Watson, Australian Capital Territory
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Watson is a suburb in the Canberra district of North Canberra. Watson is named in honour of the third Prime Minister of Australia John Christian Watson. Streets in Watson are named after Australian judges and other legal professionals. As of the 2001 Australian census the population of Watson was 4111.
Watson is bordered by the Federal Highway, Philip street and Antill street. It lies next to the suburbs of Downer and Hackett. Behind Hackett is Mount Majura on the Canberra Nature Park.
Watson has a shopping centre, and the AIE located nearby. Rosary catholic school is located in Watson, as is the Signadou campus of the Australian Catholic University. There is also Majura primary government school. There once was a drive-in theatre in Watson. Also located in the suburb are the Ten and Prime television studios, National Capital Village, Canberra Carotel, Australian Heritage Village, and Health Services Hostel.
Geology
Calcareous shales from the Canberra Formation is overlain by Quaternary alluvium. This rock is the limestone of the original title of Canberra "Limestone Plains".Natural History of the Australian Capital Territory covers more of the geology of the ACT.
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