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1954 Opening of the Victorian Parliament by the Queen
Publisher
Australian history
Parliament
Victoria
Description
This Heritage Note looks at the preparations and events leading up to the royal tour of Australia in 1954, including the opening of the second session of the 39th Victorian Parliament by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 25 February.
The first visit to Australia by a reigning monarch was described as a ‘high-point of royal adulation’ and one of the ‘last great pre-television events’.
Publication Details
DOI:
10.25916/atrs-th15
Copyright:
Parliamentary Library & Information Service, Parliament of Victoria 2022
Access Rights Type:
open
Series:
Heritage Note No.9
Post date:
16 Sep 2022
