North Canberra

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North Canberra

North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the List of Australian capital cities of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall....
, the capital city of Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, comprising 14 suburbs with 19,115 dwellings housing 42,113 people of the 324,034 people in the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory is the Capital districts and territories of the Australia and its smallest States and territories of Australia....
(2006 Census).

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North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra

Canberra

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory is the Capital districts and territories of the Australia and its smallest States and territories of Australia....
(2006 Census). Many of Canberra's oldest dwellings are in this district.

North Canberra is located to the north and east of Canberra's City, to the north of Lake Burley Griffin

Lake Burley Griffin

Lake Burley Griffin is an Reservoir in the centre of Canberra, Australia Australian Federation capital city. It was created in 1963 after the Molonglo River, which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle, was dammed....
and west of Mount Majura

Mount Majura

Mount Majura, is a small mountain located in Canberra, Australia. Mount Majura lies close to the more prominent Mount Ainslie. The highest point in Canberra is Mount Majura at 888 metres ....
and south of Mount Ainslie

Mount Ainslie (Australian Capital Territory)

Mount Ainslie or Mount Ainslie-Majura is a part of Canberra Nature Park. It borders on the inner suburbs of Campbell, Australian Capital Territory, Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory and Hackett, Australian Capital Territory....
, and is bounded to the north by the Barton Highway

Barton Highway

The Barton Highway is a short highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.The Barton Highway connects Canberra to the Hume Highway at Yass, New South Wales, and it is part of the route from Melbourne to Canberra....
and Federal Highway

Federal Highway (Australia)

The Federal Highway is a short highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. It is a part of the Sydney-Canberra National Highway link....
.

It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra, and is built in part in accordance to Walter Burley Griffin's

Walter Burley Griffin

----Bold text'Walter Burley Griffin November 24, 1876–February 11, 1937) was a United States of America architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city....
designs.

Places of Note and Interest

City is the major shopping and office precinct in Canberra.
Russell
Russell, Australian Capital Territory

Russell...
has the main headquarters of the Australian Defence Force
Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force is the Armed forces responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units....
.
The Australian National University
Australian National University

The Australian National University, commonly abbreviated to ANU, is a Public university research university located in Canberra, Australia, the Federal capital city....
has its campus in the suburb of Acton
Acton, Australian Capital Territory

Acton is a suburb of Canberra, Australia. Acton covers an area west of the City, Australian Capital Territory, bordered by Black Mountain to the west and Lake Burley Griffin in the south....
and the Australian Defence Force Academy
Australian Defence Force Academy

The Australian Defence Force Academy is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy , Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force ....
and Royal Military College, Duntroon
Royal Military College, Duntroon

The Royal Military College, Duntroon is the Australian Army's officer training establishment. It was founded at Duntroon, in the Australian Capital Territory, in 1911....
are in the suburb of Campbell
Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

Campbell is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie ....
.
The Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national war memorial to the members of all its Australian Defence Force and supporting organisations who have died or participated in the wars of the Australia....
is also located in Campbell.

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