John Gale’s relatives meet statue of great great grandfather

James Hall
Updated April 29 2017 - 8:24pm, first published 5:35pm
JOHN GALE'S FAMILY. Cheryl Hazlett, Megan Hazlett, Christine Bruton, and Stephen Trindall at the National Library of Australia. Photo: James Hall.
JOHN GALE'S FAMILY. Cheryl Hazlett, Megan Hazlett, Christine Bruton, and Stephen Trindall at the National Library of Australia. Photo: James Hall.

More than 160 years after John Gale rode his horse up Kurrajong Hill and declared the land a perfect location for the future city of Canberra, his great great grandchildren returned to learn more about their trail-blazing ancestor.

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James Hall

James Hall

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