Western Australia was the last stop on her itinerary with visits organised in Kalgoorlie, Perth, Busselton, Albany, Northam, York and Fremantle. Since her very first visit to Australia in 1954, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, has captivated crowds across our nation. The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Sat 7 Feb 1953, To see the Queen. February 10, 1954. The early fifties was a time of things “falling off the back of trucks” and “finders’ keepers”, so as the Queen did not want the timetable, to a little boy, it was all mine. Elizabeth II is the only reigning monarch of Australia to have set foot on Australian soil; she first did so on 3 February 1954. Duke of Edinburgh in Land Rover (second path on left) inspect thousands of school children at Sydney Cricket Ground. (South Australia). February 3, 1954. Royal Visit to Australia Badge 1954 Scarce. 5th February 1954. According to the Queen's itinerary, detachments of the main fleet were transported around the country by air and rail to supplement sub-fleet vehicles in Tasmania, … View our most recent social media posts THE QUEENS VISIT TO AUSTRALIA: MARCH 1977 The Queen accompanied by The Duke-of Edinburgh will arrive in Australia at Canberra on Monday 7 March 1977 by air from New Zealand and will leave from Perth on Wednesday 30 March. Another Queen's visit special edited in 1982. #YY, 1952 - 1977 QUEEN ELIZABETH II SILVER JUBILEE MUG. NOTE: Only lines in the current paragraph are shown. Broken Hill. Select from premium Queens Tour Australia 1954 of the highest quality. Duke of Edinburgh inspect sheep at The Showground Dubbo (N.S.W.). February 5, 1954. 19th century. Click on current line of text for options. The Queen arrived in Australia on 3 February 1954, and the first release prints were expected by the beginning of April. It was one of the nation’s last great pre-television events. The Royal Progress of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. My 2 older sisters remember taking trays of sandwiches from my Aunt, to the fence for the performing Aborigines. AU $45.00 + AU $21.00 shipping . February 3, 1954. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, escorted by The Governor-General of Australia, Field-Marshal Sir William Slim and followed by H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during their first visit to Australia in 1954. When the 27 year old sailed into Sydney harbour on 3 February 1954, she practically stopped the nation. AU $ ... 2 watching. 1954 Queen's visit to Australia . The Royal party visited all the capital cities … With her is the Medical Superintendent. The Queen speaking in Victoria on her visit in 1954. ... Perhaps over-protected from the heat and conditions of inland Queensland in 1954, the Queen's itinerary for later tours included Mount Isa and Longreach. Her first foreign tour was before her accession when she accompanied her parents to the countries of Southern Africa in 1947. Since 1867, there have been over fifty visits by a member of the Royal Family to Australia, though only six of those came before 1954. AU $12.00 postage. The tour was a high-point of royal adulation in Australia. The tour was a high-point of royal adulation in Australia. This planned satellite town was first announced by the Premier, Tom Playford, on 4 May 1950 when 3000 acres of open farmland near Salisbury were purchased by the South Australian Housing Trust. The front shows Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Australian coat of arms. The 1954 royal tour was a much-anticipated event. Find the perfect Queens Tour Australia 1954 stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh disembark from the Royal Barge at the landing pontoon, Farm Cove, Sydney. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth speaking with one of the patients of the Repatriation General Hospital, "Yaralla". The fierce February sun did not prevent Her Majesty from wearing her elbow length white gloves and decorative hats. Sat 7 Feb 1953 - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of, Edinburgh will visit Australia from February 3 to April 1, 1954, it, was announced in a broad outline of the royal tour itinerary released. https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/1954-royal-tour-queen-elizabeth-ii The faces of the spades were engraved before the last-minute alterations to the Royal tour itinerary were made. March 9, 1954. Amalgamated Wireless Australia (AWA) helped make history when it filmed the Queen setting foot on Australian soil and relayed the footage to the Spastic Centre in Mosman – thus the royal arrival became the first televised event in Australia. by the Prime Minister's Department to-day. AS the Queen celebrates her 90th birthday this long weekend, the Daily Telegraph has been given access to a series or rare photographs taken during her first ‘walkabout’ tour of Australia in 1970. J. J. Cahill and the Prime Minister of Australia, Rt. On 21 February 1963 Queen Elizabeth II visited the new town of Elizabeth, established to the north of Adelaide, which was named after her. The back shows the royal family from when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne in 1837. The visit to Australia was part of a six month round-the-world tour that had begun in 1953. 1963 Tour, February 18-March 27. This was published 9 years ago. This page shows timetable changes for the 6 February when the Queen travelled to Legacy House, Randwick racecourse, Bondi Beach and the Tivoli Theatre. AU $35.00 0 bids + AU $22.50 shipping . Commemorative silk timetable for the six hour train journey from Bathurst to Sydney on 12th February 1954. The Australian leg began in New South Wales followed by Canberra, Tasmania, and Victoria. Official printed programs stated that all those responsible for an event were to synchronise their watches with the A.B.C. Rare Queen Elizabeth Tin Money Box made for the Queens visit to Australia. Vintage Book 1954, Itinerary of ROYAL TOUR in Australia, with FRAMED PORTRATES. They show the detailed planning that went into the royal visit, which aimed to give as many people as possible the opportunity to see ‘their queen’. The Library is delighted to announce the complete digitisation of its renowned "pattern" set of 681 folio-sized plates for  'The Birds of Australia' by John Gould. Duke of Edinburgh (in Land Rover) at Bondi Beach inspect life savers. The Australian leg began in New South Wales followed by Canberra, ... Perhaps over-protected from the heat and conditions of inland Queensland in 1954, the Queen's itinerary for … At the time, the royal tour of 1954 was the single biggest event ever planned in Australia. They arrived in Australia on 3rd February 1954 and in her speech the Queen said: “I have always looked forward to my first visit to this country but now there is the added satisfaction for me that I am able to meet my Australian people as their Queen. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. H. Mowll) leave St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, after attending Divine Service. It turned out to be the timetable for the Queen’s train trip from Bathurst to Sydney on Friday the 12 February 1954. Queen Elizabeth's first visit to Australia 15 Images Queen Elizabeth's tour of Australia in October will be her 16th. The 1954 Royal Tour was the biggest single event ever organised in Australia. February 3, 1954. We take a look at her visits to ... Queen Elizabeth II at the State Ballroom in Hobart for a civic reception in 1954. The State Library’s collections relating to the 1954 royal tour include invitations, entry tickets, commemorative school exercise book covers, orders of service, menus and timetables. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. The Queen and Prince Philip start a 10-day visit to Australia on October 19. Take a look at her very first, in 1954. Please read our special conditions of entry before visiting us. It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail! photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages. Duke of Edinburgh wave to Sydney crowds lining Elizabeth Street as they leave Legacy House. The Queen and Prince Philip arrive in Australia this week for an 11-day visit. An estimated 75% of the population turned out to catch a glimpse of their new Queen. Authors. The inscription on the Duke's spade is similar. February 6, 1954. March 20,1954. Page 1 - ROYAL TOUR ITINERARY ANNOUNCED FOR 1954. This collection comprises a set of speeches made by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Australia. On March 9, 1954, a young Queen Elizabeth II - the first reigning monarch to set foot in the state of Queensland - and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Brisbane. Duke of Edinburgh arrive at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. In the course of their stay and after Canberra, they will engage in an itinerary which will take them to Queensland, The crowds were tumultuous, the press was effusive in its praise and every street the royals paraded along was festooned with decorations. ... Email. Duke of Edinburgh smilingly receive prominent citizens at the landing pontoon in Farm Cove, Sydney. His Royal Highness Duke of Edinburgh accepts a bouquet of flowers from a small schoolgirl from the convent school as the Royal Car moves through the Sydney suburb of Lane Cove. She made haste back to England and by the time she came to Australia in 1954, the princess was our queen. The visit to Australia was part of a six month round-the-world tour that had begun in 1953. Fully refurbished, this Daimler landaulette was one in a fleet of 55 British and Australian-manufactured vehicles operating throughout New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia for the 1954 royal tour. Her arrival at Farm Cove, where Captain Arthur Phillip raised the British flag 165 years before her, attracted an estimated 1 million onlookers in a city with a population of 1,863,161 (1954 ABS Census). In 1954, nearly one million people turned out to euphorically welcome Queen Elizabeth to Melbourne, the first time a reigning monarch had visited the city. Queen Elizabeth II was the first, and to date, the only reigning British monarch to visit Australia. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. During their ten days in New South Wales, they attended 28 major programs, with events scheduled for the morning, afternoon and evening. But the inscription on the Queen's spade reads : With this spade Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II planted a tree on April 1,1954, to commemorate her visit to Western Australia. It was one of the nation’s last great pre-television events. So, it’s possible that it may have been the Queen’s own personal copy (only a DNA test might tell)! Facebook. Gather: connecting Aboriginal communities with collections and stories, Please read our special conditions of entry before visiting us, queen_elizabeth_ii_robert_menzies_duke_of_edinburgh.png. Ex-service women wave to the Queen as she passes Hobart’s Domain in 1954. 1 of 34. Duke of Edinburgh (white cap), Governor of New South Wales Lt. Gen. Sir John Northcott, Premier of New South Wales, Hon. Australia’s own car, the FJ Holden was the king of the road and the big green 38 Class steam locomotive was the king of the rails. February 6, 1954. But we need to be super sure you aren't a robot. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth making a broadcast over The Flying Doctor network at H.Q. Instead, the then Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, would come in his place. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. However, a coded telegram received in October 1951 relayed the disappointing news that due to the king’s ill health and an impending operation, he would be unable to visit the antipodes as planned. Below is a small selection - you can view three albums of photographs through our catalogue. Part of the fireworks display held on Sydney Harbour to welcome Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. Photograph, Royal Visit Tatura 1954, 1954 Historical information Copy of photograph of Royal couple being greeted by dignitaries and station master Mr Kelly, at Tatura Railway Station 1954… The Library would like to thank volunteer Anne Munro for typing all the original hand-written captions for the photographs. March 18th, 1954. Their children, Prince Charles (aged five years) and Princess Anne (aged three years) did not accompany them on the exhausting trip. February 7, 1954. Cancel. Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by the Governor of New South Wales (Sir John Northcott), followed by the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) right, and the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. J. J. Cahill). In 1954, nearly one million people turned out to euphorically welcome Queen Elizabeth to Melbourne, the first time a reigning monarch had visited the city. During the Queen’s eight-week tour of Australia, the only glitch was an outbreak of poliomyelitis in Western Australia, which saw the Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, intervene to insist that the royal party sleep on SS Gothic and eat only food prepared on the ship (Ferrier, 1954, n.p.). She has visited all member states except Cameroon and Rwanda. The royals visited 57 towns and cities during the 58 days they spent in Australia. The first reigning monarch to tour Australia, she arrived in Sydney on 3 February 1954 and departed the country from Fremantle on 1 April 1954. AU $10.00 + shipping . The royal couple arrived on the Royal Yacht Britannia, stopping briefly in Fremantle, before sailing on to Sydney where the Queen set foot on Australian soil for the first time on 3 February 1954. Abstract. Ten speeches presented in New Zealand at the beginning of the 1963 tour of Australia, 7-17th February (File) The Queen's reply to speeches of welcome, Parliament House, … First visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Tasmania in 1954. Duke of Edinburgh along Park Street, Sydney (passing through the Aboriginal Arch). Queen Elizabeth II reads a speech in Sydney, 1954. Bruce Partridge found the timetable and this is his account of how it happened: “1954 was a good year. The 1954 Royal Visit was headline news in the weeks leading up to the event. royal_visit_souvenir_exercise_book_cover.jpg, royal_visit_a1_commemorative_silk_train_timetable.jpg, royal_visit_a2_train_timetable_bathurst_to_sydney.jpg, royal_visit_b1_special_tram_and_bus_arrangments.jpg, royal_visit_b3_public_transport_changes_6_feb1954.jpg, Splendid Species: Gould's Birds of Australia. The controversial cricket series where England introduced an aggressive bowling style. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. The queen's Australian visit was big news again in 1977. Speeches presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Australia Date Range 1954-1992 Collection Number MS 9174 Extent 0.14 metres (various) Language of Materials English Repository National Library of Australia Introduction Scope and Contents. February 5, 1954. Duke of Edinburgh were returning from a visit to the Repatriation General Hospital "Yaralla", Concord. There was just enough time for the royal party to disembark at Lithgow and Katoomba to take in the sites. Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Australia from February 3 to April 1, 1954, it was announced in a broad outline of the royal tour itinerary released by the Prime Minister's Department to-day. Paragraph operations are made directly in the full article text panel located to the left.Paragraph operations include: Zone operations are made directly in the full article text panel located to the left.Zone operations include: Please choose from the following download options: The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized Duke of Edinburgh. Since you've made it this far, we want to assume you're a real, live human. The Library holds an extensive collection of original photographs of the visit which capture many official and candid moments. February 3, 1954. These ephemeral items would usually be thrown away after the event. Queen Elizabeth, looking chic in slim white dress, attends a garden party in Sydney in 1954. The Education Department issued school children with these commemorative covers for their exercise books. I remember the Queen’s visit to Whangarei, Northland. Queen Elizabeth’s days varied from the cultural – watching a surf life-saving demonstration at Bondi Beach; to the civic – addressing 107,000 school children at three outdoor venues; to the constitutional – opening a session of parliament. Hon. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. We provide advice and support to all public libraries and local councils in NSW. AU $55.00. Picture Information. Here is their itinerary as supplied by Buckingham Palace. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to get the full Trove experience. February 3, 1954. The Queen and Prince Philip visited Victoria from 24 February to 9 March 1954. Queen's farewell broadcast to Australia, 1st April (File) Series [unnumbered]. For suggested attribution, see our copyright page. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth escorted by the Governor General (Field-Marshal Sir William Slim) and H.R.H. You are free to copy, distribute, remix and build upon this content as long as you credit the author and the State Library of NSW as the source. February 16, 1954. The Australian Government had promised Queen Elizabeth that an official film would be made available soon after her return, so that she could show a record of the visit to her young children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Those who couldn’t be there in person could listen to ABC radio’s nation-wide coverage of the historic occasion. Duke of Edinburgh makes the Royal Progress through Sydney. Planning had commenced in 1949 for King George VI (Elizabeth’s father) to visit Australia and New Zealand. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. This 70 page booklet issued by the Department of Government Transport shows how the tram and bus timetables for Sydney services were altered during the royal visit to allow the Queen and her official party to have right-of-way. the Gothic, arriving in Sydney on Wednesday, February 3. She had two years earlier been en route to Australia when her father died while she was on a private visit to Kenya, forcing her to return to the United Kingdom. The front shows Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Australian coat of arms. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth acknowledges loyal greetings from Northern Territory aborigines at Whyalla Memorial Oval. The couple had been due to visit Australia and New Zealand in February 1952 when tragedy struck. With the visit of the Queen scheduled to open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in two weeks, we thought it timely to reflect on her first visit as monarch in 1954 and the role of the RSL in the visit. For those New Zealanders old enough to have experienced it, the visit of the young Queen and her dashing husband, Prince Philip, to New Zealand in the summer of 1953-54 … On her tour through these countries, the Queen’s activities had been closely followed by the Australian press. R. G. Menzies is about to step from the landing pontoon on to Australian soil for the first time at Farm Cove, Sydney. The Royal Romance exhibition examined Australia's passionate response to Queen Elizabeth II's first visit in 1954. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh sailed into Sydney Harbour on 3rd February 1954." My fathers brother (James WORLAND) was Curator of the Toowoomba Gardens at the time of the Queen’s 1954 visit. Photography - Sydney exposed takes the first step in providing an online gateway to thousands of images highlighting the history and changing nature of Sydney, Australia's first and largest metropolis. It was organised in the days before email, facsimile and mobile telephones. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. To mark Australia Day, we are sharing this #throwback of The Queen during her first tour of Australia. Dr George Bell donated a collection of photographs from the Queen's visit to Broken Hill, which have also been digitised. Free for reuse - unless otherwise stated, this content is licensed under  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. time signals at 9am each day. They traversed the country by plane, train, ship and car from Cairns in the north, Broken Hill in the west to Hobart in the south. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN As previously announced, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Australia this Autumn. The tree, planted by Queen Elizabeth II, commemorates her visit to Western Australia in 1954. For those New Zealanders old enough to have experienced it, the visit of the young Queen and her dashing husband, Prince Philip, to New Zealand in the summer of 1953-54 is a … The Queen in Tasmania. 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