Queen Elizabeth II presiding at the State Opening of Parliament in the Senate at Old Parliament House Canberra 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-2005010400056Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentQueen Elizabeth II presiding at the State Opening of Parliament in the Senate chamber of Old Parliament House Canberra during her 1977 official visit to Australia. The President of the Senate Sir Condor Laucke is seated on her right and the Duke of Edinburgh on her left.
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

Date8 March 1977

Description Control

Previous System ID2005.0104.00056Format NumberPA/129UMAIC IDUMA/I/6169

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsPhotographic prints

Relationships

Feature CollectionThe Malcom Fraser Collection