The Federal Capital of the Commonwealth of Australia

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 21, 18 November 1908, Page 43

The Federal Capital of the Commonwealth of Australia

THE YASS-CANBERRA SITE

Pictures of Yass and Yass Country as it is to-day

? The Yass-Canberra site has now been definitely chosen for the Federal capital Of Australia, and a hard fought battle is thus ended. Vass is an important inland town,'situated on the banks of the river feji the same name, and is some 190 miles

S.W. of Sydney, to which it is connected by the great Southern Railway. It lies 1657 feet above the level of the sea, and at the present depends mainly ou its agricultural and grazing resources. As may be seen in our pictures, the country is exceedingly picturesque and fertile.

and the town is beautifully situated. There are several tine public buildings, including a library of 5000 volumes. There are eight hotels and two banks, and in the future the mineral wealth of

Yass is likely io be much heard of. Thu country is rich in copper, silver, and lead, and samples of these ores have been exhibited in Sydney. The eh math is said to be exceedingly fine.