, with Dalgety and Canberra as final contenders before 1908.
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Parliament House
Canberra
House of Representatives
Capital Hill
Camp Hill
Seat of Government
Nsw
Victoria
Sydney
Melbourne
Commonwealth
Albury
Bathurst
Braidwood
Corowa
Goulburn
Orange
Queanbeyan
Tumut
Wagga
Dalgety
Carberra
Carruthers
Vienna
Mr Krushchev
Soviet Union
Mr Maleckov
Stock Exchange
Snowy River
Sir John
Dalgely
W. BE. Johnson
Long
Jmr Hutchinson
Hindmarsh
Northern Territory
Kosciusko
FE. J._ Foster
MHR
New England
Bally
Yass
Scrivener