Former Suburbs
In 1927 the provisional suburbs of Canberra were renamed to honour the leaders of Federation, and to retain the earlier names in the district; with the exception of Mugga (the proposed renaming of Red Hill) the new names were gazetted in 1928.
- Ainslie was renamed Braddon
- North Ainslie was renamed Reid
- South Ainslie was renamed Ainslie
- Blandfordia was renamed Forrest
- Causeway became part of Kingston
- Eastlake was renamed Kingston
- Manuka and South Blandfordia were combined and renamed Griffith
- Telopea Park was renamed Barton
- Westridge was renamed Yarralumla
Read more about this topic: List Of Canberra Suburbs
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