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Latest news: Canberra history

St John’s, one of Canberra’s oldest buildings, at 180

St John's Anglican Church, Reid, is Canberra City’s oldest building, and its history is closely bound up with Canberra’s.

Canberra Hospital’s history finds new home at CMAG

Peek into the inner workings of the museum cataloguing as CMAG curators select items from the Historic Canberra Hospital Collection.

What lies beneath – Canberra’s buried history

A massive haul of pre-decimal coins, old silver pocket watches, medallions and more has been dug up by Canberra metal detectorist (and former Federal Agent), Camille Chicheportiche, but it’s not gold she’s hunting - it’s history.

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