Glimpses of Canberra

A number of photographs of Howie's Hostel Camp taken in 1923 and the site today in Stirling Park Yarraluma (Bl 3, Section 128) have been added.  Contractor John Howie established a settlement that consisted of 25 timber two & three bedroom cottages for his married men and 18 galvanized iron cubicles for his single men. Each section was provided with a recreation hall. This settlement was erected on either side and below an old 19th century road that still survives in Bl 3 Section 128...

I have posted two new articles on No 1 Labourers Camp which was erected in 1924 on what is now Capital Hill, but in the 1920s was part of Westlake.   The remaining section of Westlake that has not been developed but is in danger of being developed, is Stirling Park, Yarralumla, Canberra ACT.  The site of No 1 Labourers has now gone, but surviving on the part of Capital Hill not developed is one of the dumps of the camp. Some photographs have been added in the section Photograph...

Following the publication of the books:  Builders of Canberra 1909-1929; Westlake One of the Vanished Suburbs of Canberra; True Tales from Canberra's Vanished Suburbs of Westlake, Westridge & Acton; and A Story of Capital Hill -  I was given stories that expand the knowledge of the early period of Canberra's history.  The history of the builders has been a neglected part of the history of Canberra - perhaps ignored may be a better word.  The reason perhaps is...