Holder, Australian Capital Territory

Holder, Australian Capital Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Holder
state = Australian Capital Territory
city = Canberra



caption =
lga = Weston Creek
postcode = 2611
est = 1970
propval = $375,000 (2005) [http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=uisu&i=820]
pop = 2670 (2001 census)
ACTgov = Molonglo
fedgov = Canberra
near-nw = "Stromlo Forest"
near-n = "Stromlo Forest"
near-ne = "Stromlo Forest"
near-e = Weston
near-w = Duffy
near-sw = Rivett
near-s = Rivett
near-se = Stirling

Holder (postcode 2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek.

Holder was gazetted in 1970 and was named after Sir Frederick William Holder (1850-1909), Premier of South Australia between 1899 and 1901 and first Speaker of the House of Representatives, between 1901 and 1909. The theme for the street names in Holder is surveyors (ACTPLA, 2003).

Geology

Beneath Holder are Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite mostly.A band of pink and green rhyolitic intrusive porphyry is on south and south west side.

Churches

*St Jude(Catholic church)

External links

*

References

* ACT Planning & Land Authority (2003) [http://203.15.126.40/cgi-bin/search.pl Search: origins and meanings of Canberra’s suburb and street names] . Retrieved 2 Oct. 2005.


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