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A SELF-GUIDED TOUR SELF-GUIDED A
MANUKA SIDE MANUKA
– Brassey House (see also 9) also (see House Brassey –
A heritage tour of tour heritage A
– Street Trees Street –
– FCC Housing FCC –
– Belmore Gardens Belmore –
arton Housing Precinct Housing arton 0 B 10.
9. Brassey House Brassey 9.
8. York Park Conservation Site Conservation Park York 8.
7. Wesley Uniting Church Complex Church Uniting Wesley 7.
6. Telopea Park School Park Telopea 6.
5. Forrest Fire Station Precinct Station Fire Forrest 5.
BARTON
4. Canberra Services Club Services Canberra 4.
3. Manuka Oval Manuka 3.
. auaSimn ol Pool Swimming Manuka 2.
– Manuka Circle Manuka –
1. Telopea Park Telopea
BARTON - - BARTON MANUKA SIDE MANUKA
LISTED PLACES IN IN PLACES LISTED
1. 2. The overall residential planning concepts of TELOPEA MANUKA Walter Burley Griffin, who PARK SWIMMING prepared the city’s original design, are well preserved Car parking is accessible at the POOL in the street and parkland Park. The best place to start The Pool was opened layout of Barton. Griffin this walk is at the southern end in 1931. Prior to this, incorporated elements of of Telopea Park, across from the only ‘pool’ was a the ‘garden city’ concept in Manuka Swimming Pool. Manuka Circle swimming hole in the town planning, such as the nearby Molonglo River. The suburb of provision of generous areas Telopea Park appeared The following places are A factor in the location of open space, communal as Waratah Parkway on within Manuka Circle. Barton is named after of the Manuka Pool was parks and spacious house Walter Burley Griffin’s The Circle was part of access to schoolchildren Sir Edmund Barton blocks. The ‘garden city’ plans for the city, but this Walter Burley Griffin’s from the nearby Telopea (1849–1920), Australia’s concept was later adopted was later altered to make geometric plan of Park School. An elegant by Sir John Sulman, a it a park. It was named Canberra located to first Prime Minister, who Art Deco style entrance leading architect, town a�er the Australian native the south of the proposed building leads to a walled, held office from 1901–3. planner and chair of the plant, Telopea sp., popularly Lake. When the area was ceramic-tiled pool of Barton was a member of Federal Capital Advisory known as the Waratah, established, the Federal approximately 31 metres Authority (later renamed although no Waratahs Capital Advisory the NSW Legislative by 12.5 metres and change the Federal Capital have been planted here. Commi�ee enlarged the rooms with terraco�a- Assembly from 1879. He Commission, FCC) which Circle. Charles Weston tiled roofs. was an active campaigner was formed in 1921. The Park is planted with a designed and established for Australian federation wide range of native and the landscape in the early The houses in Barton were exotic trees, a few different 1920s, using a circular throughout the 1890s and designed by the FCC largely types of eucalypts, and arrangement of poplars, a leader at the Constitutional to suit middle income the uncommon Californian oaks, cedars and Convention debates in public servants and their big tree, native to the cypresses, on the outside families. A number of land Sierras of California. Each of which was a hedge. Adelaide in 1897. He allotments were auctioned side of the Park is lined Roman cypresses were resigned as Prime Minister in May 1926 and a few brick with Atlas Cedar and planted opposite the in 1903 to become a judge co�ages were commenced Flowering Plum. Planting Manuka Shopping in that year. More private commenced in the 1920s Centre. Most of these on the bench of the newly housing was completed in under Charles Weston, trees, now around 80 constituted High Court 1934. Further government and many of the trees have years old, still remain. of Australia. housing was erected in value as mature examples the late 1930’s, the designs of their species in Canberra. influenced by the earlier A concrete open stormwater FCC housing styles. Streets channel, where Spring in Barton are named a�er Creek once ran, runs the Australian governors. length of the Park, with access across it provided NOTE: This tour will take by bridges. A combined around an hour to an hour and bicycle track and pedestrian half to complete at a moderate path runs alongside the pace. Another tour brochure channel. A barbecue area (Barton – Lake Burley Griffin and children’s playground Side) of sites in the vicinity of is located towards the this suburb is also available. centre of the Park.
NT-09-2009 [barton - manuka side].indd 1 side].indd manuka - [barton NT-09-2009 15/9/09 5:58:09 AM 5:58:09 15/9/09
(design) Brainstorm tudio S
Forrest Fire Station Precinct Station Fire Forrest • Collection. Times anberra C ibrary, L Heritage ACT the of Courtesy
• (revision) Dowling Peter Dr (research) Cosgrove arol C
FCC Housing FCC • ibrary. L Heritage ACT the of Courtesy
The p The ublishers wish to acknowledge: to wish ublishers
Manuka Swimming Pool Swimming Manuka • ibrary. L Heritage ACT the of Courtesy
www.nationaltrustact.org.au
02 6230 0533 6230 02
Civic Square ACT 2608 ACT Square Civic
PO Box 1144 1144 Box PO
ational Trust of Australia (ACT) Australia of Trust ational otc: N Contact:
ACT Government ACT © Copyright 2009 2009 Copyright ©
ACT Government to update and reprint the tour. tour. the reprint and update to Government ACT
Further funding was given by the the by given was funding Further
ACT Government under the ACT Heritage Grants Program. Program. Grants Heritage ACT the under Government ACT
assisted through funding made available by the the by available made funding through assisted
This project was originally originally was project This
A SELF-GUIDED TOUR SELF-GUIDED A
MANUKA SIDE MANUKA
– Brassey House (see also 9) also (see House Brassey –
A heritage tour of tour heritage A
– Street Trees Street –
– FCC Housing FCC –
– Belmore Gardens Belmore –
arton Housing Precinct Housing arton 0 B 10.
9. Brassey House Brassey 9.
8. York Park Conservation Site Conservation Park York 8.
7. Wesley Uniting Church Complex Church Uniting Wesley 7.
6. Telopea Park School Park Telopea 6.
5. Forrest Fire Station Precinct Station Fire Forrest 5.
BARTON
4. Canberra Services Club Services Canberra 4.
3. Manuka Oval Manuka 3.
. auaSimn ol Pool Swimming Manuka 2.
– Manuka Circle Manuka –
1. Telopea Park Telopea
BARTON - - BARTON MANUKA SIDE MANUKA
LISTED PLACES IN IN PLACES LISTED
1. 2. The overall residential planning concepts of TELOPEA MANUKA Walter Burley Griffin, who PARK SWIMMING prepared the city’s original design, are well preserved Car parking is accessible at the POOL in the street and parkland Park. The best place to start The Pool was opened layout of Barton. Griffin this walk is at the southern end in 1931. Prior to this, incorporated elements of of Telopea Park, across from the only ‘pool’ was a the ‘garden city’ concept in Manuka Swimming Pool. Manuka Circle swimming hole in the town planning, such as the nearby Molonglo River. The suburb of provision of generous areas Telopea Park appeared The following places are A factor in the location of open space, communal as Waratah Parkway on within Manuka Circle. Barton is named after of the Manuka Pool was parks and spacious house Walter Burley Griffin’s The Circle was part of access to schoolchildren Sir Edmund Barton blocks. The ‘garden city’ plans for the city, but this Walter Burley Griffin’s from the nearby Telopea (1849–1920), Australia’s concept was later adopted was later altered to make geometric plan of Park School. An elegant by Sir John Sulman, a it a park. It was named Canberra located to first Prime Minister, who Art Deco style entrance leading architect, town a�er the Australian native the south of the proposed building leads to a walled, held office from 1901–3. planner and chair of the plant, Telopea sp., popularly Lake. When the area was ceramic-tiled pool of Barton was a member of Federal Capital Advisory known as the Waratah, established, the Federal approximately 31 metres Authority (later renamed although no Waratahs Capital Advisory the NSW Legislative by 12.5 metres and change the Federal Capital have been planted here. Commi�ee enlarged the rooms with terraco�a- Assembly from 1879. He Commission, FCC) which Circle. Charles Weston tiled roofs. was an active campaigner was formed in 1921. The Park is planted with a designed and established for Australian federation wide range of native and the landscape in the early The houses in Barton were exotic trees, a few different 1920s, using a circular throughout the 1890s and designed by the FCC largely types of eucalypts, and arrangement of poplars, a leader at the Constitutional to suit middle income the uncommon Californian oaks, cedars and Convention debates in public servants and their big tree, native to the cypresses, on the outside families. A number of land Sierras of California. Each of which was a hedge. Adelaide in 1897. He allotments were auctioned side of the Park is lined Roman cypresses were resigned as Prime Minister in May 1926 and a few brick with Atlas Cedar and planted opposite the in 1903 to become a judge co�ages were commenced Flowering Plum. Planting Manuka Shopping in that year. More private commenced in the 1920s Centre. Most of these on the bench of the newly housing was completed in under Charles Weston, trees, now around 80 constituted High Court 1934. Further government and many of the trees have years old, still remain. of Australia. housing was erected in value as mature examples the late 1930’s, the designs of their species in Canberra. influenced by the earlier A concrete open stormwater FCC housing styles. Streets channel, where Spring in Barton are named a�er Creek once ran, runs the Australian governors. length of the Park, with access across it provided NOTE: This tour will take by bridges. A combined around an hour to an hour and bicycle track and pedestrian half to complete at a moderate path runs alongside the pace. Another tour brochure channel. A barbecue area (Barton – Lake Burley Griffin and children’s playground Side) of sites in the vicinity of is located towards the this suburb is also available. centre of the Park. 9. BRASSEY HOUSE 8 3. 9 At the end of Bourke Street. MANUKA 10 Originally called the Telopea Park Hostel, the building OVAL was opened in 1927. In that year, it was renamed ‘Brassey 1 House’ a�er Sir Thomas Brassey, governor of Victoria Originally an open from 1885–91 and an early supporter of Federation. The field, in 1926 the 7 6 original building, and a 1964 addition, were designed in Cricket Association and the American Colonial style, which differed from other football representatives government hostels. The building, in a garden se�ing, has sought to have the clinker brick walls, a steep-pitched slate roof, a giant order area enclosed but it portico under a high gable facing Belmore Gardens was not until 1929 that 4. (visible from the rear entrance which will be visited later the Oval was graded, in the walk), and side wings angled towards Belmore grass sown, a turf pitch CANBERRA Gardens. When it opened it provided full board for 60 5 laid and a wire-mesh SERVICES 2 people in 36 single rooms and 12 double rooms. It was fence erected around CLUB popular, with an occupancy rate of 75%, most of whom the perimeter of the 4 were public servants relocated to work in Canberra. In ground. From 1930, The Services Club is 1935 it was leased to the private sector; it reverted to the the oval was used 3 closely associated with Commonwealth management in 1959 and major extensions mainly for cricket and Lady Zara Gowrie, wife of were carried out. It was sold in 1987 and, a�er major football. In 1979, the the then Governor General, refurbishment, now caters to the short-stay tourist and ACT Administration who inspired the building business market. It is rumoured to have been built back to decided to develop the of the Club and was its first front, in that the grand entrance faces the quiet Belmore Oval mainly for cricket. patron. It was established Gardens, while a more modest façade faces the busy A be�er scoreboard as a Rest Hut for members thoroughfare of Macquarie Street. was required, and in 6. 7. of the armed services and 1982 the ACT Cricket was affectionately known as TELOPEA PARK WESLEY UNITING Association managed ‘The Hut’. The building was to acquire the original SCHOOL CHURCH 10. extended in 1943 to include a scoreboard from the COMPLEX dance hall, which was linked Turn right into Dominion Melbourne Cricket BARTON HOUSING to the existing recreational Circuit and le� into New Ground (MCG), Corner of Sydney Avenue and hall. The Club became the South Wales Crescent. PRECINCT which the MCG was National Circuit, accessed by nucleus of the Defence forces replacing with an walking along Sydney Avenue and Turn le� at Macquarie Street, right at Darling Street community in Canberra and Completed in 1923, this electronic scoreboard. turning le� into National Circuit. and right into Young Street. welcomed anyone in uniform. is the first major public The MCG scoreboard school erected for the was originally erected The complex was built as a national A�er crossing Darling Street, you enter the conservation A�er World War II, the Federal Capital. It was memorial and centre of Methodism in 1901, the year of area, one of the early subdivisions of the new Federal Canberra Services Club was also one of the first in Australia prior to the formation Federation. At Manuka Capital, and part of John Sulman’s ‘Garden Suburb’ plan. formed and sub-leased the buildings constructed of the Uniting Church in Australia. Oval, it was named The precinct comprises more than 60 houses built between southern portion of the ‘Hut’. in the new Federal The site was selected by Church the Jack Fingleton 1926 and 1934, government houses built between 1933 and Alterations were made to Capital. The original representatives in 1924, from Scoreboard in honour 1939, and private houses built since 1934. The streetscapes the interior of the building building was designed land designated for monumental of Fingleton, test are distinctive with their varied setbacks, street trees, and the Club was opened in for 500 students from churches and cathedrals to cricketer, author and hedges and 1920s street signs and lamps. April 1948 by the Governor kindergarten to school represent the various Christian political journalist who General, Sir William McKell. leaving age; the school denominations. The parsonage, worked in the corridors a brick residence with a slate In 1984 the Canberra Services still caters to this range of Parliament House tile roof (on the le� as you walk Belmore Gardens Club acquired the lease for (primary and secondary (Old Parliament House) along Sydney Avenue) was built the whole building. It students to Year 10). This is one of a number of communal garden areas nearby. in 1938. The Church hall building, It has a gable-ended, incorporated into Canberra’s early suburban plans. continues to operate as a now known as Wesley Hall and club for ex-service personnel tile-roofed main block The trees planted in Belmore Gardens are Silver Birch The Curator’s Co�age, Vercoe Room, was opened in 1930 and police. centred on Sydney an Atlas Cedar. a rendered brick as a cooperative Church hall for Avenue, with an L- building with a tiled Methodists, Presbyterians and shaped, hipped roof roof, built in 1937 as Congregationalists. The Methodist 5. pavilion on each side, National Memorial Church was not FCC Housing the residence for the best viewed from the built until 1955, although the first curator of the Oval, FORREST There were over 20 different types of FCC house designs School’s entrance at plans had been drawn up and an still remains in its built in early Canberra. The FCC houses in this precinct FIRE STATION the intersection with Australia-wide appeal for funds original condition. (there are around 50) include 13 of these different designs, Sydney Avenue. The had been launched 28 years earlier. The Manuka Oval is PRECINCT with at least 23 variations to the standard designs. They original gable-ended Two features of the church interior well known for its are in the Mediterranean and Arts and Cra�s styles. All Located on the opposite side of pavilions are partly are the electro-pneumatic organ, role as annual host to are single storey and built of brick, the majority being Manuka Circle to the Canberra obscured by the considered to be the best organ in the Prime Minister’s rendered with a rough-cast finish. Most retain their Services Club. Turn le� into memorial glass-fronted Canberra, and six rough, hand- Eleven, a cricket team original red terraco�a tile roofs. Features include door Fitzroy Street and the precinct, entrance, built during sawn timber slabs taken from the picked by the Prime and porch arches, false windows and niches, various which is in the suburb of Forrest, the Second World War. first Methodist church in Canberra Minister, which plays built in 1869. kinds of pillars and small six-paned windows. On corner is on the le�. against visiting blocks, the houses are sited diagonally across the block, In 1927 two two-storey national teams. to allow uninterrupted views of the architectural style. The Forrest Fire Station wings were added, precinct, which includes one for infants, and 8. the Fire Station and seven the other for technical YORK PARK Street Trees residences, is located on classes. The wings, best CONSERVATION SITE Canberra Avenue, Manuka viewed from either Tree planting in streets other than Belmore Gardens: Circle, Fitzroy Street and side of the School’s Cross to the opposite side of Darling Street: Southern Ne�le Tree; Empire Circuit. The seven entrance include gabled National Circuit and follow it along, Gipps Street: Incense Cedar and Black Locust; residences are made up of a sections with round- crossing Sydney Avenue, until you Macquarie Street: Kurrajong, Candle-bark and White Gum; two storey house at each of arched windows and reach a sign on the le�. the four street corners, with decorative wrought- Young Street: Co�onwood; three two storey duplexes in iron balconies. Other York Park is an isolated remnant New South Wales Crescent: Pin Oak; between. The complex is the additions have been patch of natural temperate grassland Telopea Park West: Deodar Cedar. first example of the Inter-War made over the years which provides a habitat for the Functionalist style in the ACT. and new buildings have Golden Sun Moth. This type also been added on the of grassland once covered a vast area Brassey House The Fire Station was block. One of the more of south-eastern Australia On the right as you walk along Young Street, facing operational from 1939–1983, famous students who but today only isolated remnants, Belmore Gardens, the rear of Brassey House can be seen. with the precinct supporting a�ended the School is such as this one, remain. Native This consists of a giant order portico under a high gable. the main ACT Fire Station. Gough Whitlam, Prime grass species found on the site include Kangaroo Grass, Wallaby The Fire Station is now a Minister from 1972–5. Grass and Spear Grass, and wild- museum and the residences flowers such as Yellow Bu�ons Continue to the end of Young Street, turn le� and walk to have been converted to Since 1983, primary are also here. The Golden Sun Moth the end of NSW Crescent and you are back at Telopea Park. a variety of offices. The teaching has been belongs to an ancient moth family buildings are substantially bilingual in French and is now an endangered species, original and, are some of and English and the resulting from the loss the last remaining examples bilingual programme of its habitat; it exists only in of Government sponsored continues as an option low numbers in western Victoria functionalist residential in the secondary part and on a small number of sites architecture in Canberra. of the School. in the ACT.
NT-09-2009 [barton - manuka side].indd 2 15/9/09 5:58:12 AM 9. BRASSEY HOUSE 8 3. 9 At the end of Bourke Street. MANUKA 10 Originally called the Telopea Park Hostel, the building OVAL was opened in 1927. In that year, it was renamed ‘Brassey 1 House’ a�er Sir Thomas Brassey, governor of Victoria Originally an open from 1885–91 and an early supporter of Federation. The field, in 1926 the 7 6 original building, and a 1964 addition, were designed in Cricket Association and the American Colonial style, which differed from other football representatives government hostels. The building, in a garden se�ing, has sought to have the clinker brick walls, a steep-pitched slate roof, a giant order area enclosed but it portico under a high gable facing Belmore Gardens was not until 1929 that 4. (visible from the rear entrance which will be visited later the Oval was graded, in the walk), and side wings angled towards Belmore grass sown, a turf pitch CANBERRA Gardens. When it opened it provided full board for 60 5 laid and a wire-mesh SERVICES 2 people in 36 single rooms and 12 double rooms. It was fence erected around CLUB popular, with an occupancy rate of 75%, most of whom the perimeter of the 4 were public servants relocated to work in Canberra. In ground. From 1930, The Services Club is 1935 it was leased to the private sector; it reverted to the the oval was used 3 closely associated with Commonwealth management in 1959 and major extensions mainly for cricket and Lady Zara Gowrie, wife of were carried out. It was sold in 1987 and, a�er major football. In 1979, the the then Governor General, refurbishment, now caters to the short-stay tourist and ACT Administration who inspired the building business market. It is rumoured to have been built back to decided to develop the of the Club and was its first front, in that the grand entrance faces the quiet Belmore Oval mainly for cricket. patron. It was established Gardens, while a more modest façade faces the busy A be�er scoreboard as a Rest Hut for members thoroughfare of Macquarie Street. was required, and in 6. 7. of the armed services and 1982 the ACT Cricket was affectionately known as TELOPEA PARK WESLEY UNITING Association managed ‘The Hut’. The building was to acquire the original SCHOOL CHURCH 10. extended in 1943 to include a scoreboard from the COMPLEX dance hall, which was linked Turn right into Dominion Melbourne Cricket BARTON HOUSING to the existing recreational Circuit and le� into New Ground (MCG), Corner of Sydney Avenue and hall. The Club became the South Wales Crescent. PRECINCT which the MCG was National Circuit, accessed by nucleus of the Defence forces replacing with an walking along Sydney Avenue and Turn le� at Macquarie Street, right at Darling Street community in Canberra and Completed in 1923, this electronic scoreboard. turning le� into National Circuit. and right into Young Street. welcomed anyone in uniform. is the first major public The MCG scoreboard school erected for the was originally erected The complex was built as a national A�er crossing Darling Street, you enter the conservation A�er World War II, the Federal Capital. It was memorial and centre of Methodism in 1901, the year of area, one of the early subdivisions of the new Federal Canberra Services Club was also one of the first in Australia prior to the formation Federation. At Manuka Capital, and part of John Sulman’s ‘Garden Suburb’ plan. formed and sub-leased the buildings constructed of the Uniting Church in Australia. Oval, it was named The precinct comprises more than 60 houses built between southern portion of the ‘Hut’. in the new Federal The site was selected by Church the Jack Fingleton 1926 and 1934, government houses built between 1933 and Alterations were made to Capital. The original representatives in 1924, from Scoreboard in honour 1939, and private houses built since 1934. The streetscapes the interior of the building building was designed land designated for monumental of Fingleton, test are distinctive with their varied setbacks, street trees, and the Club was opened in for 500 students from churches and cathedrals to cricketer, author and hedges and 1920s street signs and lamps. April 1948 by the Governor kindergarten to school represent the various Christian political journalist who General, Sir William McKell. leaving age; the school denominations. The parsonage, worked in the corridors a brick residence with a slate In 1984 the Canberra Services still caters to this range of Parliament House tile roof (on the le� as you walk Belmore Gardens Club acquired the lease for (primary and secondary (Old Parliament House) along Sydney Avenue) was built the whole building. It students to Year 10). This is one of a number of communal garden areas nearby. in 1938. The Church hall building, It has a gable-ended, incorporated into Canberra’s early suburban plans. continues to operate as a now known as Wesley Hall and club for ex-service personnel tile-roofed main block The trees planted in Belmore Gardens are Silver Birch The Curator’s Co�age, Vercoe Room, was opened in 1930 and police. centred on Sydney an Atlas Cedar. a rendered brick as a cooperative Church hall for Avenue, with an L- building with a tiled Methodists, Presbyterians and shaped, hipped roof roof, built in 1937 as Congregationalists. The Methodist 5. pavilion on each side, National Memorial Church was not FCC Housing the residence for the best viewed from the built until 1955, although the first curator of the Oval, FORREST There were over 20 different types of FCC house designs School’s entrance at plans had been drawn up and an still remains in its built in early Canberra. The FCC houses in this precinct FIRE STATION the intersection with Australia-wide appeal for funds original condition. (there are around 50) include 13 of these different designs, Sydney Avenue. The had been launched 28 years earlier. The Manuka Oval is PRECINCT with at least 23 variations to the standard designs. They original gable-ended Two features of the church interior well known for its are in the Mediterranean and Arts and Cra�s styles. All Located on the opposite side of pavilions are partly are the electro-pneumatic organ, role as annual host to are single storey and built of brick, the majority being Manuka Circle to the Canberra obscured by the considered to be the best organ in the Prime Minister’s rendered with a rough-cast finish. Most retain their Services Club. Turn le� into memorial glass-fronted Canberra, and six rough, hand- Eleven, a cricket team original red terraco�a tile roofs. Features include door Fitzroy Street and the precinct, entrance, built during sawn timber slabs taken from the picked by the Prime and porch arches, false windows and niches, various which is in the suburb of Forrest, the Second World War. first Methodist church in Canberra Minister, which plays built in 1869. kinds of pillars and small six-paned windows. On corner is on the le�. against visiting blocks, the houses are sited diagonally across the block, In 1927 two two-storey national teams. to allow uninterrupted views of the architectural style. The Forrest Fire Station wings were added, precinct, which includes one for infants, and 8. the Fire Station and seven the other for technical YORK PARK Street Trees residences, is located on classes. The wings, best CONSERVATION SITE Canberra Avenue, Manuka viewed from either Tree planting in streets other than Belmore Gardens: Circle, Fitzroy Street and side of the School’s Cross to the opposite side of Darling Street: Southern Ne�le Tree; Empire Circuit. The seven entrance include gabled National Circuit and follow it along, Gipps Street: Incense Cedar and Black Locust; residences are made up of a sections with round- crossing Sydney Avenue, until you Macquarie Street: Kurrajong, Candle-bark and White Gum; two storey house at each of arched windows and reach a sign on the le�. the four street corners, with decorative wrought- Young Street: Co�onwood; three two storey duplexes in iron balconies. Other York Park is an isolated remnant New South Wales Crescent: Pin Oak; between. The complex is the additions have been patch of natural temperate grassland Telopea Park West: Deodar Cedar. first example of the Inter-War made over the years which provides a habitat for the Functionalist style in the ACT. and new buildings have Golden Sun Moth. This type also been added on the of grassland once covered a vast area Brassey House The Fire Station was block. One of the more of south-eastern Australia On the right as you walk along Young Street, facing operational from 1939–1983, famous students who but today only isolated remnants, Belmore Gardens, the rear of Brassey House can be seen. with the precinct supporting a�ended the School is such as this one, remain. Native This consists of a giant order portico under a high gable. the main ACT Fire Station. Gough Whitlam, Prime grass species found on the site include Kangaroo Grass, Wallaby The Fire Station is now a Minister from 1972–5. Grass and Spear Grass, and wild- museum and the residences flowers such as Yellow Bu�ons Continue to the end of Young Street, turn le� and walk to have been converted to Since 1983, primary are also here. The Golden Sun Moth the end of NSW Crescent and you are back at Telopea Park. a variety of offices. The teaching has been belongs to an ancient moth family buildings are substantially bilingual in French and is now an endangered species, original and, are some of and English and the resulting from the loss the last remaining examples bilingual programme of its habitat; it exists only in of Government sponsored continues as an option low numbers in western Victoria functionalist residential in the secondary part and on a small number of sites architecture in Canberra. of the School. in the ACT.
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