Alternative Australian Capitals

What are some options, outside obviously Sydney or Melbourne?

I saw that Armidale or all places was discussed. I could see Albury-Wodonga being one (just due to the fact that it was on the border and did boast a population of 7000 in 1911 and had a major railroad passing through it). In fact it would be the one place that arguably makes more sense. Biggest issue is that it is 5 hours to Sydney and 3 hours to Melbourne, so not really equal distance.

Anyway what are some other alternative capitals that Australia could have ended up with outside of Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne?
 
And I admit this is almost entirely for the name how about Wagga Wagga?
It might well be the most Australian thing ever, and imagine hearing News Anchors having to say it!

Amazingly it was one of the sites originally considered, being equidistant between Sydney and Melbourne.
 
And I admit this is almost entirely for the name how about Wagga Wagga?
It might well be the most Australian thing ever, and imagine hearing News Anchors having to say it!

Amazingly it was one of the sites originally considered, being equidistant between Sydney and Melbourne.

*turns on 7 News* Tonight in Wagga Wagga, Prime Minister Turnbull announces new foreign policy.
 
And I admit this is almost entirely for the name how about Wagga Wagga?
It might well be the most Australian thing ever, and imagine hearing News Anchors having to say it!

Amazingly it was one of the sites originally considered, being equidistant between Sydney and Melbourne.

To be fair, it actually is a really good location, on the border, halfway between both cities. Also it would be pretty Aussie to have the capital named Wagga Wagga.
 
And I admit this is almost entirely for the name how about Wagga Wagga?
It might well be the most Australian thing ever, and imagine hearing News Anchors having to say it!

Amazingly it was one of the sites originally considered, being equidistant between Sydney and Melbourne.
That be a fun name for a capital!
 
If Federation was delayed by a decade, it is highly likely the Australian capital would have been in a different location, particularly once aviation became more prominent. Canberra's fog plays havoc with commercial aviation and a better understanding of the need for a less fog-prone location might have led to an alternative to Canberra, like Albury-Wodonga or Wagga.
 

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At federation there was an agreement, to stop Melbourne-Sydney squabbling, that the new capital would be built in New South Wales, so long as it was at least 100 miles (160 km) from Sydney. From what I've read there was a strong feeling that the capital should be inland, so as not to be at the mercy of a foreign navy.

Albury, Armidale, Bathurst, Bombala, Dalgety, Goulburn, Gundagai, Lyndhurst, Orange, Queanbeyan, Tumut, Wagga Wagga and Yass were all looked at as possible sites.

As for a purpose-build city I'd say that anywhere in the Southern Tablelands or Riverina would be alright.

Possible names Austral, Eden, Hopetoun, Aurora, Home, Dampier, Unison, Andy Man, Pacifica, Myola, Flinders, Wentworth, Gamelyn, Nardoo and Frazer Roo were all suggested by MPs of the time. Olympus, Paradise, Captain Cook, Shakespeare, Kangaremu, Eucalypta were another few names floating out there.

I think Albury would've been a good pick. Though I don't mind Canberra where it is, it's a nice town just needed Burley Griffin to finish it properly.
 
Jervis Bay would be a decent coastal spot as an alternate location, that's already owned by the Commonwealth. The only major issue with Canberra geography wise is the fog at the airport, but even then that's improved by moving the airport a bit (just about the worst place to build it in the whole region and they did).

And its very likely to be a clean slate city build - that was clear from the beginning even if that didn't quite work out how they planned it to. Although to be honest I wish they had of selected from one of the 'Imperial' designs from the competition, rather than Burley Griffin's, but its a pretty decent place to live.
 
Well it's obvious really isn't it? The First Federal capital was in Melbourne and it should probably have never been moved from there in the first place to create a sinkhole for public money like Canberra.

Now Melbourne was settled from Launceston, it's really only a daughter colony over there in Victoria, so Launceston should be the capital.

Simple process really.
 
Wagga Wagga would have been better for visitors since you can continue through it if travelling north or south. Canberra is more of a dead end.
 
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