Braddon (1): 'BRADDON/29JY70/ACT-AUST' very fine strike. Rated RRRR: H&T record in 1967 only. PO 2.8.1965; closed 28.3.1974. [Named after Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Braddon, one-time Premier of Tasmania & a staunch Federalist]
Curtin South: 'CURTIN SOUTH/1AU70/ACT-AUST' fine strike. Rated RRRRR: H&T record no cds. From Curtin (1); closed 5.5.1972. [Named after Prime Minister John Curtin]
Jervis Bay: 'JERVIS BAY/9AU38/FEDERAL TERRITORY' very fine strike on Large 6d Kookaburra & 1/- Lyrebird on flight cover to GB. [Jervis Bay is on the NSW coast & was originally intended to be developed as both the port for Canberra & a naval base]
Royalla: 'ROYALLA/14AU70/ACT-AUST' very fine strike on a dark stamp. Rated RRRRR: unrecorded by H&T. [Royalla is a rural community, SE of Tuggeranong & NE of Tharwa, that straddles the ACT/NSW border. In 2014, Australia's then largest solar farm opened at Royalla]
Tharwa: 'THARWA/28SE71/ACT-AUST' very fine strike. Rated RRRRR: unrecorded by H&T. [Tharwa is a tiny remote settlement 35km S of Canberra. H&T record an 'ACT' cds in 1949...then nothing!]
Torrens: 'TORRENS/18AU70/ACT 2607' very fine strike. Rated RRRRR: unrecorded by H&T. PO 13.5.1968. [Named after Sir Robert Richard Torrens whose radical reforms to the system of land titles in South Australia, where he was once Premier for a month!, were so successful they were, over time, adopted throughout Australia. No surprise, his greatest opponents were the legal profession]
Uriarra Forest (2): 'URIARRA FOREST/13AU71/ACT-AUST' (SDL) very fine strike. Rated RRRRR: unrecorded by H&T. PO 1.5.1959; closed 30.10.1981. [Uriarra Forest is in the NE of the ACT. Many years ago your describer had the unbridled joy of a day of relentless rally driving through the extensive pine plantations on unmade roads of the highest quality. Carlos Sainz, eat your heart out!]
Watson: 'WATSON/11NO69/ACT-AUST' largely very fine strike. Rated RRRRR: unrecorded by H&T. PO 12.9.1966. [Named after Prime Minister John Christian ('Chris') Watson, our only PM born in Chile (!), grew up in New Zealand, was active & was successful in union matters in NSW where he was instrumental in bringing unity to a divided Labor Party (yes, even back then they couldn't spell). A supporter of Federation, he was elected to the first Commonwealth Parliament & was elected by his fellows as head of the Federal Labor Party. On 27.4.1904 he became our third PM, and the first from the Left. He held the office for a mere 113 days]
