Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/September/September 23

1846 - Explorer John Ainsworth Horrocks died at Penwortham in South Australia after he was accidentally shot in a hunting accident.
1856 - The town of Perth, Western Australia is proclaimed a City by letters patent from Queen Victoria.
1942 - General Thomas Blamey was appointed Commander in Chief of Allied land forces in New Guinea, he came into conflict with General Douglas MacArthur.
1993 - The IOC selects Sydney to be the site of the 2000 Summer Olympics.