Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arriving in Canberra to commence their 1977 official visit to Australia.

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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-2005010400049Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentQueen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh alighting from a QANTAS aircraft at Fairbairn Airport in Canberra to commence their 1977 official visit to Australia. The Governor-General John Kerr, Alison Kerr, Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and Tamie Fraser wait at the foot of the gangway to greet them.
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

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CreatorAustralian Information ServiceRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorFraser, John MalcolmRoleProvenance

Dates

Date7 March 1977

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Previous System ID2005.0104.00049Format NumberPA/129UMAIC IDUMA/I/6158

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Genre/FormPhotographic printsPhotographic prints

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Feature CollectionThe Malcom Fraser Collection

Subjects

SubjectCanberraDuke of EdinburghFairbairn AirportFraser, MalcolmFraser, TamieGovernor- GeneralKerr, JohnPrime MinisterQueen and Royal FamilyQueen Elizabeth IIRoyalty

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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arriving in Canberra to commence their 1977 official visit to Australia.