Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/February/February 9

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• 1889 - Peter Lalor, the Commander in Chief of the Eureka Stockade rebellion, dies aged 62.
• 1914 - Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson, a landholder and provost of Kirkcaldy appointed as the new Governor-General.
• 1923 - Stanley Bruce becomes Prime Minister of Australia.
• 1937 - Cairns is hit by a tropical cyclone.
• 1986 - Women were ordained as priests in the Anglican Church of Australia for the first time.
• 2002 - Australian Labor Party, led by Mike Rann wins the South Australian election.