Archives ACT Finding Aid MINISTRY QF POST WAR PECONSTRUCTION . REG I ONAL t LANNI NG DI VISION . PRELIMINARY REP ORT ON A PLAN FOR THE DEVEL OPMENT OF THE AUSTRJL IAN CAPITAL TERRITQ.!l1 AND JERVIS BAY I N REL AT I ON TO THE SURROUNDING REGION. December, 1942' . Archives ACT Finding Aid CONTENTS . 1. Introductory. 2. Resources of r egion. 3. Present uses of r esources and future development of region. 4. Region treat ed as a ma jor zone of decentr alisation. 5. Australian Capital Territory its future development. 6. Jervis Bay (a) as a port; (b) as a naval base ; (c) as a flying boat or seaplane base . 7. Communic ation between Yass , A.C.T. and J ervis Bay (a) between Yas8 and Canberra ; (b) between Canberra end J e r vis Bay. 8. Summary. 9. Recommend ations. APPENDICES. I. Extract from Seat of Gove rnment Acc ept ance Act, 1909, first schedule, clauses 6 to 9. II. Extract from Seat of Government Acceptance Act, 1909, first schedul e , clause 10. III. Table of r ailway mileages Ya ss, Canberra , J ervis Bay. LIST OF MAPS . 1. South-eastern Australia showing ar eas s erved . by J ervis Bay as a port. 2 . Australian Capital Territory and co-development r egion Proposed r a ilway Yass , Canberra and J ervis Bay. 3. Australian Ca~ital Te rritory and co-devCbpme nt r egion I Po~~l a tion distribution, and N. S.W. r egional bound aries. 4. Australian Capital Territory and co-development r egion Land Utilisation. 5. Australian Cap ital Terri tory and co-'d evelopment r egion Electrici ty, production and distribution. al Capit y as wa il t a a r lth en , rr t a r stralian rnm in u nwoae po of n Canbe r o of e e A o i Gov j th th on ion Commo eg f , of a r This ct e m tion of a e o an th a of y e ased e d b Seat as s a by largo hol nb n e nei It m o constru a populr . ea g i nd th a e w u il a Bay ou Q a in eg s th rtlon. r e r The in i for lb b and po a .T. 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