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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 07, 1968

Page

8

Pearce Shopping Plaza opens in Woden Valley area

A new half a million dollar Pearce Shopping Plaza on Hodgson Crescent near Pearce Primary School will open at 9 30 tomorrow. It covers 48 000 square feet with parking for 73 cars and will host a supermarket hat shop chemist barber pet shop shoe store fish shop heart Foods dry cleaner and more. Built by Mr AK Savvas of Kingston the complex aims to become the neighbourhood’s core and features a village atmosphere with a courtyard and pergola. Proceeds from a charity event at opening will go to Pearce Primary School Parents and Citizens Association.

Woden Valley Pearce Hodgson Crescent Hadnon Crescent Heart Foods Heart Food Shopa Pearce Primary Scho Parents and Citizens Association Eer Mount Taylor Ossa Place Lyons Canberra Woden Efort NCE Weston Creek

Pearce Suburb Named After Senator Pearce Debate

The article explains the suburb of Pearce in the Woden Valley was not named after a prime minister but Sir George Foster Pearce a WWI defence minister credited as father of the Australian Navy and Air Force. It covers local schools plans including Melrose High School and a parish primary, a preschool in Ossa Place, and property auction results with bids around 93 000 for 25 residential leases and Jane Hinek selling for 7 000.

Woden Valley Pearce George Foster Pearce Defence Air Force Melrose High School Marist Brothers Melrose Drive Forestry Schoo Buildinss Uy Yarratimtn Ato

Woden Valley grows as Canberra suburb hub

Woden Valley planned as a self contained city southwest of Canberra expands with thousands of homes, a new District Centre,shopping, and government offices. The project anticipates 10 000 jobs, three high schools, and multiple primary schools plus recreation facilities. Community groups and churches establish centres as YMCA and other organisations begin activity in Hughes North and South Curtin Lyons and Chifley.

Canberra Woden Belconnen Murty NCIC Hughes Bros Py Dut Port Kemble Hughes North Curtin Lyons and Chifley Garton Pearce Torzens Mawson Catholic Church

Kingston Store Special Offers

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