Location of Tuggeranong

Tuggeranong Town Centre is located on Lake Tuggeranong

Tuggeranong is the southernmost town centre of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It comprises 19 suburbs with a total of 30,662 dwellings, housing 86,637 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory (June 2001 Census). The district occupies 117 square kilometres to the east of the Murrumbidgee River. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (640x666, 69 KB) Map of Canberra higlighting the district of Tuggeranong Drawn by Martyman File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Tuggeranong User:Martyman/My Images/Maps/Canberra... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (640x666, 69 KB) Map of Canberra higlighting the district of Tuggeranong Drawn by Martyman File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Tuggeranong User:Martyman/My Images/Maps/Canberra... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x667, 409 KB) Summary The Tuggeranong Town Centre is located on Lake Tuggerenong. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x667, 409 KB) Summary The Tuggeranong Town Centre is located on Lake Tuggerenong. ... Lake Tuggeranong Lake Tuggeranong is an artifical lake in the Canberra district of Tuggeranong. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... A dwelling is a structure in which humans or other animals live. ... Emblems: The floral emblem of the ACT is the Royal Bluebell and the faunal emblem is the Gang-gang cockatoo Motto: For the Queen, the Law and the People Slogan or Nickname: (none) Other Australian states and territories Capital Canberra Government Const. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Tuggeranong is in a valley of the Brindabella Ranges. Cave paintings and Aboriginal artifacts discovered in the area indicate that the Tuggeranong region has been occupied for over 21,000 years. The name is derived from an Aboriginal expression meaning "cold plains". Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley Mt. ... Brindabella Ranges is a mountain range and the name of a valley in Australia. ... Cave or rock paintings are paintings painted on cave or rock walls and ceilings, usually dating to prehistoric times. ... See also, List of Indigenous Australian group names Indigenous Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...

History

In 1821, a third expedition to the area known as the Limestone Plains led by Charles Throsby found the Murrumbidgee River and the valley now occupied by the Tuggeranong district. In 1823 Joseph Wild was employed by Brigade Major John Ovens and Captain Mark Currie to guide them to the Murrumbidgee. They travelled south along the river and named the area now known as Tuggeranong Isabella's Plain in honour of Governor Brisbane's infant daughter. Unable to cross the river near the current site of Tharwa, they continued on to the Monaro Plains. The last expedition in the region was undertaken by Allan Cunningham in 1824. Cunningham's reports verified that the region was suitable for grazing, and the settlement of the Limestone Plains followed immediately thereafter. Charles Throsby (1771 - 1828) was an Australian explorer who opend up much new land beyond the Blue Mountains. ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Major General Sir Thomas Brisbane, Governor of New South Wales Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet, GCH, GCB (July 23, 1773 – January 27, 1860), soldier, colonial Governor and astronomer, was born at Largs in Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of Sir Thomas Brisbane. ... Tharwa, (postcode 2620) is a village within the Australian Capital Territory south of Canberra. ... Portait of Allan Cunningham Demi roxs Allan Cunningham (July 13, 1791 – June 27, 1839) was an English botanist and explorer. ...

In 1828, the bushranger John Tennant, known as the 'Terror of Argyle', was captured by James Ainslie and two others near the Murrumbidgee River in Tuggeranong. Tennant had been a convict assigned to Joshua John Moore at Canberry, a property in the present day inner north Canberra. Mount Tennant, behind Tharwa, is named after the bushranger.[1] Bushrangers were outlaws who used the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities between committing their robberies, roughly analogous to the British-American highwayman. Their targets often included small-town banks or coach services. ... James Ainslie was a Scottish pastoralist, best known as the first overseer of the property known as Duntroon in the Australian Capital Territory, he increased the size of the propertys sheep flock from 700 to 20,000 in 12 years. ... North Canberra shown in light blue North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprised of 15 suburbs with 15,150 dwellings housing 40,455 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory (June 2001 Census). ...

Charles Bean and his wife, Effie, in the grounds of Tuggeranong Station between 1919 and 1925.

The first authorised settler was James Murdoch. In 1824 he was offered a land grant on a small plain known by the natives as 'Togranong' meaning 'cold plains'. He took up the grant in 1827. Lanyon station was established in 1835 and originally owned by James Wright and John Lanyon. Wright bought the property from Lanyon, who had only remained in Australia for three years. Wright sold to the Cunningham family in 1848. In 1835 the Macquoid family bought Tuggeranong station then known as Waniassa property (sic). It was sold by the Macquoid family in 1858 to the Cunningham family, owners of the neighbouring Lanyon property. They renamed Waniassa to Tuggranong (sic). Tuggranong homestead was rebuilt by the Cunningham family in 1908. In 1917 it was resumed by the Commonwealth Government for military purposes. The Cunningham family remained at Lanyon until 1926. Charles Bean, together with his staff, wrote the first two volumes of the twelve volume official history of Australia's involvement in World War I at the homestead from 1919 to 1925. Tuggeranong property was leased as a grazing property by the McCormack family from 1927 to 1976. [2] Image File history File linksMetadata CEWBeanandEffieAtTuggeranongHomestead. ... Image File history File linksMetadata CEWBeanandEffieAtTuggeranongHomestead. ... Lanyon homestead Lanyon is an historic homestead and grazing property located on the southern outskirts of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. ... Charles Bean and his wife, Effie, in the grounds of Tuggeranong Station between 1919 and 1925 Tuggeranong Homestead is located in the Australian Capital Territory in the area now covered by the suburb of Richardson. ... portrait by George Lambert, 1924. ...

Aerial view of Lanyon station in 1950

In 1973, the third of the new towns planned for Canberra was inaugurated at Tuggeranong on 21 February. It was originally planned to house between 180 000 to 220 000 people. Planning for the new town had begun in 1969. The first families moved in to the suburb of Kambah in 1974. Image File history File linksMetadata LanyonStationAerialView1950. ... Image File history File linksMetadata LanyonStationAerialView1950. ... Kambah (postcode 2902) is the northernmost suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra. ...

The fifth Canberra fire station opened at Kambah in 1979 to service the new developing satellite city. [3]

The view from Tuggeranong Hill, looking down into Tuggeranong Valley in 2002

Urban development is consolidated around the artificial Lake Tuggeranong which was constructed in 1987. The Tuggeranong Town Centre is to the west of the lake. It includes a major shopping mall, known as the Tuggeranong Hyperdome (reffering to the architectual use of semi-opaque domes in the roof) or by the newer name Centro Tuggeranong. Centro Tuggeraong is managed and part owned by Centro Property Group., and is surrounded by government offices and a light industrial area. On the edge of the business district, overlooking the lake is Lake Tuggeranong College, a school catering to years 11 and 12 (16 - 18 years old). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1022x461, 148 KB)A cropped version of User:Huwr image File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1022x461, 148 KB)A cropped version of User:Huwr image File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A photograph of Tuggeranong Hill, looking up from Tuggeranong Valley Tuggeranong Hill is located in Tuggeranong, Canberra. ... Lake Tuggeranong Lake Tuggeranong is an artifical lake in the Canberra district of Tuggeranong. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Entrance to the Tuggeranong Hyperdome Tuggeranong Town Centre services the southernmost Canberra district of Tuggeranong. ... Lake Tuggeranong College, September 2005 Lake Tuggeranong College is a public school catering to years 11 and 12 (approximately 16 to 18 year olds). ...

Places of interest

Places of interest in the district are:

• Tuggeranong Hill - a large mountain overlooking the valley.
• Lanyon Homestead - a historic grazing property that also has the Nolan Gallery
• Tuggeranong Homestead - a historic homestead now operated as a café and function or event centre.
• Tuggeranong Town Centre - the town centre

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Churches

• Alliance Church Tuggeranong, Calwell
• Brindabella Baptist Church, Isabella Plains
• Christian City Church Tuggeranong, Wanniassa
• Christian Outreach Centre, Monash
• Corpus Christi Catholic Parish, Gowrie
• Erindale Christian Centre, Wanniassa
• Harvest Christian Fellowship, Wanniassa
• Lanyon Valley Anglican Church, Gordon
• Lifestream Christian Fellowship, Wanniassa
• Salvation Army, Tuggeranong Corps, Greenway
• St Mary in the Valley Anglican Church, Calwell
• St Matthew's Anglican Church, Wanniassa
• St Stephen's Anglican Church, Kambah
• The Church Of The Good Shepherd Lutheran, Chisholm
• Tuggeranong Baptist Church, Kambah
• Tuggeranong Presbyterian Church, Isabella Plains
• Tuggeranong Uniting Church, Wanniassa

Suburbs

Banks (postcode 2906) is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... Bonython is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... Calwell is medium sized suburb in the Australian Capital Territory. ... Chisholm is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... Conder (pronounced: con-der) is one of three suburbs in the Lanyon Valley in Canberra, Australia. ... Lanyon Market Place is the main shopping centre for the suburbs of Conder, Gordon, Banks and the surrounding region including the township of Tharwa. ... Fadden is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... Gilmore is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... gods yes. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Greenway is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... Entrance to the Tuggeranong Hyperdome Tuggeranong Town Centre services the southernmost Canberra district of Tuggeranong. ... Hume is a suburb of Canberra in the district of Tuggeranong. ... Isabella Plains is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... Kambah (postcode 2902) is the northernmost suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra. ... Kambah (postcode 2902) is the northernmost suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra. ... Macarthur (postcode 2904) is a suburb in the Canberra district of Tuggeranong. ... Monash (postcode 2904) is a suburb in the district of Tuggeranong, Canberra, Australia. ... Oxley is a small suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... Richardson is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... Theodore is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... Wanniassa (postcode 2903) is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ... The Erindale Centre is a designated group centre located in the Canberra suburb of Wanniassa. ...

External links

• Tuggeranong suburbs map - links to ACT Government street-level maps.
• Canberra region map - all districts
• Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • 80525 Tuggeranong (Statistical Subdivision)
  • ACT - Basic Community Profile and Snapshot - 2001 Census
• Tuggeranong Homestead
• Lanyon Homestead
• Nolan Gallery
• Google Maps Satellite Image of Tuggeranong