When: 10 April 1970Who: Her Majesty The Queen, HRH Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles The Prince of Wales and Princess AnneMayor: Lord Mayor of Wollongong Ernie Ford, Deputy Mayor Rube HargraveSailing up the east coast of Australia Disembarked the Royal Yacht HMY Britannia, which is docked at Port Kembla HarbourVisited: Town Hall at Crown Street, Wollongong Education ComplexIt 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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