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The first survey peg marking the beginning of the development of the city of Canberra was driven in on 20 February 1913, but the city did not yet have a name.

On 12 March 1913, Canberra was formally named at the laying of a foundation stone on Capital Hill. It was at this ceremony that Lady Denman, wife of the Governor-General, then announced the name of the city as Canberra, believed to be a derivation of an Aboriginal word for 'meeting place'.

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