Bookham, New South Wales
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Bookham is a small village and rural locality in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire. It is about 29 km west of Yass on the Hume Highway.
Entering Bookham
Bookham Memorial Hall.
St Columba's Catholic Church.
Upper part of Bogolong blast furnace ruin
Mahkoolma
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Mahkoolma was the name given to one of the sites proposed for Australia's national capital city, prior to selection of Canberra. The name Mahkoolma is not used today, and the once proposed city site n
From Australian Town and Country Journal, 6 June 1906, an image taken from what is probably the work of Charles Coulter. The accompanying description reads, "The first illustration shows the proposed capital site at Mahkoolma, the view looking west from Mount Carroll, Barren Jack and Little Jack Mountains being shown on the left of the picture."
From Australian Town and Country Journal, 6 June 1906, an image taken of the work of artist Charles Coulter. The accompanying description reads, "The second is an imaginative picture, which serves to convey an idea of the appearance of the Federal city if built at Mahkoolma. This view looks towards Mount Carroll, which can be seen in the centre of the picture."