#16157 - John Gale at commencement stone
- Resource IDLocation
- 16157Photograph 2454
- Title/subtitle
- John Gale at commencement stone
- Picture
- Format
- Photograph
- Publisher
- [n.d.]
- Physical description
- Black & white photograph; 9cm x 11cm
- Summary
- John Gale at commencement stone on Kurrajong Hill (now Capital Hill).
- Availability
- Not for loan. Copies available for purchase.
- Notes
- Gale was the founder of the Queanbeyan Age newspaper and is often referred to as the 'Father of Canberra' because he backed it as the site for the national capital. He is the author of 'Canberra: history and Legends'.