Canberra Yacht Club
The Canberra Yacht Club was formed in 1959 in anticipation of the creation of Lake Burley Griffin Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River, which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle, was dammed. It is named after Wal ... in the centre of Canberra, Australia, which happened in the 1960s. It is located on the shore in the suburb of Yarralumla. Its members have competed in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Notes External links * {{coord, 35.2994, S, 149.117, E, scale:5000, display=title Yacht clubs in Australia 1959 establishments in Australia Sports clubs and teams established in 1959 ...
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Canberra Yacht Club In Winter
Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory at the northern tip of the Australian Alps, the country's highest mountain range. As of June 2021, Canberra's estimated population was 453,558. The area chosen for the capital had been inhabited by Indigenous Australians for up to 21,000 years, with the principal group being the Ngunnawal people. European settlement commenced in the first half of the 19th century, as evidenced by surviving landmarks such as St John's Anglican Church and Blundells Cottage. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies of Australia was achieved. Following a long dispute over whether Sydney or Melbourne should be the national capital, a compromise was reached: the new capital would b ...
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