
King O'Malley - Who is King O'Malley - Building a capital...
The article after dealing out a bit of sarcasm to O'Malley goes on to describe the new Federal Territory in detail. All up the description is glowing with particular attention being paid to the perfect water supply and the regions to the west that remained 'unexplored'. Too much to describe here but a very good Canberra read...
Kalgoorlie Western Argus - Tuesday 25 March 1913





















National Library of Australia
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Excellent read Dave - thanks for digging these treasures up and posting them for all to see. I particularly like the 96 mile railway line directly to Jervis Bay. Oh how things would have been different if that had been built (and importantly maintained).
ReplyDeleteThanks Robert, I love these old articles and think that O'Malley's dreams of a Capital probably set the seeds for what we enjoy here today. A city which will be smokeless, dustless, mudless, odourless, slumless, and free from gases produced by manufacturing energy...
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