Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh being welcomed to Tamworth by the Mayor and his wife during their 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-2005010400132Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentQueen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh being welcomed to Tamworth, New South Wales, by the Mayor, Alderman Norman McKellar, and Mrs McKellar. Ray Walsh, Chairman of the Peel-Cunningham County Council, is shaking hands with the Duke. Mounted soldiers of the 24th Light Horse Regiment and the 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers parade in the background, and onlookers and press are gathered around. The picture was taken in front of 435-441 Peel Street, Tamworth, the newly-completed 'Ray Walsh House'. 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 ID2005.0104.00132Format NumberPA/129UMAIC IDUMA/I/6234

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsPhotographic prints

Relationships

Feature CollectionThe Malcom Fraser Collection