Chifley, Australian Capital Territory
Encyclopedia
Chifley is a suburb of Canberra
, Australia
in the district of Woden Valley
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It was named after Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia
from July 1945 to December 1949. The streets of Chifley are named for Scientists and Educationalists.
A local shopping centre and Chifley Neighbourhood Oval are located in the suburb.
age Deakin Volcanics rhyodacite
which are coloured green-grey, red or purple.
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the district of Woden Valley
Woden Valley
Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. Its name is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by Dr James Murray who named the homestead after the Old English god Woden in October 1837. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and...
.
It was named after Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
from July 1945 to December 1949. The streets of Chifley are named for Scientists and Educationalists.
A local shopping centre and Chifley Neighbourhood Oval are located in the suburb.
Geology
Chifley is underlaid by SilurianSilurian
The Silurian is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Ordovician Period, about 443.7 ± 1.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Devonian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya . As with other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the...
age Deakin Volcanics rhyodacite
Rhyodacite
Rhyodacite is an extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite. It is the extrusive equivalent of granodiorite. Phenocrysts of sodium rich plagioclase, sanidine, quartz, and biotite or hornblende are typically set in an aphanitic to glassy light to intermediate...
which are coloured green-grey, red or purple.
See also
- Geology of the Australian Capital Territory