Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/March/March 3
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- 1911 - The city of Palmerston in the Northern Territory is renamed Darwin in honour of Charles Darwin.
- 1942 - Japanese forces carry out air-raids on Broome.
- 1986 - the Australia Act 1986, which completes Australia's independence from the United Kingdom, is proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony in Canberra.
