TIL about Jervis Bay Territory (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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From WikiPedia:

The Jervis Bay Territory (/ˈdʒɜːrvɪs, ˈdʒɑːr-/; "JBT") is an internal territory of Australia. It was established in 1915 by the transfer of jurisdiction from the state of New South Wales to the federal Commonwealth of Australia, in order to give the federal government control of a port in the vicinity of the landlocked Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

I am 45 and did not know this until today when for some reason Jervis Bay Territory was printed in a select option along with the other Australian states and territories.

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[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

What are they (or were they) actually doing with that port, though? Kinda impractical to have a federal government port so far away from the capital ...

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

It's pretty close to the capital, really. It's directly due east of the ACT. Maybe somewhere like Bateman's Bay would be a little closer, but not a huge amount, and I assume other practicalities (including existing uses) took priority.

These days it's a naval base, mainly.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Sorry, somehow I was convinced that Perth was the capital, not Canberra. That port definitely makes more sense with Canberra as the capital ...

[-] jagungal@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

😆 Western Australians wish Perth was the capital. At least you know your Australian cities

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