Map Shewing a Practicable Railway Route between the Proposed Federal Territory and Jervis Bay (1909) Finish:Canvas 🌐 Multilingual legend

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Map Shewing a Practicable Railway Route between the Proposed Federal Territory and Jervis Bay (1909) Finish:Canvas 🌐 Multilingual legendMap Shewing a Practicable Railway Route between the Proposed Federal Territory and Jervis Bay (1909) The strategic rail vision behind Australias national capital This important Commonwealth era government map was prepared in 1909 to support the decision making that led to the establishment of Canberra as Australias federal capital. Compiled by Charles Robert Scrivenerthe surveyor whose recommendations ultimately shaped the choice of the YassCanberra