Country Studies

Australia

English-speaking countries Australia

Canberra

European settlement in the area can be said to have begun in 1824.

There are three alternative theories for the derivation of the word 'Canberra'. First, that it came from the name of the property 'Camberry Station' on which the center of Canberra was later built.

Second, it was named after the profusion of Cranberries growing in the area.

Third, the word Canberra is derived from the renditions into written English of the name of the location Ngambri.

The Australian Capital Territory was declared on 1 January 1911.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the main symbols of the country such as a kangaroo and an emu ['i:mju:].

The shield in the centre shows us the coats of arms of different parts of Australia such as New South Wales (The Red Cross), Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.