Queen Elizabeth II looking at a corgi dog while visitng a Cyclone Tracy display in Darwin 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-2005010400063Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentQueen Elizabeth II looking at a corgi dog while visitng a Cyclone Tracy display in Darwin. The Duke of Ediburgh is also present. The cyclone, in December 1974 killed 71 people, left 20,000 people homeless and destroyed more than 70 percent of Darwin's buildings. Taken during the Queen and Duke's 1977 official visit to Australia.
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

Date26 March 1977

Description Control

Previous System ID2005.0104.00063Format NumberPA/129UMAIC IDUMA/I/6306

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsPhotographic prints

Relationships

Feature CollectionThe Malcom Fraser Collection