An Ideal name for an ideal city

Suggestions for the name of the new capital were many and varied. The names reflected the concerns and ideals of those suggesting them.Some focused on Australian themes: others struck an imperial or utopian note.

Close to 750 names were submitted by organisations, the public and members of parliament. Here are some of the names suggested for the city. Which would you choose?

• Booyangi
• Canberra
• Millewa
  

  Metropolitan

  
  
• Circle City
• Maxurba
• Palladium
• White City
  

  Celestial

  
  
• Aurora
• Canopus
• Eve
• Venus
  

  Botanical

  
  
• Acacia
• Banksia
• Eucalypta
• Nardoo
• Waratah
• Wattle
• Wattleton
  

  Political

  
  
• Caucus City
• Cookaburra
• Fisherburra
• Kingston
• Liberalisma
• Malleyking
• Watsonia
• Union City
  

  Historical

  
  
• Cook
• Cook Haven
• Dampier
• Eureka
• Flinders
• Shakespeare
• Wentworth
  

  Animal

  
  
• Bee-hive
• Jumbuck City
• Kangaroo
• Kookaburra
• Opossum
• Blue Duck
  

  Imperial

  
  
• Alexandra
• Asquith
• Cromwell
• Disraeli
• Edward
• Gladstone
• Guelph
• Victoria Deferenda Defender
  

  Ideal

  
  
• Arcadia
• Apexia
• Climax
• Dulce Domum
• Home
• Home Sweet Home
• Hopetown
• Paradise
• Perfection
• Triumph City
  

  Geographical

  
  
• Albania
• Pacifica
• Palestine City
• Washington City
  

  Tragical

  
  
• Great Scott
• Titanic
  

  Combinations

  
  
• Cooeeoomoo
• Kangaremu
• Mab-sha
• Melba
• Myola
• Sydbourne
• Sydmelperadbrisho
• Wheatwoolgold
• Yass-Can
• Yelamo
  

  Cynical

  
  
• Great Stirringborough
• Gone Broke
• Swindleville
• Thirstyville
  

  Fiscal

  
  
• Economy
• Revenuelia
  

  National

  
  
• Austral
• Australburg
• Australiene
• Australville
• City of Gold and Fleece
• Cooee
• Cooee Commons
  

  Constitutional

  
  
• Federalia
• Federal City
• Federata
• Prioradia
  

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