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From its foundation in 1913, Canberra struggled to achieve viability as a local community and vibrancy as a national capital. Development was hampered by war, depression and interstate rivalries. Not until the 1950s was the city much more than 'seven suburbs in search of a soul'. In this well-researched and carefully constructed history, Eddie Braggett depicts the slow but steady progress of Anglican mission and ministry in tent settlements, brickworks, building sites, internment camps and in the fledgling suburbs south of the Molonglo River. This lively and insightful book explores the creation and consolidation of two parishes (Manuka and Deakin) alongside the establishment of now substantial Grammar Schools, and the ways in which 'southside' Anglicans have strived to provide a Christian witness among a people struggling to find their own identity. This book is for everyone with an interest in the place of the Anglican Church and the City of Canberra in the life of the Australian nation.

EDDIE BRAGGETT is Emeritus Professor of Education at Charles Sturt University. He was a postgraduate student at the University of Copenhagen, a post-doctoral fellow at Ypsilanti in Michigan, and a consultant to the Australian Commonwealth Schools Commission. He has lectured widely in Australasia/South-East Asia and has held teaching posts in schools, colleges and universities in Australia and the United States. Working with educational authorities in all Australian states and Territories, he has published ten books, contributed major international writings, and presented over 150 papers and research reports.