Hall
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.