The Duke of Edinburgh in Brisbane with English sailor Shane Acton alongside Acton's sailboat 'Super Shrimp' during the 1977 Royal Visit.

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-2005010400097Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentThe Duke of Edinburgh in Brisbane with English sailor Shane Acton and others, alongside Acton's 18 foot sailboat in which he circumnavigated the globe in the 1970s. The boat was a 'Caprice' designed by Robert Tucker and named 'Super Shrimp'. The Duke of Ediburgh was in Australia with Queen Elizabeth II for their official 1977 Royal 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

Date30 September 1981-07 October 1981

Description Control

Previous System ID2005.0104.00097Format NumberPA/129UMAIC IDUMA/I/6195

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsPhotographic prints

Relationships

Feature CollectionThe Malcom Fraser Collection