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A small village in the far north-west of
Canberra, Hall was gazetted as a suburb on May 18, 1984.
With a good sense of community in a rural
setting, Hall is less a suburb and more a small country town.
Situated close to the NSW border, but only
13km from the city centre, many of its residents work in
Canberra but prefer the rural lifestyle Hall provides.
The Hall Premier General Store is the main
shopping centre of the village, with a post office offered as
one of its services. Hall also has a coffee shop, a
hairdresser, real estate agent and a pub.
There are a number of hobby farms in the
area, mainly running off Nanima, Spring Range and Wallaroo
Roads. The farms are serviced by two vets and a rural
supplies store in the village.
Hall Primary, thought to be the oldest
functioning school in Canberra, has a museum showing the
original schoolhouse and old writing slates. The museum
can be visited by appointment.
Hall also has a showground which is used,
among other things, for the national sheepdog trials.
There are old clay tennis courts which are still in use and a
football oval next to the showground. Hall also has a
camping site, equipped with barbecue facilities and play
equipment.
The Hall Pony Club is at the back of the
playing fields and there is an equestrian park on the other side
of Victoria Street. Games of polocrosse are often played
at the park.
Hall also has three churches, St Michael
and all the Angles Anglican Church, St Francis Xavier Catholic
Church and Wattle Park Uniting Church.
Source: The Canberra Times - 29
April, 2005. |
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