John Gale

Who was John Gale?

John Gale was the founder of the Queanbeyan Age, the first newspaper to serve Queanbeyan District; now an important archive of information about daily life in 19th-century Queanbeyan and Canberra and the activities of its colonial residents. Today, however, Gale is mostly remembered for his strong and successful advocacy of Queanbeyan-Canberra as the best site of a future Australian Capital.

Following Canberra's inauguration as the site of Australia's National Capital in 1911, Gale was credited as being the "Father of Canberra".