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10K views · 139 reactions | Canberra's history as a sheep paddock transformed into a capital is well known. These days, as the suburbs sprawl, it's hard to imagine the landscape that once was. But on the urban fringe, south of the city, Lanyon Homestead will take you back in time ABC Canberra will be broadcasting live from Lanyon Marketplace on March 24: https://ab.co/3CELZj7 | ABC Canberra | Facebook

222K views · 7.3K reactions | On this day in 1982, the SS Canberra –...

SS Canberra victoriously returns home from the Falklands War. Southampton, July 11th, 1982. After the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982, which initiated the Falklands War, the Ministry of Defence requisitioned the "Canberra" as use as a troopship. Nicknamed the "Great White Whale", the "Canberra" proved vital in transporting the Parachute Regiment and Royal Marines to the islands more than 9,000 miles from the UK. Whilst the "Queen Elizabeth 2" was held to be too vulnerable to e