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Sir John Butters : 25-January-2011
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The plaque commemorates engineer Sir John Butters (1885 - 1969), who was instrumental in development of Canberra.
Butters successfully applied for the position of full-time chairman of the Federal Capital Commission, a body created under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act,1924.
The commission was a statutory corporation in which were vested the whole of the land and other public assets in the Federal Capital Territory. For the first time a single authority had responsibility for the administration, design and construction of Canberra as well as the development of municipal activities and the control of private enterprise.
Location
| Address: | Mount Ainslie Drive, Mount Ainslie, Ainslie, 2602 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.270267 Long: 149.158067 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Science |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2003 |
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
