Photo shows tram No. 12 reversing at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets, Ballarat, with the Post Office in the background. Crowds can be seen in Sturt St waiting for the Queen's Royal Progress to pass. There are three policemen or officials behind the tram. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol. Saturday 6 March 1954. See item 412 for a photo of the decorated tram for the Royal Visit tram 38 at the same location.Yields information about the provision of tram services on the day of the Royal Tour to Ballarat.Photograph - Black & White - Tram 12 - 1954 Royal visit - Lydiard St NorthDetails the image on the rear of the print in ink.royal tour, ballarat, tram 12, lydiard st north

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Plastic medal & bar with stick pin on satin red, white and blue ribbon commemorating the Royal visit of Elizabeth 11 in 1954.event, official, royal visit

Handed out to patients and visitors to commemorate the visit of her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip to Victoria in 1954 and in particular the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. This brought much excitement to the patients at Heidelberg.Recognises a significant Royal visit to Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. Acknowleges the role of the Hospital in the treatment of War Veterans to receive such a visit and World War II had ceased in 1945, only nine years earlier.Blue cardboard folder of 4 sides, with a single fold containing 1 photo and inscription. Photo is of Queen Elizabeth sitting down and Prince Phillip standing to the left of her in front of a fireplace, with commemorative acknowledgement of the visit.Page 1 shows the Commonwealth Emblem with the words "Royal Visit 1954" inscribed under it. Page 2 has the inscription " Memento of the Visit of Her Majesty and his Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to Victoria 24th February, 1954 to 9th March, 1954 presented by the Repatriation Commission" over a crown and the letters EIIRbritish royalty, 1954, 1954 royal visit, royal visit australia, memento, australian coat of arms

Handed out to patients and visitors to commemorate the visit of her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip to Victoria in 1954 and in particular the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. This brought much excitement to the patients at Heidelberg.Recognises a significant Royal visit to Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. Acknowleges the role of the Hospital in the treatment of War Veterans to receive such a visit and World War II had ceased in 1945, only nine years earlier.Blue cardboard folder of 4 sides, with a single fold containing 1 photo and inscription. Photo is of Queen Elizabeth sitting down and Prince Phillip standing to the left of her in front of a fireplace, with commemorative acknowledgement of the visit.Page 1 shows the Commonwealth Emblem with the words "Royal Visit 1954" inscribed under it. Page 2 has the inscription " Memento of the Visit of Her Majesty and his Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to Victoria 24th February, 1954 to 9th March, 1954 presented by the Repatriation Commission" over a crown and the letters EIIRbritish royalty, 1954, 1954 royal visit, royal visit australia, memento, australian coat of arms

non-fictionA small booklet issued to Australian schoolchildren as a souvenir of the Royal Visit 1954.royal visit, elizabeth ii, souvenir booklet, itinerary

The photo, by an unknown photographer, shows tram 38, decorated for the 1954 Royal Visit in a Ballarat street - possibly Victoria St. The tram has the destination of City. Could be by a Sydney based photographer who did this type of captioning on his photographs. The numbers at the end of the caption may not be relevant, though could be a date.Yields information about the 1954 Royal Tram.Photograph, black and white - plain black with title written in white ink on the negative. Two copies held.Second copy has the stamp of C R G Field of Sydney on the rear tramways, trams, royal visit, decorated trams, tram 38

Royal visit 1954 . Decorations in Whitehorse Road Mitcham.Maroondah highway showing decorations looking South.royal visit 1954, maroondah highway mitcham, decorations

Royal visit 1954 showing street decorations looking East.Whitehorse Road Looking East showing bunting in Mitchammaroondah highway mitcham, royal visit 1954, decorations

Black and White Photo of maypole dancing on the QEO during the 1954 Royal Visitentertainment, dance, maypole dancers, maypole dancing, royal visit

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lydiard st, railway station, queen, 1954, royal visit

A publication including photographs and text documenting the Royal Tour. Maroon endboards featuring the Royal insignia.Queen Elizabeth II was the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Sydney on 3rd February 1954 aboard the SS Gothic, a passenger liner converted into a royal yacht. Their arrival attracted an estimated 1 million onlookers in a city with a population of 1,863,161 people. The royal couple visited 57 towns and cities during the 58 days they spent in Australia. They travelled the country by plane, train, ship and car from Cairns in the north, Broken Hill in the west to Hobart in the south. The tour ended on April 1, 1954, departing from Fremantle, Western Australia. royal tour of australia 1954, royal visit 1954, queen elizabeth ii

White china souvenir mug commemorating the 1954 Royal Visit by Queen Elizabeth 11 and Prince Phillip."Souvenir Royal Visit Australia 1954"commemorative mugs

his medal was issued for schools to commemorate the Queen visit. The Queen visited Victoria from 24 February to 9 March 1954. In 1954 Queen Elizabeth II became the first reigning monarch to tour Australia. She arrived in Sydney with her husband the Duke of Edinburgh on 3 February 1954 and departed the country from Fremantle on 1 April. The visit was tremendously popular. The attractive young Queen was the first royal to tour Australia in twenty years. She graciously endured a gruelling schedule of 33 flights, covering 10,000 miles by air, and 207 car trips, covering 2,000 miles by road and taking 130 hours. She visited approximately 70 country towns, all capital cities except Darwin, and made about 100 speeches.Medal BadgeEIIR Royal Visit 1954 Victoriaroyal visit 1954, badge, victoria, children

Issued to Doug Blackney when he was the Queen's car orderly for the Royal Visit in 1954. Rectangle pre-printed card with hand written name of person issued to. Royal Visit to New South Wales 1954, Official Pass.Handwritten on diagonal, top right corner: QUEEN'S CAR ORDERLYroyal visits, drivers, new south wales

Black and White Photo of many people on the QEO spelling out ;For Empire" during the royal visit of 1954photograph, royal visit, royal visit