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Clunes Museum
Photograph
... duke and duchess of cornwall & york...THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL & YORK - LATER TO BECOME... TO BALLARAT OF THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL & YORK. .2 - .6 COPIES... photographs duke and duchess of cornwall & york federation 1901 .1 ...THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL & YORK - LATER TO BECOME KING GEORGE & QUEEN MARY - DURING THEIR VISIT TO AUSTRALIA IN 1901 FOR THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT AT FEDERATION. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE THE BALLARAR EAST TOWN HALL DURING THE GRAND TOUR..1 FRAMED BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VISIT TO BALLARAT OF THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL & YORK. .2 - .6 COPIES OF PHOTOGRAPH, VARYING SIZES. ONE LAMINATEDlocal history, photographs, duke and duchess of cornwall & york, federation, 1901 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Rose Stereograph Co, 1901
... by the Rose Stereoscopic of Melbourne. All 1901 for the Duke of York... for the Duke of York visit for the opening of Federal Parliament ...Photographic reproduction - sepia coloured of a three stereo pair images with details on the sides. Originals made by the Rose Stereoscopic of Melbourne. All 1901 for the Duke of York visit for the opening of Federal Parliament in Melbourne. All feature cable trams. Printed on A4 size ink-jet printer. Set of three: 1 - Duke of York Celebrations, Melbourne, The Municipal Arch, Princes Bridge - image No. 2878 2 - ditto, the Butter Arch, Collins St - image No. 2894 3 - ditto - Prahran and St Kilda Arch, The Junction - image No. 2896.trams, tramways, melbourne, royal visit, cable trams, princes bridge, collins st, st kilda junction, stereo photograph -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Newspaper Supplement, The Courier: Ballarat 1900-2000, 2000
... duke of cornwall and york... of the east gold mine, sebastopol phoenix foundry closure duke ...98 page newspaper supplement celebrating the century 1900-2000. Includes 100 names of great Ballaratians.the courier, ballarat courier, anniversary, century, steve bracks, tom o'meara, bruce morgan, weston bate, r.f. scott and co, camerons, sunshince train crash, nellie melba, queen victoria's death, star of the east gold mine, sebastopol, phoenix foundry closure, duke of cornwall and york, duchess of cornwall and york, central highlands water, electric trams, workld war one, richard w. richards, dick richards, william dunstan, mccann's dairy centre, conscription, george merz, peace, avenues of honur, red cross, james oddie, henry sutton, band competitions, influenza epidemic, ballarat council merger, bert hinkler, frank petch, bartrop real estate, ballarat zoo, english cricket team visits ballarat, the dole, the depression, sustenance works, charles kingsford smith, ballarat centenary, black friday, world war 2, world war two, walter davis, cuthberts, albert coates, john rowan, langi kal kal soldier setttlement, ronaldson and tippett, america soldiers, united stated marines, military hospitals\corckers, gollars, robert clark, edward j. bateman, ellinor morcom, f.w. barnes and son, rex hollioake, cricket, edgar bartrop, ideal homes competition, ballarat begonia festival, percy beames, bigarelli, good neighbourhood council, baird and mcgregor, sunicrust bakeries, begonia queens, tom beaumont, thomas toop, ray murphy, alice andrews, bobby greville, jack hill, john vernon, ballarat civic hall, haymarket, royal visits, trams, olympic games, robert lemke, bob bath, boxing, norm pinney, jack barker, greg binns, geoffrey blainey, pam davies, david haymes, m.b. john, morgan b. john, austin mccallum, steve moneghetti, richard crouch, voi williams, elsi simper, e.j. tippett, kenn webb, hugh williamson, st john's lutheran church, ballarat fine art gallery, art gallery of ballarat, peter tobin funerals, keith bray, john valves, vietnam war, john dellaca, haymes paints, henry haymes, sovereign hill, gold museum, dowling forest racecourse, ballarat turf club, mt helen campus, rupert hamer, swagman, bill mahoney, constance coward-lemke, hymettus historic garden, c.v. jones, eureka flag, save bakery hill, jessie scott, anne beggs sunter, ray's tent city, art theft, woodsplitters by tom roberts, fluoride, jack chisholm, ballarat railway station fire, princess diana, prince charles, university of ballarat, university of ballarat 130 anniversary, hailstorm, ballarat brewery closure, bicentenary, flooding, recession, pat cashin funerals, camp street arts precinct, arts academy, scout jamboree, ballarat learning city, council amalgamation, linton bushfire, eureka stockade centre, russell mark, tony lockett, east timor, ballaarat general cemeteries trust, john barnes, william heres, nelson brothers funeral services, valcor australia, bob davis, john curtin, david davies -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PROGRAMMES:THE ROYAL VISIT MAY 1901, 6th May 1901
... Little Collins Street. Ballarat. The Duke & Duchess of... Collins Street. Ballarat. The Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York. T ...Two programmes for the Royal Visit - Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, May 6th - 16th 1901. Details of visit to Melbourne and one-day visit to Ballarat (not Bendigo). a & b/ A coloured bi-fold 'Official Programme' with summary of each day's programme and section on ''Movements of the Duke and Duchess'' (the programme issued by Lord Hopetoun). c/ Single sheet ''Programme''' with the summary of the each day's activities (as per the first part of 7722.a). d/Advertisement for Catanach's Jewellery Factory on reverse.T Shortel. Varley Brothers Melbourne Sydney Adelaide.event, official, royal visit, catanach's jewellery factory, little collins street. ballarat. the duke & duchess of cornwall & york. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: CENTENARY MEMORIES - CORNISH EMIGRANTS IN BENDIGO
... The Duke and Duchess of York... Prince of Wales The Duke and Duchess of York French's Corner Long ...Copy of a newspaper article titled Centenary Memories, Cornish Emigrants in Bendigo, More Cornish spoken than at St. Just. Written on the side is - This was published in a West Cornwell Newspaper & sent back to Aust in a clipping George Ellis has original. Approx circa 1951. Items mentioned are: More Cornish spoken than at St Just, Best Cornsih Style, Singing Gullies particularly where Cornishmen and Welshmen were as they were fond of singing, Royal visits, St Just point and Open House for Cornish.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - centenary memories - cornsih emigrants in bendigo, bendigo advertiser, mrs kennedy, duke of edinburgh 1867, prince albert victor of wales, prince george (later king george v), edward prince of wales, the duke and duchess of york, french's corner long gully, old cornwall society, mr john ellis, bendigo hospital, mr harry perak malaya, mr and mrs charles harry, mrs boyns, hon mrs j keppel, lord st levan, mr keppel, victorian railways, bendigo railway station, mr herbert thomas -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Plate, 1927
... Souvenir of HRH the Duke & Duchess of York's visit... the Duke & Duchess of York's visit to Australia 1927. White china ...The last remaining piece from a tea set owned by Catharine Jane Grant nee Marden - grandmother of Max Grant.White china plate with royal crest in centre.Souvenir of HRH the Duke & Duchess of York's visit to Australia 1927.domestic items, crockery, civic mementoes, royal souvenirs -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Award, Education Department (Victoria), Children's Display of Physical Education, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 1927
... by the Duke and Duchess of York. Such displays by school children were... in honour of, and in the presence of Their Royal HighnessesThe Duke... of, and in the presence of Their Royal HighnessesThe Duke and Duchess of York ...1927 was the year of a royal visit too Australia by the Duke and Duchess of York. Such displays by school children were typical during royal visits. Bowen Heward wa sa pupil of Kew Primary School.Certificate - Children's Display of Physical Education in honour of, and in the presence of Their Royal HighnessesThe Duke and Duchess of York, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 26th April 1927. Awarded to Bowen Heward, Kew School No.1075. Signed by Frank Tate, Director of Education. royal visit (1927), kew primary school, bowen heward -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - British Military Uniforms, T.H. Holding, London, Uniforms- Holding, 1894
... photograph of the Duke of York has a tissue covering. The spine... and other accoutrements. A colour photograph of the Duke of York has ...A Guide to the Making of British Military and Naval UniformsThis is a book of 82 pages. It has a red cover with gold printing, scroll work, heraldic flags and the official British crest. The pages contain printed text and sketches of military and naval uniforms, hats, badges and other accoutrements. A colour photograph of the Duke of York has a tissue covering. The spine is partly damaged.non-fictionA Guide to the Making of British Military and Naval Uniformsbritish military and naval uniforms, t h holding, 1894 british uniforms -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - INAUGURATION CERTIFICATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, 1901
... to His Royal Highness the Duke of York and to His Excellency... to His Royal Highness the Duke of York and to His Excellency ...Municipal Association of Victoria Certificate for the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia. Printed on paper in colour by Sands & McDougall. Signed by the Mayor & Councillors and reads 'The addresses presented by the municipalities of Victoria to His Royal Highness the Duke of York and to His Excellency the Governor General Lord Hopetoun. Markings - Commonwealth Proclamation Day, 1st January 1901cottage, miners -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir - Stamp Set Foundation of the Commonwealth 1901, c. 1934
... . Blue, oblong 5½D, HRH Duke of York opening 1st Federal... Foundation of the Commonwealth 1901-19151. Blue, oblong 5½D, HRH Duke ...Set of 4 stamps Foundation of the Commonwealth 1901-19151. Blue, oblong 5½D, HRH Duke of York opening 1st Federal Parliament, Victoria; brown, oblong 1 shilling & six D, Federal Parliament House, Canberra; 2x red, oblong joined, Barton on one, Parkes the other, both 3D -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Envelope, Packet: Ringwood Area Hotels - Coach and Horses, Empress India, Burnt Bridge. Also Antimony Mine Hotel Proclaimed 1878
... Hotel; "Duke of York"... population, 4 licences in locality; Burnt Bridge Hotel; "Duke of York ...Hotels list; Coach and Horses Hotel; Club Hotel Sept-1887 Wiggin sold to Lindsey; Empress India Hotel; Antimony Mine Hotel, East Ringwood, Cnr Main & Pratt St proclaimed 21-Jan-1878 owing to increase in mining population, 4 licences in locality; Burnt Bridge Hotel; "Duke of York" -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph arch, C J Frazer, Decorative Arch Princes Bridge, 1/1/1901
... Celebration of Federation and visit of Duke & Duchess... and visit of Duke & Duchess of York 1901 black and white photograph ...Celebration of Federation and visit of Duke & Duchess of York 1901black and white photograph, poor quality -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Frazer, C.J, Princes Bridge, c. 1901
... Decorated for the visit of Duke & Duchess of York, 1901... Carlisle Street St Kilda melbourne Decorated for the visit of Duke ...Decorated for the visit of Duke & Duchess of York, 1901 Federation celebrationsblack and white photograph mounted fair conditionPrinces Bridge showing traffic and decorations of flags and bunting -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Frazer, C.J, Municipal Arch, Princes Bridge, c. 1901
... Decorated for the visit of Duke & Duchess of York, 1901... Carlisle Street St Kilda melbourne Decorated for the visit of Duke ...Decorated for the visit of Duke & Duchess of York, 1901 Federation celebrationsblack and white original mounted photograph -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Souvenir - Mug, Burleigh Pottery, Coronation of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, 1937
... . On 26th April 1923 (as Duke of York) Prince Albert married..., on Wednesday 12 May 1937. On 26th April 1923 (as Duke of York) Prince ...This mug was produced to commemorate the coronation of George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Wednesday 12 May 1937. On 26th April 1923 (as Duke of York) Prince Albert married in Westminster Abbey to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later to become The Queen Mother). Prince Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary and was born on 14th December 1895 on the Sandringham estate. On the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in December 1936 he was proclaimed King and took one of his middle name, George, on succeeding to the throne. Born 14th December 1895 King George died on the 6th February, 1937. Cream coloured ceramic mug with printed text and images. Outside of mug; Coronation of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth / May 1937 base; Burleigh / Made / in / England / Official design / Made in Englandmaking a nation exhibition -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.
Book - Book, memorial, Adam Lindsay Gordon the poet of Australia : unveiling of the memorial in Westminster Abbey, 1934
... by the Duke of York on 11th May 1934 in Poets' Corner, Westminster... in Westminster Abbey by the Duke of York attests his extraordinary ...non-fictionadam lindsay gordon, westminster abbey, 1934, memorial -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Book: Addresses To HRH The Duke of Cornwall, 1901
... Full title: Addresses To HRH The Duke of Cornwall & York... title: Addresses To HRH The Duke of Cornwall & York, His ...David Gordon Collection. Full title: Addresses To HRH The Duke of Cornwall & York, His Excellency the Governor General, The Earl of Hopetoun, From the Municipalities of Victoria Address from Borough of Tarnagulla on bookmarked page. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Coronation souvenir handkerchief
... and Queen Mary. He was Duke of York from 1920 to 1936, living... was Duke of York from 1920 to 1936, living in London and also (from ...King George VI was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. He was Duke of York from 1920 to 1936, living in London and also (from 1932) at Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park. In 1923 he married Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon; their elder daughter, later Queen Elizabeth II, was born in 1926. George VI succeeded to the throne on the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, in December 1936. Handkerchief produced as a souvenir for the Coronation of King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth on 12 May 1937. Images of the king and queen are set on either side of a circular view of Buckingham palace surrounded with representative flags and the Monarch's crown. Commonwealth (Empire) flags are placed at each corner. The British flag is below the image of the Palace. the flags are joined by a knotted circular gold coloured cord that traces the figures of the King and Queen. main colours are red, blue, white and gold on a cream background. handkerchief, coronation, 1937, king george vi -
Clunes Museum
Badge
... FEDERAL PARLIAMENT BY THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL & YORK... TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE FIRST FEDERAL PARLIAMENT BY THE DUKE ...SHIELD-SHAPED BADGE TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE FIRST FEDERAL PARLIAMENT BY THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL & YORK IN MELBOURNE, MAY 1901local history, numismatics, badges, badges and tokens -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Rose Stereograph Co, 1901
... printer. Set of two: 1 - Duke of York visit, Prahran...: 1 - Duke of York visit, Prahran and St Kilda Arch ...Yields information about the appearance of the intersection of Sturt and Grenville St with horse tram trailers being shunted with electric trams.Photographic reproduction - sepia coloured of two stereo pair images with details on the sides. Originals made by the Rose Stereoscopic of Melbourne. Printed on A4 size ink-jet printer. Set of two: 1 - Duke of York visit, Prahran and St Kilda Arch, The Junction - image No. 2994 - same image as the third one on Reg Item 7096, but different number and exposure. 2 - Sturt St at Grenville St showing the change over between electric trams and horse tram trailers. The same image as Reg Item 3144.trams, tramways, melbourne, royal visit, cable trams, st kilda junction, stereo photograph, ballarat, sturt st, esco, grenville st, trailers, horse trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BELARDINELLI COLLECTION: BENDIGO'S CENTURY SUPPLEMENT TO THE BENDIGO ADVERTISER
... volume three: 1920-1929. On the front a picture of the Duke.... On the front a picture of the Duke and Duchess of York visit to Bendigo ...Bendigo's Century a supplement to the Bendigo Advertiser volume three: 1920-1929. On the front a picture of the Duke and Duchess of York visit to Bendigo 1927.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, centenary supplements -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Document
... with the opening of Federal Parliament by HRH The Duke of Cornwall and York... Parliament by HRH The Duke of Cornwall and York Document ...Invitation of Certificate to Mr C Swinburne from the Victoria Government to celebrations in Melbourne in connection with the opening of Federal Parliament by HRH The Duke of Cornwall and Yorkflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - History, Prizes & Documents
... (Exhibition Buildings, 14 May 1901). Prizes presented by Duke... (Exhibition Buildings, 14 May 1901). Prizes presented by Duke ... -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - PRINCESS MARGARET ROSE
... Postcard: HRH Princess Margaret Rose, daughter of the Duke... Postcard: HRH Princess Margaret Rose, daughter of the Duke ...Postcard: HRH Princess Margaret Rose, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York. Image shows baby resting on lace pillows. Beagles' postcard.1930's ?royalty, british, princess margaret, princess margaret, royalty -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Book, J. B. Young Stationer, Mayor's Room Visitors Book, 1900
... and Duke of York (Later the King and Queen of England) who visited... and Duke of York (Later the King and Queen of England) who visited ...The Mayor's room was traditionally a private space in which the Mayor met with visitors and official guests. The signatures in this Visitor's Book reflect the breadth of community members who were received by Mayor's throughout the 20th century. From local people to overseas dignitaries their signatures are recorded for prosperity as evidence of their visit to Bendigo. Signatures include the Duchess and Duke of York (Later the King and Queen of England) who visited on the 28th April 1927 as part of their national visit which coincided with the opening of Parliament House in Canberra. Royals Prince Charles and Lady Diana signed the book on the April 15th, 1983 and Prime Minister John Howard and Members of Cabinet in 1998. Large tan leather and green cloth bound book. 390 lined pages each with three ruled vertical columns titled; Name, Address, Remarks. Marbled front and back end papers. Pages numbered top left or right of each page. Front end page has a small pink piece of paper pasted in centre with makers name and address on it. The book began being used on the 23rd March1900, with the last two pages featuring signatures of federal politicians who attended a Cabinet Meeting at the Bendigo Town Hall on the 21st July 1998.Spine; Embossed leather piece with Visitors Book written on it. Cover; Embossed leather piece with Mayor's Room Bendigo Visitors Bookcity of greater bendigo events, city of greater bendigo town hall, city of greater bendigo royal visits -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ADDRESSES TO H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CORNWALL, 1901
... . The Duke of Cornwall & York and to his Excellency The Governor... containing copies of addresses to H.R.H. The Duke of Cornwall & York ...A hard cover book containing copies of addresses to H.R.H. The Duke of Cornwall & York and to his Excellency The Governor General in 1901 from the municipalities of Victoria, published by the Municipal Association of Victoria. Red cover with gold lettering. Marked McCarron Bird & Co printers Melbourne & Long Gully Mechanics Institute.document, certificate, municipal addresses -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: VISITING, 2000
... : The Duke and Duchess of York visit Bendigo in 1927. The Duke... of York visit Bendigo in 1927. The Duke later became King George ...Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Visiting: The Duke and Duchess of York visit Bendigo in 1927. The Duke later became King George VI. The clip is a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Certificate - Invitation to the opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 1900
... Highness The Duke of Cornwall and York’ ‘Mr G and Mrs Rolfe... of the Commonwealth by His Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall and York’ ‘Mr G ...This certificate is an invitation to the opening of the first Parliament of Australia on January 1st 1901 in Melbourne. On this date the six Australian self-governing colonies were federated to become the six states of Australia. The designers of the certificate were Norman Lindsay and John Longstaff. This particular invitation was sent to George Rolfe and his wife and two of his stepdaughters, Annie and Florence. George Rolfe (1836-1919), a tea merchant from Melbourne, began buying blocks of land near the mouth of the Hopkins River in Warrnambool in the 1870s. By the early 1880s Rolfe owned 50 acres in the town, including farming properties and used the buildings near the mouth of the Hopkins as holiday accommodation. He called his property Lyndoch which he improved with the addition of stables, chaff and bone sheds, jetty, boathouse, reservoir, water well and windmill and extensive gardens and he spent most of his later life in this Warrnambool area. Lyndoch today is the site of an aged care facility. This certificate is of considerable importance for two reasons: 1. It is an important memento of a signal event in Australia’s history - the Federation of the States in 1901. 2. The certificate was an invitation to the family of a prominent Warrnambool person – George Rolfe of Lyndoch.This is a piece of thick paper with illustrations and decorations in brown, red, blue, yellow and green tonings. The lettering is in white with coloured capital letters. The images include the shields of the six Australian States, the Coat of Arms of Britain and Australia, outlines of two trees (gum tree and oak tree) and three symbolic female figures representing Justice, Britannia and Australia. The top border decoration represents the waratah flower. The names of the invitees on this certificate have been handwritten in black ink. ‘Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth by His Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall and York’ ‘Mr G and Mrs Rolfe and the Misses Rolfe (2)’ george rolfe of lyndoch, federation of australia, history of warrnambool, george rolfe, opening of first parliament of australia -
St Kilda Historical Society
Memorabilia - Booklet, The Royal Visit Celebrations at the Opening of the First Parliament Commonwealth of Australia Melbourne May 1901, 1901
... to Victorian Soldiers; The Duke of York and his Staff; St Kilda... of: THH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York; Earl ...Booklet contains photographs of: THH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York; Earl of Hopetoun, Governor General, and Countess; Commonwealth Ministry; The Royal Party at Government House Melbourne; TRH the Duke and Duchess Landing at St Kilda Pier; The Mayor of Melbourne Welcoming His Royal Highness at the entrance to the City; Procession Passing down Bourke Street; Presentation of War Medals to Victorian Soldiers; The Duke of York and his Staff; St Kilda and Prahran Arch; City Arch; Procession passing Princes Bridge; Opening Ceremony at First Federal Parliament; Citizens' Arch; Queen Victoria Arch; Royal Yacht Ophir; Warships Gromoboi (Russian) and Brooklyn (USA); German Arch; Chinese Arch; State School Fete at Exhibition Building; The University Commencement; Group of Fijian Constabulary; Laying Foundation Stone, Soldiers' Memorial Ballarat; Visit to South Star Gold Mine, Ballarat; Illuminations at Princes Bridge and Flinders Street Station; Illuminations at Parliament House and Treasury; Illuminations at Town Hall and City ArchGold coloured paper cover embossed and tied with gold thread. Contains 16 pages of cream coloured paper printed in black, some with blue decorative margins.Handwritten inscription on title page: 'For the Boy from Grandfather in memory of a very happy time we spent together May 1901'duke and duchess of cornwall and york, royal visits, 1901, opening of parliament, federation arch, st kilda and prahran arch, city arch, german arch, chinese arch -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Certificate - Municipal Association of Victoria: Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia, Sands & McDougall, 1901
... Addresses presented to the Governor general and the Duke of York. ... to the Governor general and the Duke of York. This item has historical ...This certificate is one of a number held by the Warrnambool and District Historical society which relate to the occasion of Federation of Australia , January 01/1901. Some are for social functions at the time others like this are for more formal occasions. There was a strong local vote for Federation at the referendum in 1898 with district figures 957 voting for and 146 against . By 1899 the vote had increased to 1411 yes and 39 against.. The official federation celebrations were held in Sydney and Warrnambool like towns all over Australia held celebrations. The Mayor and five of Warrnambool's councillors travelled to Sydney for the celebrations. The first federal Member of Parliament for the Warrnambool district was John Chester Manifold of "Talindert," Camperdown. Some local well known people of the time who were contributed in various fields to the Federation spirit, include John Archibald, Willian Astley, Louis Bayer, Richard Kennedy, Walter Murdoch, and Con O'Mahony. This certificate has an added link to Warrnambool in that the son of Councillor W. Henry, Victor Henry, an art student had designed and illuminated the municipal Addresses presented to the Governor general and the Duke of York. This item has historical, artistic social and interpretive significance. It links the most important event of the Federation of Australia to our city. That the art work was completed by Victor Henry, a local person is a significant claim to fame for our city. It presents an opportunity for present generations to consider local aspects of the process of the Federation of our country.Framed Certificate. Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia, Municipal Association of Victoria 1901. Signed by councillorsWilliam Ferguson Mayor, Giffens Russell, John Ward, John Marfell, Chas Macknight, W J Hickford, W Simpson, G S Mackay, M Saltau, H C Lawson, E J Murray William Kucks Jnr, W Henry. Small card inserted in bottom right reads With compliments of W Ferguson, Mayor.warrnambool, warrnambool history, warrnambool at federation, federation of australia, victor henry