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'Canberra Day' is a public holiday held annually on the third Monday in March in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) to celebrate the official naming of Canberra. Canberra was named at a ceremony on March 12 1913 by Lady Denman, the wife of the then Governor-General Lord Denman.
On 3 March 2007, ACT Minister Andrew Barr introduced a bill to change the day of Canberra Day to the ''second'' Monday in March so it falls closer to the actual birthday of Canberra.^[1]

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★ Public holidays in Australia

★ History of Canberra

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1. Changes to Canberra Day Public Holiday From 2008