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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY. National.Memor·ials Ordinance 1928-1953. URSUANT to the powers conferred upon me by the National11Iemorials Ordinance 1928-1953, I, John Noble Core Rogers, Delegate of P the Miillster of State for the Interior, hereby determine the nomenclature of public places in the Canberra City District in the manner and to the extent described in the Schedules "A" and "B" hereunder and indicated on the attached plan of City Nomenclature. Dated this sixteenth day of May, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-six. J. N. ROGERS, Delegate of the Minister of State for the Interior.

SCHEDULE" A " . National Memorials Ord·inance 1928-1953. STREET NOMENCLATURE. ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO DETERMINATIONS MADE ON 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1928, 23RD JULY, 1943. 24TH MaY, 1950, 19Tn SEPTEMBER, 1952, AND 28TH JULY, 1953, AND PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTES No. 99 OF 20TH SEPTEMBER, 1928, No. 188 OF 2.51R AUGUST, 1943, No. 38 OF 6TH JULY, 1950, No. 69 OF 9TII OCTOBER, 1952, AND No. 63 OF 15TH OCTOBER, 1953. 1. Di-vision of Ainslie. (a) Alterations- ( I) Archer Street Name and street now omitt.ed from Ainslie. Name given now to new street in Dickson (2) Cowper Street Extended north-westerly from Tyson Street to Majura Avenue, thence north-westerly into the and north-easterly to Davenport Street and beyond (3) Davenport Street .. Extended north-westerly from Sherbrooke Street to Majura Avenue, thence generally north-westerly into the Division of Dickson to Cowper Street (4) Duffy Street Extended generally northerly to include former Mcllwraith Street and Oakes Crescent (5) Hayley Street That part south-easterly from Wolseley Drive now omitted (6) Higinbotham Street Orr~itted (7) Limestone Avenue .. That part east from Anzac Place now renamed Fairbairn Avenue (8) Macarthur Avenue Those pa-rts east from Northbourne Avenue renamed Wakefield Avenue (9) Mcllwraith Street .. Name now omitted. Is now p!trt of Duffy Street (10) Marsden Street Omitted from Ainslie. Name now given to new street in Dickson (11) Oakes Crescent Name now omitted. Is now part of Duffy Street (12) Palmer Street Palmer Street now omitted, but Palmer Place is from Chisholm Street, north-east of Hayley Street south-easterly, north-easterly and north-westerly again to Chisholm Street (13) Wilshire Street Omitted from Ainslie. Name now given to new street in Dickson. (b) Additions- (!) Fairbairn Avenue Formerly Limestone Avenue, generally easterly from Anzac Place. (2) Fisher Street From Duffy Street, opposite Fisher Place. easterly (3) Treloar Crescent From Limestone Avenue, opposite the northern end of Euree Street, generally easterly and south-easterly to Fairbairn Avenue. (4) Wakefield Avenue Those parts of Macarthur Avenue east from North bourne Avenue renamed. (5) Wolseley Drive From Limestone Avenue, opposite eastern end of Ainslie Avenue, generally north-easterly to Hayley Street, thence to Heaton Street and beyond. 2. Division of Barton. (a) Alteration- (!) Windsor Walk Extended generally southerly from Avenue to Avenue. . 3. Division of Braddon. (a) Alterations- (!) Dooring Street Now ends in cul-de-sac south from Lowanna Street, but is extended from Wakefield Avenue (formerly part of Macarthur Avenue) into the Division of Dickson, generally northerly and easterly to Cowper Street. (2) Karuah Street .. Now omitted. (3) Macarthur Avenue Those parts east from Northbourne Avenue renamed Wakefield Avenue. (b) Additions- (!) Wakefield Avenue Those parts of Macarthur Avenue ea.st from North bourne Avenue renamed. 4. Division of City. (a) Alterations- (!) Ainslie Avenue Extended south-westerly to Vernon Circuit. (2) Allambee Street That part from Circuit to Ballumbir Street renamed Akuna Street. (3) City Square Name omitted. (4) Commonwealth Avenue Extended northerly to Vernon Circuit. . (5) North bourne Avenue Extended southerly to Vernon Circuit. (6) University Avenue Extended south-easterly to Vernon Circuit (b) Additions- (!) Akuna Street That part of Allambee Street which is renamed from London Circuit to Ba.llumbir Street. (2) Vernon Circuit Inner road concentric about City Hill. 5. Divis·ion of Deakin. (a) Alterations- (!) Buxton Street Extended from Stonehaven Crescent south-easterly, thence south-westerly and north westerly to Lamington Street (2) Jersey Street Omitted from between Fergusson Crescent and Bedford Street, now the street. from Kent Street, south of Avenue, generally south-easterly to Newdegate Street (3) J ervois Street Extended from Stonehaven Crescent south-easterly to end in fl. cul-de-sac (4) Kent Street Extended northerly to Adelaide Avenue (5) Nathan StrP.et Extended north-westerly and generally south-westerly to Jersey Street (6) Newdegate Street Ext.ended easterly to de Chair Street (7) Rawson Street Extended from Stonehaven Crescent south-easterly thence south-westerly to Strickland Crescent (8) Strickland Crescent Extended from Stonehaven Crescent south-easterly thence generally north-easterly to Avenue (9) Stonehaven Crescent Extended generally south-easterly to Strickfand CrescE'nt and thence to Mugga Way (b) Additions- (] ) de Chair Street From Macgregor Street, ea st of Le Hunte Street. north-westerly to Newdegate Street (2) Dugan Street From Jervois Street, south of Stonehaven Crescent, generally Pastcrly to Stonehaven Crescent (3) Gowrie Drive From Kent Street, south of Strickland Crescent, generally south-ca.•terly, thence generally north - ea~tPr]y to Strickland Crescent (4) Lamington Street From Rawson Street, south of Stonehaven Crescent, nort-h-easterly to Buxton Street :3107 ! 56. 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S CHEDULE "A "--continu.ed. 6. Division of D·ickson. (a) Alterations- ( 1) Cowper Street Extended from Tyson Street in .Ainslie, north-westerly across l\fajura Avenue, thence generally northerly to Davenport Street and beyond (2) Davenport Street Extended from Sherbrooke Street in Ainslie, north-westerly across Majura Avenue, thence north-westerly to Cov;:per Street (3) Doo1·ing St.reet Now end• in cul-de-sac south from Lewanna Street, but is extended from Wakefield Avenue generatly northerly and easterly to Cowper Street (4) Dumaresq Street Now that street from Davenport Street

7. Dit·isim, of Duntmon. (a) Alterations- (1) Limestone Avenue That pa.rt east from Anzac Place is now Fairbairn Avenue. (b) Additions- (!) Blarney Crescent From Anzac Park, opposite the end of Currong Street south-eaHtt>rly through Anzac Park, thence generally easterly, south-easterly and south-westerly to Constitution Avenue. (2) Bungey Street From Blarney Crescent, south of Cha.uvel Street, south-easterly to Elliott Street. (3) Butler Gardens From Jacka Crescent, east o.f Getting Crescent, generally north-easterly again to Jacka Crescent. (4) Chauvel Street From Blarney Crescent, south-e>tst of Whlte Crescent, south-easterly to .1\lonash Drive. (5) Chownt- Street From Creswell Stref't. north of Constitution Avenue, north-westerly and north-easterly to Creswell Street. (6} Creswell Street From Constitution Avenue, east of Anzac Park, generally north-easterly to Fairbairn Avenue. (7) Derrick Street From Howse StrC'et, north from White Crescent, generally north-easterly to Waller Cre~cent . (8) Edmondson Street From Blarney Crescent, north-west of White Crescent, north-easterly to Ryrie Street and beyond to end in a cul-de-sac. (9) Elliott Place From Elliott Street, north of Vasey Crescent, generally easterly and north-westerly to Elliott Street. (10) Elliott Street From Vasey Crescent, east of Blarney Crescent, generally north-easterly again to Vasey Crescent. (11) Feakes Place From Creswell Street, north of Constitution Avenue~ a cul-de-sac north-easterly. (12) Gellibraod Street . . From Monash Drive, south-east of Fairbairn Avenue, generally south-easterly and south-westerly to Jackson Street. (13) Getting Crescent From Creswell Street, north of Constitution Avenue, generally easterly and north-westerly to Creswell Street. (14) Glossop Crescent From White Crescent, north of Waller Crescent generally noi·therly, north-easterly and southerly to White Crescent. (15) Godfrey Street From Monash Drive, south of Truscott Street, south-easterly to Holmes Street. (16) Gullett Street From Monash Drive, south of Jackson Street. generally north-easterly to Holmes Street (17) Holmes Street From Trus·Jott Street. south of Fairbairn Avenue generally southerly to GUllett Stret-t and beyond (18) Howse Street From Fairbairn Avenue east of Creswell Street generally south-easterly to White Crescent (19) Jacka Cre~cent From Getting Crescent generally north-easterly and north-westerly to Savige Street 120) Jacka Place Cul-de-sac south-westerly from Jacka Crescent between Savige Street and Butler Gardens (21) Jackson Street From Gellibrand Street, south of Truscott Street, generally south-westerly to Monash Drive (22) Key Street From Creswell Street, south of Fairbairn Avenue south-easterly to Ry1·i~ Street (23) Monash Drive From Fairbairn Avenue, o:>ast of Howse Street generally south-easterly and Y>•lth-westerly to Gullett Street and beyond (24} Moten Street From Blarney Crescent east of Creswell Street generally easterly to Edmondson Street (25) Owen Street From Vasey Crescent, south of Chauvel Street generally south-easterly to Monash Drive (26) Page Street From Anzac Park, north-east of Constitution Avenue, south-easterly to Chowne Street (27) Patey Stret-t. From Creswell Street, south of Blarney Crescent, generally easterly, across Savige Street, thence generally south-easterly to Savige Street (28) Rankin Street From Chowne Street. north-west of Creswell Street, generally north-easterly to Chowne Street (29) Rosenthal Street From Monash Drive, south of Godfrey Street, south-easterly to Holmes Street (30) Ryrie Street From Creswell Street, north of Blarney Crescent ea~wrly to Edmondson Street ArchivesACT Research Guide

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ScHEDULE "A "-- «mtinued. 7. Division of Duntroon-continued. (b) Additions-continued. (31) Savige Street From Blarney Crescent, east of Creswell Street, generally south-easterly thence north easterly to Blarney Crescent. (32) Truscott Street From Monash Drive, south of Gellibrand Street, generally north-east<:rly to Fairbairn Avenue (33) Vasey Crescent From Blarney Crescent, north-east of Constitution Avenue, gener>tlly ~outh - easterly and north -east-edy to Chau vel St-reet (34) Waller Crescent From White Crescent, north-east of Blarney Crescent, generally northerly, north-easterly and southerlv to White Crescent (35) Watt Street From Blarney· Crescent, north-east of Constitution Avenue, north-westerly to Jacka Crescent (36) White Crescent From Blarney Crescent, north of Chauvel Street, generally north-easterly, south-easterly and south-westerly to Chauvel Street

8. Division of Forrest. (a) Alterations- (1} Denison Street That part north of National Circuit is now omitted (2) Franklin Street Extended generally north-westerly to Hobart Avenue (3) Hunter Crescent That part west from Canberra Avenue to Hobert Avenue now omitted. That part east from Canb~rra Avenue to Sydney Avenue is now part of Windsor Walk 14) Windsor Walk . Extended generally south-westerly from Sydney Avenue to Canberra Avenue (formerly paru of Hunter Crescent)

9. Division of Fyshwick. (a) Additions- (1} Beltana l~ o ad That road which commences east of the Duntroon School and runs south-west_erly thence genarally south-easterly to Kallaroo Road (2) KaUaroo Road That road which commences opposite the Canberra Airport buildings and runs south­ " esterly to t.he Molonglo River (3) Wiluna St1·3et From Ipswich Street north-east of Cunberra Avenue, generally south-easterly to Lithgow Street

10. . (a) Alterations- (1) Bremer Street Extended south-westerly from La Perouse Street to Carstensz Street (2) Carnegie Crescent Extended generally north-westerly from La Perouse Street to Monaro Crescent (3} La Perouse Street . . Extended generally south-westerly from Dalrymple Street to Monaro Crescent thence generally north-westerly (b} Additions- ( 1) Carstensz Street From Jansz Crescent. north of Carnegie Crescent, north-easterly thence north-westerly to Bremer Street, to end in a cul-de-sac beyond Bremer Street (2) Hartog Street From La Perouse Street, south of Bremer Street, south-westerly to Carstensz Street (3) .Ja.nsz Crescent From La Perouse Street, south of Flinders Way generally south-westerly thence generally south-easterly to Carnegie Crescent (4) Quiros Street Previously omitted. Now from Monaro Crescent, south of Flinders Way, north-easterly to Jansz Crescent.

11. Division of lfiJneham. (a) Alterations- (!) Brigalow Street Extended from Wattle Street, generally north-easterly to Barton Highway. (2) Dryandra Street Extended generally north-easterly to Archibald Street. (3) Oliver Street Now that street from Goodwin Street, south of Barton Highway, easterly, southerly thence westerly again to Goodwin Street. (b) Additions- (!) Archibald Street From Dryandra Street, north of Wattle Street, south-easterly to Barton Highway. (2) Ashton Street From Archibald Street, west of Barton Highway southerly to Longstaff Street. (3) Baines Place Cul-de-sac westerly from Earle Street between Lambert and MacKennal Streets. (4} Barton Highwuy Formerly known as Yass Road, from Northbourne Avenue, north of Murdoch Street westerly, thence generally north-westerly. (5) Blackbutt St.reet From Bursaria Street, south-west of Wattle Street, north-westerly, thence generally north-easterly across Wattle Street to Lambert Street. (6) Boyd Street From Brigalow Street, south of Barton Highway, westerly to Lewin Street. (7) de Burgh Street From Wattle Street, north of Macarthur Avenue, north-easterly then northerly to Murdoch Street. (8) Dyson Street From Wattle Street, south-east of ~lackennal Street, north-easterly to Longstaff Street. (9} Earle Street From Longstaff Street, north of Dyson Street westerly across Mackennal Street, thence northerly and westerly across Lambert Street to end in a cul-de-sac. ( 10) Garling Street From Glover Street, north-west of Lewin Street, generally north-easterly to Gill Street. (ll) Gill Street From Lewin Street, north of Glover Street westerly to Longstaff Street. ( 12) Glover Street From Gill Street, east of Longstaff Street, southerly and south-easterly to Lewin Street. (13) Goodwin Street From Wattle Street, opposite eastern end of Scrivener Street, north-easterly thence northerly to Barton Highway. ( 14) Hall Street From Brigalow Street, north-east of Wattle Street, south-easterly thence south-westerly to Wattle Street. (15) Lambert Street From Archibald Street, east of Dryandra Street, generally southerly to Wattle Street (16) Lewin Street From Dyson Street, north-east of Wattle Street, south-easterly thence generally north-easterly across Longstaff Street thence to meet the north-eastern end of Longstaff Street (17) Longstali' Street .. From Brigalow Street, north-east of Wattle Street, north-westerly, northerly thence easterly to meet the northern end of Lewin Street ( 18) Mackennal Street From Wattle Street, opposite northern end of Miller Street, north-easterly thence northerly to Archibald Street (19) Murdoch Street From Northbourne Avenue, north of Macarthur Avenue, westerly to Goodwin Street (20) Owen Crescent :From de Burgh Street, north of Wattle Street, generally north-westerly thence north­ easterly again to de Burgh-street

12. Division of Narrabundah. (a) Alterations- (!) Caley Crescent Extended south-easterly from Sprent Street to Goyder Street (2) Carnegie Crescent Extended north-westerly from La Perouse Street to Monaro Crescent (3) Dalrymple Street Extended south-easterly to Goyder Street and beyond 3107/56.- 2 ArchivesACT Research Guide

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SCHEDULE "A "--continued. 12. Divi6ion of Narrabundah---Contiriued. (a) Alterations- contimted. (4) Finniss Crescent Extended from Logan Street, south-easterly to Sprent Street, thence generally north­ easterly and north-westerly to Sprent Street (5) Goyder Street Previously omitted, now from Dalrymple Street, south of Sprent Street, generally north-easterly to Jerrabomberra Avenue and beyond (6) La Perouse Street .. Extended generally south-westerly from Dalrymple Street to Monaro Crescent, thence generally north-westerly (7) Lumeah Street Extended generally south-westerly from Tallara Parkway to Jerrabomberra 'Avenue (8) Scott Street Now from Logan Street, east of Finniss Crescent, generally north-easterly thence north-westerly to Carnegie Crescent (9) Sprent Street Extended north-easterly from Caley Crescent to Walker Crescent and beyond, thence south-easterly to Brockman Street. Also extended generally south-westerly from Logan Street to cross Finniss Crescent to Dalrymple Street (10) Strzelecki Crescent Now includes cul-de-sac between Bayley Street and Throsby Crescent (11) Walker Crescent Extended south-easterly from Carnegie Crescent to Sprent Street (b) Additions- (1) Bayley Street From Strzelecki Crescent, north-east of Stuart Street, south-easterly, north-easterly and north-westerly to Strzelecki Crescent. (2) Brockman Street From Jerrabomberra Avenue, south of Captain Cook Crescent, south-westerly to Caley . Crescent. (3) Buchanan Street Previously omitted from Griffith, now that street from Brockman Street, east of Caley Cresent, south-easterly. north-easterly and north-westerly again to Brockman Street. (4) Green Street From Caley Crescent, south of Sprent Street, south-westerly, south-easterly and north­ easterly to Caley Crescent. (5) Jack Street From Sprent Street, north of Brockman Street south-westerly and south-easterly to Brockman Street. (6) Johnston Street From Finniss Crescent, east of Sprent Street, generally no~th-easterly to Finniss Crescent. (7) Lewis Street From Goyder Street, west of Jerrabomberra Avenue north-westerly to Buchanan Street. (8) Mcintyre Place From Mcintyre Street cul-de-sac between Captain Cook Crescent and McKinlay Place. (9) 'McKinlay Place Cul-de-sac southerly from Mcintyre Street between Mcintyre Place and Sturt Avenue. (10) Pullen Street Previously omitted, now from Caley Crescent, north of Sprent Street, generally north- easterly to Walker Crescent.

13. . Division of O'Connor. (a) Alterations- (I) Boo bialla Street Extended north-easterly and south-easterly to :Miller Street. (2) Bursaria Street Now from Bo9bialla Street, north-west of Miller Street, north-easterly to Wattle Street. ( 3) Cassinia Street Now from Swainsona Street, north-west of Correa Street, south-westerly westerly and north-easterly to Swainsona Street. (4) Cockle Street Now from Miller Street, riorth of Faunce Crescent, generally north-westerly northerly, thence north-weaterly and westerly to Hemmant Street, A former part of Cockle Street is now Hack Street. (5) Dryaudra Street Extended north-easterly from Clianthus Street to Archibald Street, also generally southerly from Scrivener Street to Faunce Crescent. (6j Greenhood Place Formerly Greenhood Street, now cul-de-sac southerly from Clianthus Street, west of Miller Street. (7) Wattle Street Extended generally north-westerly from Miller Street to Dryandra Street. (b) Additions- (l) Blackbutt Street From Bursaria Street, south-west of Wattle Street, north-westerly thence north-easterly across Wattle Street to Lambert Street (2) Fairfa.x Street From !\filler Street, opposite western end of Macarthur Avenue, south-westerly to Dryandra Street (3) Hack Street Formerly part of Cockle Street. From Miller Street, south of Fairfax Street generally south-westerly to Cockle Street (4) He=ant Street From Fairfax Street, east of Dryandra Street, generally south-easterly to Cockle Street (5) Macarthur Place Cul-de-sac south-easterly from Macarthur Avenue, west of David Street (6) Merrit Place Cul-de-sac westerly from Miller Street, north-east of Clianthus Street (7) Nardoo Place Cul-de-sac westerly from Nardoo Crescent north of Yap1myah Street (8) Yarrow Place Cul-de-sac south-easterly from Dryandra. Street, south-west of Wattle Street

14. Division of Pa.rkes. (a) Alterations- (1) . Coranderrk Street .. This name no\~ omitted from Parkes. Street becomes part of Lawson Crescent (2) Lawson Crescent . Extended easterly and north-easterly to Constitl!tion Avenue to end opposite the southern end of Comnderrk Street

15. Division of Red Hill. (a) Alt eration~- (l) Carnegie Crescent E xtended north-westerly from La Perouse Street to Monaro Crescent (2) La Perouse Street .. Extended south-westerly' from Dalrymple Street "o Monaro Crescent, thence generally north-westerly to Nuyts· Street and beyond (3) Monaro Crescent Extended generally southerly to La Perouse Street (b) Additions- ( l) Hicks Street From Nuyts Street, west of Monaro Crescent generally nor,herly to 'Pelsart Street (2) Nuyts Street From Monaro Crescent, south of Pelsart Street, generally south-westerly to La Perouse Street (3) Pelsart Street' From Monaro Crescent, north of Nuyts Street, westerly to Hicks Street, thence generally north-westerly and northerly

16 .. Division of Reid. (a) Alteratiom- (l) Allambee Street Those parts previously south-west from CuiTong Street now omitted. (Part becomes Akuna Street). (2) Akuna Street Previously omitted, now part of former Allambee Street from Ballumbir Street to London Circuit (3) Ballumbir Street Extended south-easterly from Bootee Street to Coranderrk Street. (4) Boolee Street That part south-west from Ballumbir Street now omitted. (5) Booroondara Street That part north-west from CorandeiTk Street now omitted. (6) Euree Street That part south-west from Amaroo Street now omitted. ArchivesACT Research Guide

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ScHEDULE "A "-continued. 17. Division of Y arral·umla. (a) Alterations- (!) Bailey Place Bailey Street omitted. Bailey Place is now from Novar Street, south of Brown Street, north-westerly, southerly and easterly to Novar Street. (2) Brown Street Now from Banks StrE>et, north of Schlich Street, south-easterly to Novar Street. (3) Clarke Street Now from Schlich Street, east of Hopetoun Circuit, generally northerly to Fitzgerald Street. (4) l<'itzgerald Street Now from Hopetoun Circuit, north of Schlich Street, generally south-easterly to Hunter Street. (5) Hunter Street Formerly in Fonest, now from Empire Circuit, north of Arkana Street, generally north- westerly to Clarke Street. (6) Kintore Crescent Formerly Kin tore Circle. (7) Loftus Street Extended westerly to meet Bentham Street. (8) Maiden Street Previously oa:Utted, now from Schlich Street east of Novar Street, north-easterly. (9) Musgrave Street Extended northerly from Schlich Street. (10) Novar Street Extended northerly to Brown Street. (b) Additions- (!) Black Street From Maiden St-reet, north of Schlich Street generally south-easterly to Musgrave StrePt· (2) Turner Place From Novar Street, north of Scblich Street, westerly, northerly and easterly to Novar Street.

SCHEDULE" B ". National Memorials Ordinance 1928-1953. STREET NOMENCLATURE.

Lrs:r OF NAMES WI1'H REFERENCE TO ORIGIN AND SIGNIFICANCE.

Name. I Origin of Name. Designation and Remarks. -----D-ivision. ---1

(1) Akuna Street City-Reid Aboriginal word Meaning " Flowing Water " (2) Archer Street Dickson .. William Henry Archer First Victorian Statistician (3) Archibald Street Lyneham John Feltbam Archibald (1856-1919) Patron of artists and writers. Editor of of the Bulletin, founder of Archibald Prize, donated funds for Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park, Sydney (4) Ashton Street Lyneham .Julian Ashton (1851-1942) Portrait and landscape painter and art teacher. Possible the outstanding member of the Ashton family of artists (5) Bailey Place Yarralumla Federick Man~on Railey Queen~land Botanist 1881 (6) Baines Flace Lyneham .. Thomas Baines (1822- 1875) A South African author, artist and traveller who was artist with Gregory's North Australian expedition 1855-57 (7) Bancroft. Street Dickson .. .. Joseph Bancroft (1836-1894) A leading scientist of in his time; carried out important scientific research on medical problems and also on economic botany (8) Bates Street Dickson . . Mrs. Daisy Bates (1861-1951) Born in , came to for first time in 1890's. Worker among aborigines to whom she was "Kabbarli" (grandmother). Carried out ethnological work for Western Australian Government for six years. Towards the end of her life she was subsidized by the Commonwealth Government to complete her writings on the aborigines (9) Barton Highway Lyneham Sir (1849-1920) J,egislator, Federalist and one of the founders of the Constitution (10) Beltana Road Fyshwick Aboriginal word Meaning " running water " (11) Black Street Yarralumla J. M. Black (1855-1951) A recognized authority on the botany of (12) Blackbutt Street O'Connor- Lyneham Native tree of eastern Australia (13) Blarney Crescent Duntroon Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blarney, First Australian to reach the rank of G.B.E., K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., E.D. Field MarshaL Commander-in-Chief Australian Military. Forces and Allied Land Forces in the South-West Pacific Area during last war. Brilliant service during war of 1914-18 in which he rose to rank of Brigadier, and became Brigadier-General, General Staff, Corps, Took to Middle Eastin 1940; be­ came G.O.C. 1 Aust. Corps and G.O.C. A.LF. (Middle East). Also held con­ currently appointment of Deputy Commander-in-Chief British Forces (Middle East). Died 1951 (14) Boyd Street Lyneham Penleigh·Boyd (1890- 1923) Artist. Exhibited at Royal Academy Won Second Prize in ·commonwealth competition for painting of Federal Capital site. (15) Brockman Street Nanabtinda.h F. S. Brockman · _· . , Leader of Government sponsored e":plora­ tory e":pedition to the northernmost part of Western Austra.Jja in 1901 (16) Bro:vn Street YaJTalumht .. RQb~r-t : B;row: i) , \ ,. Botanist of Eastern . Australia who accompanied Matthew Flinders; 1800 ArchivesACT Research Guide

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SCHEDULE "B "--continued.

Name. Division. Origin of N:,me. De:5ignatiou and Remarks.

(II) Buchanan Street .. Narrabundah Nathaniel Buchanan Explorer, Queensland and . Explored Diamantina River 1861. Farmed i\'It.. Cornish Station for Landsborough Pastoral Company. First to cross from east to west. Led first c:tttle to Northern Territory (18) Bungey Street Duntroon Wing-Commander R. W. Bungey, D.F.C. An Australian in R.A.F. Went to France September, 1939, as member of Advanced Air Striking Force (Battle light bombers). His squadron (226 R.A.F.) was severely handled in day. light operations May-June, 1940; but Bungey survived and distinguished himself. He transferred to Fighter Co=and for the Battle of Britain, then commanded the first Australian fighter squadron in U.K. (452) later moving t o Command R.A.F. fighter wings at Shoreham and Hawkinge iJ1 1942. Died in Australia lOth June, 1943 19) Butler Gardens Duntroon Colonel A. G. Butler, D.S.O., V.D. ,\ ~ Medical Officer of 9th B<1ttttl.i.on, he was first M.O. to land at Gallipoli . Became almost a legendary figure as result of his devotion to wo1mded there. Received D.S.O. Later appointed to H .Q. 1 Anzac Corps; lived in mud with infantry during Somme winter of 1916-17 to study problem of" trench feet". In 1917 commanded 3rd Field Ambulance and in 1918 took charge of 3 Aust. General Hospital. Mter war, compiled O.{ficial History of Au,-. tralian Al'rny Medical Ser-vices ·in .1 914-18, a monumental work in tlu·ce volumes. Lived in Canberra until death in 1949 (20) Carstensz Street .. Griffit.h .. Jan Carstensz One of the early Dutch discoverers of Australia's northern coastline (1623) with ships Pera and Arnhem (21) Chauvel Street Duntroon General Sir Henry George Chauvel, Australia's famous cavalry leader of G.C.M.G., K.C.B. 1914-18. Commanded lst Light Horse Brigade at Anzac ; organized and commanded Anzac Mounted Division defending Suez Canal. Later com· manded , cul­ minating in the capture of Damascus and the advance to Aleppo. Inspector­ General of A.M.F. 1922-30. Inspector· in-Chief of V.D.C. Died 1945 (22) Chowne Street Duntroon Albert Chowne, V.C., i\'I.M. . . Cross awarded for action neat· Dague, New Guinea, which cleared the way for the 6th Division's advance to and capture of Wewak. (Posthu­ mous) (23) Clarke Street Yarralumla. Lieut.-Col. Andrew Clarke, K.H. Governor of 1846-1847 (24) Creswell Street Duntroon Vice- Sir William Rooke Creswell, Born 1852. Served in R.N. K.C.M.G., K.B.E., R.A.N. 1866-78. Successively in South Aus­ tralian Service ; Naval Commandant, Queensland; Director of Common· wealth Naval Forces. First Naval Member, Australian Naval Board, 1911- 1919. Played an important part in evolving Australian naval policy. Died 1933 (25) de Burgh Street .. Lyneham E. M. de Burgh One-time Chief Engineer for water supply and sewerage in N.S.W. Member of the Federal Capital Advisory Com­ mittee 1921 (26) de Chair Street Deakin .. Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair, K.C.B., Governor of 1924-1930 M.V.O., R.N. (27) Derrick Street Duntroon Sergeant Thomas Currie Derrick, V.C., 2/48 Battalion (later Lieutenant). V.C. D.C.M. awarded for brilliant action which opened the way for the capture of Satelberg, New Guinea. Derrick per­ sonally reduced ten enemy posts. Killed in action with his battalion on Tarakan, 24th April, 1945 (28) Dugan Street Deakin Major-General Sir Winston Joseph Dugan, Governor of South Australia, 1934-1939. G.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O. Governor of Victoria, 1939-1949 (29) Dumaresq Street Dickson Henry Dumaresq Pioneer and Colonist William John Dumaresq, M.L.C. Pioneer and Colonist Edward Dumaresq .. Engineer and Legislator AdruiralJohn Saumarez Dumaresq, M.V.O. , Sailor and inventor C.B., C.V.O. (30) Dyson Street Lyneham William Henry (Will) Dyson (1880-1938) . . Noted Australian black and white artist, official war a.rtist in First World Wnr ArchivesACT Research Guide

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Name. Division. Origin of Name. .Designation and Remarl;s.

(31) Earle Street Lyneham Augustus Earle Artist, arrived in Sydney 1825. He was for a tilno artist with Darwin in his voyage in Beagle. He produced panoramic views of Sydney and Hobart, and painted portraits of prominent citizens of Sydney (32) Edmondson Street Duntroou Corpora.! John Hurst Edmondson, V.C . .. 2/ 17th Battalion. First V.C. awarded to Australian Forces, 1939-45. night 13-14th April, 194!. (Post. humous) (33) Elliott Street Duntroon .Major-General H. E. ("Pompey " ) Elliott, Served in South African War, won D.C.lVL (34) Elliott Place Duutroon } C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.C.M., V.D. Went to Gallipoli as C.O. 7th Battalion. Commanded 15th Brigade in France. Noted for his staunchness and vehe­ mence. Greatly admired by his troops. Entered Senate 1919. Died 1931 (35) Fairbairn A venue .dinslie-Duntruon . . Ron. James Valentine Fairbairn M.H.R. for Flinders 1933-1940. Killed in air crash at Canberra when Minister for Air and Civil Aviation 1940 (36 ) Fairfax Street O'Connor John Fail·fax (1804-1877) Pioneer of Australian journalism (37) Feakes Place Duntroon Commander (later Rear-Admiral) H. J . Was in Sydney at Rabaul operations; Feakes, C.B.E., R.A.N. subsequently co=anded P syche which patrolled Bay of Bengal till end of 1917. Mter war commanded cruiser Mel­ bourne with rank of captain. Com­ manded Australia's first ship of wat· H.M.A.S. Parramatta. Died 1950 (38) Fisher Street .A insli e Right Ron. Anr.lrew Fisher Legislator, Prime Minister 1908, 1910-13, and 1914-15. Australian High Com­ missioner, London, 1916-21 (39) Fitzgerald Street . . Yarralumla Captain Charles Fitzgerald, C.B. Governor of Western Australia 1848-1855 (40) Garling Street Lyneham Frederick Garling ( -1873) . . . Australia's first marine painter (41) Gellibrand Street .. Duntroon Major-General Sil· , K.C.B., Australian born, served with British D.S.O. regula.rs in South Mrica. In 1914 joined staff of lst Division ; twice wounded Gallipoli. Commanded 6th Infa.ntry Brigade in 1916; and in 1918 became G.O.C. 3rd Division Regarded as finest trainer of young offic ers in A.I.F. Died 1945 (42) Getting Crescent . . Duntroon Captain Frank E. Getting, R.A.N. Commander of cruiser H .M.A.S. Ganbe1ra when she was sunk off Solomon Islands, 9th August, 1942. Entered R.A.N. College 1912; served in R.A.N. and R.N.; specialized in and com­ manded several submarines, com­ manded armed merchant cruiser Kanimbla ; later Deputy Chief of Naval Staff. Lost with ship (43) Glossop Crescent .. Duntroon Vice-Admiral John Collings-Glossop, C.B., Commanded H.M.A.S. Sydney during R.N. Sydney-Emden engagement. Later became Superintendent of Naval Establishments in Sydney. Died 1934 (44) Glover Street Lyneham John Glover(1767- 1849) Artist. Settled in Tasmania in 1831. Painted many fine landscapes depicting Tasmanian scenes (45) Godfrey Street Duntroon Brigadier A. H. L. Godfrey, D.S.O., M.C., Served 1914-18. Adjutant 58 Battalion; E.D. Staff Captain 14th Brigade. Won M.C. France. C.O. 23rd Battalion C.M.F. 1927. C.O. 2/6th Battalion 1939-41. Commanded 24th Brigade 1941-42. Killed in action 4th November, 1942 (46) Goodwin Street Lyneham Colonel J. T. H. Goodwin (1865- 1950) Commonwealth Surveyor-General 1916- 1925 Member A.C.T. Advisory Council 1932-43 · (47) Gowrie Drive Deakin-Red Hill .. Lord Gowrie, 1st Baron of Canberra and Governor of South Australia 1928-1934. Dirleton, General Right Ron. Alexander Governor of New South Wales 1935- Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, V.C., 1936. Governor-General of Australia P.C., G.C.M.G., D.S.O. with bar (1872- 1936-1944 1955) (48) Goyder Street Narrabundah George Wooclroffe Goyder (1826-1898) .. Surveyor-General of :::>outh Australiu. 1860-94. Led several e ~:p loratory expeditions. Delineated boundary line of wheat growing areas in South Aus­ tralia (hence" Goyder'sline of rainfall") (49) Green Street Narrabundah Charles Green Astronomer who accompanied Cook on the voyage in Endeavour, 1768- 1771 (50) Gullett Street Duntroon Captain Ron. Sir Henry Somer Gullett Served in 1st A.I.F. as gunner in the K.C.M.G. artillery and as Official War Correspondent in Egypt and Palestine. Member of Australian House of Representatives from 1925; successively Minister for Trade and Customs, for Trade Treaties, for li:xternal Affairs, and for Information. Killed in aircraft accident at Canberra, 13th August, 1940 ArchivesACT Research Guide

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Name. Division. Origin of Name. Designation and Ren1arks.

(51) Guthrie Street Dickson .. Frederick Bickell Guthrie (1861-1927) An economic and agricultural chemist whose work was of widespread benefit to Australian primary production (52) H ack Street O'Connor John Bai"ton Hack (1805-1884) Pioneer colonist of South Australia (53) Hall Street Lyneham Walter Russell Hall (1831-1911) and his Man of business. Public benefactor wife Eliza Rowden Hall (1.847-1916) whose considerable gift to her country enabled the establishment of travelling and research scholarships a t Australian universities, and also the Walter and Efua Hall Institute of Research (54) Hartog Street Griffith .. Dirck Hartog E arly Dutch voyager who landed and left a metal plate on Dirck Hartog Island, Western Australia, 1616 (55) H emmant Street .. O'Connor William Hemmaut Queensland colonist. Was Colonial Treasurer 1874-1876 (56) Hicks Street Red Hill Lieutenant .Hicks Was first man on Captain Co ok's Endeavour to sight Australian main­ land (20th April, 1770) (57) Holmes Street Duntroon Major-General William . Holmes, C.M.G., Served in South African war. Won D.S-0., V.D. D.S.O. and finished war as Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel. At outbreak of war was commanding 6th Infantry Brigade. Commanded A.N. & M.E.F. in New Guinea 1914-15; 5th Infantry Brigade on Gallipoli 1915-16 ; G.O.C. 4th Division1916-17. Killed in action at Messines while conducting the N.S.W. Premier (Mr. Holman) over battleground. (58) Hope Street Dickson . . Louis . Hop~ . . Established sugar industry on a. com­ mercial basis about 1862 (59) Howse Street Duntroon Major;G:encral Sir- Neville Ho"ivse, V.C., Served in South African War, winning K .C".B., K :C:l\

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SCHEDULE "B "----rontinued.

Name. Division. Origin of Name. Designation and Remarks.

(71) Lamington Street .. Deakin . Lord Lamington, 2nd Baron, G.C.M.G., Governor of Queensland 1896- 1901 G.C.I.E . . (72) Lewin Street Lyneham John William Lewin (1770-1819) Artist and naturalist. Arrived in Australia in 1800 and was first to produce engravings in Australia (73) Lewis Street Narrabundah Lewis In 1874 he skirted Lake Eyre to the north, confirmed that Eyre's Creek, the Diamantina and Cooper's Creek flowed into Lake Eyre (74) Longstaff Street . . Lyneham Sir John Longstaff (1862-1941) Artist. Exhibited at Royal Academy. Commissioned by Commonwealth to paint portraits of A.I.F. leaders at the front (1914-18). Archibald prize winner (75) Lowrie Street Dickson .. William Lowrie (1857- 1933) Agricultural educationist of South Australia (76) Mackennal Street .. Lyneham Sir Bertram Mackennal (1863-1931) Sculptor. Born at Melbourne. Designed the coronation medal and coinage of King . Also statue of King George V. in Kings Hall, Canberra (77) Maiden Street Yarralumla Joseph Henry Maiden (1859-1925) Noted Australian botanist (78) Marsden Street Dickson Samuel Marsden (1764-1838) Pioneer pastoralist and administrator (79) 'McGowan Street Dickson Samuel Walker McGowa.n Established first telegraphic communi- cation in Australia between Melbourne and William town 1854. Later became deputy Postmaster-General, Victoria (80) Merrit Place ' O'Connor A tree native of Western Australia (81) Monash Drive Duntroon General Sir , G.C.M.G., K.C.B., Commander of Australian Army in France- V.D., (1865-1931) 1918, eminent engineer and scholar. Chairman of Victorian Electricity Commission and was responsible for development of Y allourn undertaking (82) Moncrieff Street .. Dickson . . Alexander Bain Moncrieff (1845-1928) Noted engineer responsible for many South Australian public works which included the planning of the Adelaide Outer Harbour, the Bw1daleer and Barossa water schemes and Happy Vallev Water Works. Was S.A. Raih;ay Co=issioner from 1909- 1916 (83) Morphett Street Dickson .. Sir John Morphett (1809-1892) .. South Australian pioneer (84) Moten Street Duntroon Brigadier Murray .John Moten, C.B.E., Commanded 2/27 Battalion from forma­ D.S.O., E.D tion and throughout Syrian Campaign, 17th Infantry Brigade in New Guinea. Died 1954 (85) Murdoch Street .Lyneham .J. S. Murdoch Architect in Department of Home · Affairs, later Chief Architect. Appointed to Board to investigate and report on premiated and purchased designs for the Federal Capital (86) Nuyts Street Red Hill Pieter Nuyts . . With Francis Thysz on Gulde Z ee paerd discovered coast line of Great Australian Bight 1627 (87) Oliver Street Lyneham Alexa.nder Oliver l<'irst Commissioner appointed to inquire into the suitability of sites for a Federal Capital (88) Owen Crescent Lyneham Colonel Percy Thomas Owen Commonwealth Director-General of Works 1904-1922, Director-General of Works at Canberra 1922-1924 (89) Owen Rtrcet · Dtmtroon Lieut.-Colonel William Taylor Owen C.O. 39th Battalion, the first Australian troops to contact the Japanese on their drive over the Owen Stanlevs. Battalion fought gallant " fighting withdrawal". At Oivi, on 27th July, 1942, Lieut.-Colonel Owen was killed in action leading his depleted battalion. American D.S.C. (90) Page Street Duntroon Captain Robert Charles Page, D.S.O. Served in Middle East with 6th Division. Joined Commandos. Was in party which went into Singapore Harbour four times and sank 37,000 tons of shipping by means of " limpet " mines. Was captured and executed after fourth raid (91) Patey Street Duntroon Admiral Sir George Patey, K.C.M.G., Commanded the Australian Fleet from K.C.V.O., R.N. its inception to 1915; hoisted his flag in battle-cruiser H.M.A.S. A ustralia. In charge of na\' al operations at Samoa and German New Guinea, and on their completion scoured the Pacific for von Spee's squadron. In 1915 appointed to the command ,,J:' West Indies station. Diedl935 (92) Pefsart Street . . .. Red ·nm .. Francis Pelsart Early Dutch discoverer of western coast of Australia. Was wrecked in Batavia on western coast in 1629 (93) Quiros Street Griffith Pedro Fernandez. de .Quiros Discoverer of Islands named La Australia del Espiritu Santo (New Hebrides) 1606 ArchivesACT Research Guide

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(94) Randell Street Dickson .. William Richard Randell (1824-19ll) Built and navigated the first steamer on River Murray in 1853 (the Mary Anne of 30 tons) (95) Rankin Street Duntroon Lieut.-Commander Robert William Rankin In command of H.M.A.S. Yarra which was lost off Java, March 1942, while protecting a convoy which was attacked by three Japanese cruisers and four destroyers. Yarra sank and entire convoy destroyed. Lost with ship (96) Rosenthal StrPet .. Duntroon .Major-General Sir , Commanded 3rd Field Artillery Brigade K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D. at Anzac. In 1916 took 4th Divisional Artillery to France. Later commanded 9th Infantry Brigade, and in 1918 became G.O.C. . Was member of N.S.W. Parliament and spent period as Administrator of Norfolk Island during last war. Died 1954 (97) Ruse Str<>et Dickson .. James Ruse (1760-1837) " First Settler ". Arrived as convict with First Fleet in 1788, grew wheat at Parramatta 1790 and was recipient of first land grant in Australia (30 acres on 30th March, 1791) (98) Ryrie Str~ et Duntroon Major General Sir K.C.M.G., Served in South Mrican war. C.B., V.D. Distinguished Light Horse Commander; expert bushman. Organized ; took it to Anzac. Mterwards led it in Sinai and Palestine. Went right through campaign to armistice. Assistant Minister for Defence 1919- 22; High Commissioner in London 1927- 32. Died 1937 (99) Savige i3treet Duntroon Lieut.-General Sir Stanley George Savigo, Distinguished divisional and corps com­ K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., E .D. mander of last war. Enlisted as private in 1914, served right through war from Anzac. Served with " Dunsterforce " in Mesopotamia. Cammanded , 3rd Divi­ sion, 1 and 2 Aust. Corps, and New Guinea Forces in last war. Director­ Genera! of Demobilization after the war. Founder of Legacy organization. Died 1954 (100) Stockdale Street . . Dickson Harry Stockdale Leader of exploratory expedition which set out from Cambridge Gulf in 1884 (101) Swinden Street . . Dickson C. Swinden Early settler (1857) of pastoral land north of Gawler Ranges, South Australia. One of a party which explored head of Spencer's Gulf 1857-1858 ( 102) Treloar Crescent .. Ainslie Lieut.-Colonel John Linton Treloar, O.B.E. Served in 1st A.I.F. at Gallipoli on 1st Divisional Head-quarters, in France on Australian Corps Head-quarters, and as Officer i/c Australian War Records Section; in 2nd A.I.F. as O.C. Military History Section. Director, Australian War Memorial 1920- 1952. Died 1952 (103) Truscott Street .. Dtmtroon Squadron Leader K.. W. 1.'ruscott, D.F.C. Original member of first Australian and Bar fighter squadron in U.K. and quickly rose to co=and in 1942. Was allotted 13 victories. Was selected to return to Australia 1942 to stiffen new Australian fighter squadron and went to Milne Bay with 76 Squadron, participating in low -level att-ecks on naval vessels and troops. Took over co=and when Turnbull was killed. Later participated in air fighting over Darwin and was killed in aircraft accident at Exmouth Gulf, 28th March, 1943 (104) Turner Place YarralumhL Fred Turner (1852-193!)) Noted Australian botanist and writer (105) Vasey Crescent Duntroon Major-General George Alan Vasey, C.B., Popular and esteemed leader of 7th C.B.E., D.S.O. Australian Division in Kokoda Trail, and Markham and Ramu Valleys campaigns. Duntroon graduate with extensive service in 1914-18 War as Staff Officer. Also co=anded 6th Division for a period in 1942--43, and held appointment of Deputy Chief of General Staff. Killed in aircraft accident, March, 1945 (106) Vernon Circuit City Colonel Walter L. Vernon Former Government Architect of N.S.W. Supervised decorations and illumina­ tions in Sydney at time of inauguration of the Commonwealth. Member of Advisory Board on Federal Capital site 1909 (107) Wakefield Avenue Ainslie-Braddon­ Edward Gibbon Wakefield Promoter of colonization of South Dickson Australia in 1836 ArchivesACT Research Guide

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Name. Division. Origin of Name. Designation and Remarks.

(108) Waller Crescent .. Duntroon Captain Hect01' McD. L. Waller, D.S.O. , Lost with H.M.A.S. near Java, R.A.N. lst March, 1942, after this cruiser fought a gallant lone-hand action against Japanese cruisers and destroyers. D.S.O., September, 1940, for work in Mediterranean ; bar to D.S.O. for Battle of Matapan. Both awards while in command of H.M.A.S. Stuart ; twice mentioned in despatches (109) Watt Street Duntroon Lt.-Colonel Walter Oswald Watt, O.B.E. Born in England, 1878. Son of prosperous Sydney merchant. Spent childhood in Australia but was educated in England. Returned to Australia in 1899 and became one of first to take up flying. Joined French Air Force at outbreak of war and served with distinction, winning Croix­ de-Guerre, and Legion d'Honneur. In 1916 transferred to A.F.C. Later commanded No. 2 Squadron A.F.C. noted . benefactor of Sydney University and of education generally. Drowned in Australia,· 1921 (110) White Crescent . . Duntroou General Sir Cyril Brudenell Bingham White, Served in South African War. Chief­ K.C.B., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., D.S.O. of-Staff to Bridges in Egypt and at Anzac ; devised the plan for evacuation. Later Chief-of-Staff to Lord Birdwood who became G.O.C., A.I.F. Was C.G.S. until 1923, Chair­ man of Commonwealth Public Service Board until 1928. In March 1940 became C.G.S. again and held that appointment at time of his death in aircraft accident at Canberra, 13th August, 1940. Generally recoguized as Australia's most brilliant Staff Officer (Ill) Wiluna Street Fyshwick Old gold mining town of Western Australia (112) Wilshire Street Dickson James R. Wil~hire Pioneer and colonist who arrived in ~ ew South Wales in 1792 (113) Wolseley Drive Ainslie Invented sheep shearing machine. fu 1887 Wolseley sheared first 1,500 sheep on his property " Euroka " on th :• Darling (114) Yarrow Place O'Connor Tree native of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland

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