Holder is named after Sir Frederick William Holder - a former premier of South Australia and the first ever Speaker in the House of Representatives. He died of a brain hemmorhage following an accident with a mule.
The streets are named after Australian surveyors.
I started my adventures at the rather sleepy holder shops...well sleepy apart from the happy 'wildlife' and a possible serious drug problem :p
Then it was off to explore the suburb more broadly - I actually quite liked the feel of this place - some interesting little streets and more variety in terms of housing design than some of the other suburbs. And they even have their own Hilton hotel :p
Further North there is also an archery centre and an impressive community garden... and even a Sukyo Mahikari religious centre...I had never even heard of this new Japanese religion before, but there you go, Canberra has everything :p
But on this hot and unusually humid Canberra day, I really could have just sat and watched the remarkable clouds from alongside Weston creek...It was like a constable painting.
Thank you Holder a lovely end to my Weston adventures :)
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