Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Honiara The American development of Honiara as an army base and war depot turned Honiara into the new capital for the British Solomon Islands. The Catholic population tripled between 1947 and 1957, from 1000 to 3000. The first Holy Cross Church, built in 1947, was replaced by a much larger structure in 1957. The statues of the Blessed Virgin and St Joseph, which had somehow survived the Japanese air raids of the Battle of Guadalcanal, were positioned outside the 1957 church. These statues were re-positioned once again outside the 1978 cathedral; damage caused by bullets can be easily seen on both.
Vehicle registration plates of the Australian Capital Territory ACT number plate slogan ideas decided by the panel to be voted on are: NGUNNAWAL COUNTRY AUSTRALIA’S MEETING PLACE CBR – AN ACTIVE CITY CBR – CITY OF DIVERSITY CBR – DRIVING THE NATION CBR – GREEN AND CLEAN CBR – BRILLIANT POSSIBILITIES CBR – FOR ALL SEASONS CANBERRA – THE BUSH CAPITAL CBR – AUSTRALIA’S COOL CAPITAL Then the public has to choose one winning existing slogan out of 4 current slogans. CANBERRA - THE NATION'S CAPITAL, CANBERRA-AGE FRIENDLY CITY, FEEL THE POWER OF CANBERRA and the Parliament House logo. The losing 3 slogans will then be phased out