Australian Bicentenary was officially declared to be the Golden Wattle "Acacia pycnantha". The Gazettal was signed by the Governor General, Sir Ninian Stephen, on 19 August 1988. A ceremony was held on 1 September 1988 at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. The Minister for Home Affairs, Robert Ray, made the formal announcement and the Prime Minister's wife, Mrs Hazel Hawke, planted a Golden Wattle 1988 was also marked by the completion of many unique development projects such as the Bicentennial National Trail and on 9 May of that year, Queen Elizabeth II opened the New Parliament House in Canberra. As well as
Chrysler Town & Country (1941–1988) After World War II, the Town & Country nameplate returned, though the 4-door 8-passenger wagon never did. Only the 1946 Town & Country 4-door sedan and the 1946 Town & Country 2-door convertible were offered. During three model years later (1949), General Motors would claim the distinction of total mass-production of the first pillarless 2-door hardtop offering; however, Chrysler built seven pre-production Town & Country cars of this body style during the 1946 model year, of which only one survives today. The last true original Chrysler Town & Country 2-door hardtop woodie offering, ever, would go into full production during