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Book Royal Visits to Australia

Download or read book Royal Visits to Australia written by Jane Connors and published by National Library of Australia. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of Australia’s total population of around nine million, an estimated seven million people turned out to catch a glimpse of the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. Sixty years later, in April 2014, television news bulletins, newspapers and social media were awash with stories of the royal visit of Prince William, his wife Catherine and their baby son George. The frequent, whirlwind royal tours of today are a far cry from those to Australia between 1867 and 1954. These stretched over months, bursting with events such as civic receptions, state banquets, military reviews, cricket matches, agricultural shows, processions, schoolchildren’s pageants and the laying of foundation stones. Occasionally shambolic, quarrelsome and raucous affairs, they were always intensely patriotic. While most of the visits described in this book are from the British Royal Family, royals from other countries appear too, including ‘Our Mary’ of the Danish Royal Family, proudly claimed by Australians as their own. Royal Visits to Australia provides a fascinating glimpse into the evolving Australian psyche and cultural identity. Although our enthusiasm for the Royal Family has waxed and waned over the decades, it is tempting to attribute the fervour of today’s young people to modern celebrity culture. Royal Visits to Australia uncovers an affection that runs much deeper than a passing crush. The book is richly illustrated with stunning full page and double-page black-and-white photos from the early years to magnificent colour photos of more recent years. Also included is a vast array of drawings, lithographs, illuminated addresses, magazine articles, programs, menus and invitation cards and other souvenirs. Royal Visits to Australia is packed with fascinating stories and firsthand accounts. Read about an assassination attempt on Prince Alfred, the first royal visitor, in 1867; the weeping and hysteria of hundreds of thousands of people at Fremantle at the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, in 1901; the unprecedented scenes of wild welcome at the 1954 visit of Queen Elizabeth II, the first reigning monarch to visit Australia; allegations of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) attempting to assassinate Prince Philip in Sydney in 1973; media obsession with discerning romantic gestures and stories of cracks in the marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, in the 1980s; and, in 2014, William and Kate’s visit, with baby George in tow, the first royal tour since the social media revolution.

Book Visit to Australia of His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester

Download or read book Visit to Australia of His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester written by and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester Friday November 23rd 1934 Procedure

Download or read book Visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester Friday November 23rd 1934 Procedure written by University of Sydney (SYDNEY) and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Narrative of the Visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to the Colony of Victoria Australia

Download or read book Narrative of the Visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh to the Colony of Victoria Australia written by John George Knight and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Visit of H R H the Duke of Gloucester to South Australia

Download or read book Visit of H R H the Duke of Gloucester to South Australia written by Benjamin Hill Gillman and published by . This book was released on with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Royalty the River

Download or read book Royalty the River written by David Jones and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a century and a half the Brisbane River has witnessed a succession of vibrant royal spectacles and the enthusiastic response of Queenslanders. This book steps through those years, visiting each scene in words and pictures, from the time when Australian colonies were one with the Mother Country half a world away, to the confident nation today which sees itself an integral part the broader world community. From the visit to Brisbane by Prince Alfred in February 1868 through to the visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip in October 2011.

Book Royal Visit Duke Of Gloucester 1934

Download or read book Royal Visit Duke Of Gloucester 1934 written by Brisbane (Qld.). Council and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Freemason s Chronicle

Download or read book The Freemason s Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Aborigines of Australia

Download or read book The Aborigines of Australia written by John William Bleakley and published by Brisbane [Australia] : Jacaranda Press. This book was released on 1961 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Origin theories, physical & mental characteristics, types of shelters, foods, weapons, implements & utensils, spiritual & social life, initiation, grouping, magic & medicine, death & mourning, burial; earliest contacts, attempts to Christianize, early missions - all States; Queensland - administration & assimilation difficulties, evolution of Mission work, early settlement; experiences in other States; health, diseases, endemic & epidemic (North Queensland, Torres Strait Islands); notes on uniform Commonwealth policy, part Aborigines, Census.