Ainslie Heritage Walk
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For our first Heritage Walk in 2026 we will be sampling our newest Heritage Walks brochure – Ainslie – and our guide will be the main contributor to the brochure, Mark Butz.The suburb is named for James Ainslie, a Scot, who was employed by Robert Campbell in 1825 to drive a flock of sheep from Bathurst to look for suitable grazing land. Campbell established ‘Pialligo’, later ‘Duntroon’, estate before returning to Scotland in 1835.
The name Ainslie originally encompassed a larger area of the fledgling capital, taking in today’s suburbs of Ainslie, Braddon and Reid. Today’s Ainslie was then called North Ainslie and Reid was South Ainslie. In September 1928, three Divisions were gazetted – Ainslie, Braddon and Reid.
Ainslie was designed along Garden City principles and is reported to include the purest adaptation of those principles in Australia. Ainslie is home to three heritage precincts – the Alt Crescent, Corroboree Park and Wakefield Gardens precincts which we visit during this walk. The Walk is on suburban footpaths and should be shaded.
[Image: View from Mount Ainslie towards Civic, 1927 (National Archives of Australia: A1200, L83794)]
Date
Sunday 22 February 2026 9:30 AM - 11:30 PM (UTC+11)Location
Near Ainslie Tennis Club
Corroboree Park, Paterson St, Ainslie ACT 2612
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