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Federal Capital Commission to Govern Canberra 1925
The 1921 25 period yielded the single authority for Canberra and the Territory with funding autonomy. The Federal Capital Commission began Jan 1 1925 led by Sir John Butters with tasks including Parliament House completion, water and sewerage expansion, roads, and housing for workers amid a shift from Melbourne to Canberra administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Cook
Col. Miller
Federal Capital Commission
Federal Capital Territory
Department of Home Affairs
Col
David Miller
Commonwealth Director General of
P. T. Owen
Lands and Survey Administration
Commonwealth Lands and Survey
C. R. Scrivener
Home and Territories Department
Department of Works and Railways
J. T. H. Goodwin
Commonwealth
Melbourne
John
Butters
John Harrison
C. H. Gorman
C. S. Daley
Parliament House
Parliament
Commission
Federal Capital Advisory Committee
E. M. de Burgh
H. Ross
John Sulman
Es Goodwin
P. T. En