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254: 132: 307: 27: 140: 124: 344: 250:, which was originally constructed by Australian and British prisoners of war in Singapore in 1944. It was dismantled at the end of the war, packed away and taken to a military store in Australia. It was reconstructed using old diagrams and notes from the architect Hamish Cameron-Smith and unveiled in 1988 to commemorate the POWs. 212:
In 1833, Campbell built "Duntroon House" out of stone with wide verandahs. In 1862 Robert's son George added a large two-storey extension. In its final form the house contained twenty rooms and is a great example of colonial architecture. It now serves as the officers' mess for the
231:, who had been commissioned in 1910 to report on the country's defence needs. Initially the government rented Duntroon for two years before obtaining the title to Duntroon and its surrounding 360 acres (1.5 km) through the creation of the Australian Capital Territory. 224:"Duntroon House" was the centre of activity for Campbell's station. Gardens were established around the house including many exotic trees and an intricate maze was grown also a conservatory, orchard, vineyard and dairy farm were built in the surrounding area. 639: 348: 44: 91: 63: 375: 70: 499: 77: 292: 450: 59: 281:
is part of this formation and can be seen in the easternmost corner. In the higher west including Mount Pleasant is grey quartz
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now stands. In 1825 Campbell applied for and received his grant, naming it "Duntroon" after the family castle,
48: 678: 155: 482: 209:. Duntrune Castle on Loch Crinan in Argyll, Scotland was sold to clan Malcolm in 1792, long before this. 183: 494: 187: 625: 535: 277:. This rock is the limestone in the original name of Canberra "Limestone Plains". The Narrabundah 585: 580: 37: 353: 605: 8: 620: 330:
Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
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The Prisoner of War National Memorial is located at Duntroon. It consists of the
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Ainslie reached the Limestone Plains and selected a site on the slopes above the
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from the Ainslie Volcanics. Around Australian Defence Force Academy is grey
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Duntroon was recommended as the site for Australia's Military College by
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Given government compensation for the loss of his ship the
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property Duntroon was situated on the limestone plains of
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while under government charter, Robert Campbell, sent
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