Queen Elizabeth II with cricketers Dennis Lillee and Greg Chappell at the Centenary Cricket Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during her 1977 official Australian visit.

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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-2005010400166Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentQueen Elizabeth II with cricketers Dennis Lillee and Australian captain Greg Chappell at the Centenary Cricket Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1977. Australian batsman Rick McCosker (with bandaged head) and Ray Steele, Treasurer of the Australian Cricket Board look on. 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

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CreatorAustralian Information ServiceRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorFraser, John MalcolmRoleProvenance

Dates

Date07 March 1977-30 March 1977

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Previous System ID2005.0104.00166Format NumberPA/129UMAIC IDUMA/I/6279

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Genre/FormPhotographic printsPhotographic prints

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Feature CollectionThe Malcom Fraser Collection

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SubjectAustralian Cricket BoardCentenary Cricket TestChappell, GregCricketMCosker, RickMelbourneMelbourne Cricket GroundQueen and Royal FamilyQueen Elizabeth IIRoyaltySportSteele, Ray

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Queen Elizabeth II with cricketers Dennis Lillee and Greg Chappell at the Centenary Cricket Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during her 1977 official Australian visit.

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Queen Elizabeth II with cricketers Dennis Lillee and Greg Chappell at the Centenary Cricket Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during her 1977 official Australian visit.