Garran, Australian Capital Territory
Encyclopedia
Garran is a suburb in the Woden district of Canberra
in the Australian Capital Territory
. Garran was named after Sir Robert Garran
who made numerous contributions to the development of higher education in Canberra. The streets in Garran are named after Australian writers. On Census night 2006, Garran had a population of 3,175 people. The suburb was first settled in 1966 and has an area of 2.74 km².
The Canberra Hospital
is located in Garran. The suburb also contains three primary schools: a government school, Garran Primary, a special school for the intellectually disabled, Malkara School and a Catholic school, Sts. Peter & Paul Primary School
.
Age.
Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff
is under the Canberra hostpital, around Ingamells Street in the north and the base of Davidson Hill.
Deakin Volcanics coarse dark purple rhyodacite
is under Fitchett Street and Couvreur Street areas.
Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite is in the center and south of Garran.
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...
in the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
. Garran was named after Sir Robert Garran
Robert Garran
Sir Robert Randolph Garran GCMG KC was an Australian lawyer and public servant, an early leading expert in Australian constitutional law, the first employee of the Government of Australia and the first Solicitor-General of Australia...
who made numerous contributions to the development of higher education in Canberra. The streets in Garran are named after Australian writers. On Census night 2006, Garran had a population of 3,175 people. The suburb was first settled in 1966 and has an area of 2.74 km².
The Canberra Hospital
Canberra Hospital
The Canberra Hospital is a public hospital located in Garran, Canberra. It is a tertiary level centre with 500 beds and caters to a population of about 520,000...
is located in Garran. The suburb also contains three primary schools: a government school, Garran Primary, a special school for the intellectually disabled, Malkara School and a Catholic school, Sts. Peter & Paul Primary School
.
Geology
Garran contains volcanic materials from the 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 purple and green tuff
Tuff
Tuff is a type of rock consisting of consolidated volcanic ash ejected from vents during a volcanic eruption. Tuff is sometimes called tufa, particularly when used as construction material, although tufa also refers to a quite different rock. Rock that contains greater than 50% tuff is considered...
is under the Canberra hostpital, around Ingamells Street in the north and the base of Davidson Hill.
Deakin Volcanics coarse dark purple 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...
is under Fitchett Street and Couvreur Street areas.
Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite is in the center and south of Garran.