Queen Elizabeth II greeting an Australian WW1[?] Light Horse soldier at an event in a New South Wales town during her 1977 official visit to Australia.

Description

Series[UMA-SRE-20050104] PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS DOCUMENTING OFFICIAL DOMESTIC VISITS AND OCCASIONS WITHIN AUSTRALIAAccession[2005.0104] PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS DOCUMENTING OFFICIAL DOMESTIC VISITS AND OCCASIONS WITHIN AUSTRALIAPart of Item[2005.0104.00198] Visit to Australia of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness, The Duke of EdinburghIdentifierUMA-ITE-2005010400041Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentQueen Elizabeth II greeting an Australian WW1[?] Light Horse soldier of the 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers at an event in an unidentified New South Wales town (possibly Tamworth). The mayor of the town and an unidentified other watch on and the Duke of Ediburgh is also present. Taken during the Queen's 1977 official Australian visit.
Comments: Queen Elizabeth visited Australia as part of her Silver Jubilee tour of the Commonwealth. While in Australia, she presided over the State Opening of Parliament in Canberra, visited all capital cities plus Launceston, Newcastle and other regional centres.
Inscription: In an album labelled "Visit to Australia of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, 7 March to 30 March 1977".Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2005.0104 Unit 0001MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

Provenance

CreatorAustralian Information ServiceRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorFraser, John MalcolmRoleProvenance

Dates

Date07 March 1977-30 March 1977

Description Control

Previous System ID2005.0104.00041Format NumberPA/129UMAIC IDUMA/I/6235

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsPhotographic prints

Relationships

Feature CollectionThe Malcom Fraser Collection