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Canberra
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Canberra
Canberra
is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Australia.
With a population of over 320,000, it is Australia's
largest inland city. The city is located at the
northern end of the Australian Capital Territory,
280 km (174 mi) south-west of Sydney, and 650
km (404 mi) north-east of Melbourne. The site
of Canberra was selected for the location of the
nation's capital in 1908 as a compromise between
Sydney and Melbourne, the two largest cities.
It is unusual among Australian cities, being an
entirely purpose-built, planned city. Following
an international contest for the city's design,
a design by the Chicago architects Walter Burley
Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin was selected
and construction commenced in 1913. The city's
design was heavily influenced by the garden city
movement and incorporates significant areas of
natural vegetation that have earned Canberra the
title "bush capital". Although the growth
and development of Canberra were hindered by the
World Wars and the Great Depression, it emerged
as a thriving city after World War II.
As
the seat of the government of Australia, Canberra
is the site of Parliament House, the High Court
of Australia and numerous government departments
and agencies. It is also the location of many
social and cultural institutions of national significance,
such as the National Gallery of Australia and
the National Museum of Australia. The federal
government contributes the largest percentage
of Gross State Product and is the largest single
employer in Canberra. (Credit:
Wikipedia).
Canberra
Casino
Canberra
Casino (or Casino Canberra) is a casino located
in Civic in the central part of the Australian
capital city of Canberra. It was the first legal
casino to open in the city. The casino is relatively
small compared with other casinos. It has blackjack,
roulette and many other games. It opened on 29
July 1994, after vociferous opposition from Dr
Hector Kinloch of the Residents Rally, although
a temporary casino had been put in place before
that at the National Convention Centre, which
had opened in 1992.
The Casino has the only licence to operate gambling
tables in the Australian Capital Territory. It
is unlike many casinos in that it does not operate
poker machines. The casino has in the past tried
to lobby the government to allow poker machines
in the casino, but failed due to the efforts of
the gambling industry in Canberra's clubs, who
fear the loss of revenue from poker machines there.
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