2007-05-09 22:54:10 · 10 answers · asked by s 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
Melbourne then they made Canberra because Sydney felt left out
2007-05-09 23:01:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The national parliament sat at Melbourne from 9 May 1901 till either 1923 or 1926, don't quite remember, when the Capital was transferred to the purpose-built Canberra. So Melbourne was the first national capital.
2007-05-10 01:16:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canberra has always been the capital of Australia since Federation in 1901. Unfortunately, Parliament House hadn't been built in 1901 so the Federal Parliament sat in Melbourne until they had a home in Canberra. Melbourne was never the national capital even though Parliament sat there.
2007-05-10 14:49:58 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Melbourne was the first capital, but since Australia became a nation at Federation (1901) IMHO Canberra would be the first (and only) national capital.
2007-05-09 23:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by Glenn A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You state "National". In 1901 we became National, Canberra First and only!
2007-05-09 23:07:06 · answer #5 · answered by raymondo C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Canberra. All the other states were colonies up until 1901 and they each had there own separate capitals.
2007-05-10 01:42:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's been going on for years, yes? I don't know what to think, I don't live there. I understood when rabbits were (illegally) introduced, because they were not native to the ecosystem. But kangaroos certainly are. So I'm confused as to why the kangaroo population surges so much that they need to be culled.
2016-05-19 21:25:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,yes Waltz
2007-05-10 01:54:26 · answer #8 · answered by waltzsingmatilda2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Melbourne. It was also the last important thing that happened there.
2007-05-09 23:34:57 · answer #9 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please refer Google...or Wikipedia...
2007-05-09 23:04:15 · answer #10 · answered by tls.bhaskar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋