Senators' fists resolve the 'burning question'  

Senators J.J.Long and A.Rae play around for the camera, determined to resolve through fisticuffs the 'burning question' of where the capital would be sited. While the site visits had their lighter side, when the crunch time came in late 1908, debate was robust in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Regional interests were at least as important as the broader national project.