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[edit] Isaacs or Stonehaven

  • Sir Isaac Isaacs was the first Governor-General to live there permanently.
  • Lord Stonehaven was the first Governor-General to live in the house.

This needs rationalisation and clarification. The only reason Stonehaven didn't live there till half-way during his term was that Canberra was not yet the seat of government. But as soon as GH was made available, he lived there and, afaik, nowhere else. Maybe it would be more accurate to say that Stonehaven was the first to live there, and Isaacs was the first to spend his entire term there. -- JackofOz 12:43, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

No objections, so I've edited the article accordingly. -- JackofOz 07:56, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Queen's Residence

Wouldn't this be the Queen of Australia's residence too? Or am I pushing it? GoodDay (talk) 22:25, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Not pushing it, but it's not really her residence. She always stays there when she's here, but it's not set up as her residence but the GG's and his family. It's not like they're just the caretakers fondly longing for their mistress to make one of her rare appearances. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:54, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
True. And the first (and only) sovereign to live there was E2. The GG's and Governors' houses were not built to be royal residences.--Gazzster (talk) 00:09, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Was there never a royal Governor-General in Australia? --G2bambino (talk) 00:51, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Okie Dokie. GoodDay (talk) 00:13, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

There was one, the Duke of Gloucestor, appointed in 1945.But its not a royal residence because on that single short tenure.--Gazzster (talk) 01:15, 31 March 2008 (UTC)