Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/October/October 9
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- 1888 - Launceston, Tasmania is proclaimed a city.
- 1891 - The ceremonial mace is stolen from Victoria's Parliament House, Melbourne.
- 1942 - the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942, which symbolically represents Australia's indepdendence from the United Kingdom, becomes law.
- 1975 - Mark Viduka, Australian and Middlesbrough football (soccer) striker, was born in Melbourne.
- 2004 - John Howard returned to power in Federal election.
