Hackett, Australian Capital Territory
| Hackett Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,881 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2602 | ||||||||||||||
| District | North Canberra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fraser | ||||||||||||||
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Hackett is an Inner North suburb of Canberra. It was named after Sir John Winthrop Hackett (1848–1916), who was a newspaper editor and worker for the Federation of Australia. Streets in Hackett are named after scientists.
Hackett is next to Watson, Dickson and Ainslie. It is bounded by Antill Street and Philip Avenue, and the Canberra Nature Park of Mount Ainslie/Mount Majura, with Mount Majura located behind Hackett to the east. Hackett has a neighbourhood oval, and shopping centre.
Geology
Calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation is overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This rock is the limestone of the original title of Canberra "Limestone Plains". The higher eastern side of Hackett is on top of the lowest layer of the Ainslie Volcanics, a grey Dacite and other erupted particles such as agglomerate and tuff.[2]
Particular street names
- Madigan Street is named after geologist Cecil Thomas Madigan
- Rivett Street is named after chemist Albert Cherbury David Rivett
- Selwyn Street is named after geologist Alfred R. C. Selwyn
- Skeats Street is named after geologist Ernest Willington Skeats
Footnotes
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hackett (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
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