Identity area
Type of entity
Commonwealth department
Authorized form of name
Federal Capital Office
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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Description area
Dates of existence
1913 - 1921
History
In October 1913, Walter Burley Griffin was appointed Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction of Canberra for a period of three years, extended in 1916 for a further three years and in 1919 by quarterly periods. In 1921, a Federal Capital Advisory Committee recommended the termination of Walter Burley Griffin's services and the design and construction of the city was effectively transferred to the Department of Works.