Passing of Her Majesty Queen – Wollongong

When: 10 April 1970

Who: Her Majesty The Queen, HRH Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles The Prince of Wales and Princess Anne

Mayor: Lord Mayor of Wollongong Ernie Ford, Deputy Mayor Rube Hargrave

Sailing up the east coast of Australia Disembarked the Royal Yacht HMY Britannia, which is docked at Port Kembla Harbour

Visited: Town Hall at Crown Street, Wollongong Education Complex

It was in 1970 when Queen Elizabeth II granted the title of Lord Mayor to the city and that the current name ‘City of Wollongong’ was adopted.

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