Royal Military College, Canberra

Name: Royal Military College
Address: Staff Cadet Ave, Campbell, Canberra, Australia

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The Royal Military College, Duntroon, also known simply as Duntroon, is the Australian Army's officer training establishment. It was founded at Duntroon, in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, in 1911 and is at the foot of Mount Pleasant near Lake Burley Griffin, close to the Department of Defence headquarters at Russell Hill. It is comparable to the United Kingdom's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the United States Military Academy at West Point. Duntroon is adjacent to the Australian Defence Force Academy, which is Australian Defence Force's tri-service military academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Australian Navy. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1911 (113 years ago)Coordinates: 35°17'58"S, 149°9'50"E

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Staff Cadet Ave, CampbellNorth Canberra (Campbell)Canberra Australia

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Nearby attractions include: National Carillon, Kings Park, Canberra Glassworks, Korean War Memorial.

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Lakefront bell tower that chimes often
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1.2 miW
Park
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1.4 miSW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
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1.5 miNW
Memorial
Korean War Memorial, Canberra
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1.1 miW
Memorial, Monuments and statues
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1.3 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
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1.5 miNW
Memorial
Hellenic Memorial, Canberra
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0.7 miW
Memorial, Historical place, Monuments and statues
Australian–American Memorial, Canberra
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1.5 miNW
Memorial
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1.1 miW
Monuments and statues
National Workers Memorial, Canberra
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1.5 miNW
Memorial, Monuments and statues
Vietnam Forces National Memorial, Canberra
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