Old Weetangera Road

If you look into the bush here you can see a rough track. This is a remnant of the Old Weetangera Road which was used from the 1830s until replaced by Belconnen Way in the 1960s. It ran from the old Yass Road (near present day Lyneham) to the Murrumbidgee River in the west serving many rural properties. European settlers called this section of the road ahead of you 'Flea Bog Flat' due to its often muddy conditions. In the 1870s this site and surrounding land was subdivided into four rural landholdings, first purchased by the Brüning family and John Southwell. In 1911 these blocks and other landholdings in the ACT were resumed by the Commonwealth to establish the Federal Capital Territory. Many were leased out for grazing until required for suburban development.