Historical information
Lord Northcote was Australia's 3rd Governor General.
Physical description
Framed black and white photograph of the Governor General of Australia Lord Northcote. Carved frame around edge, gilt edge on inside of frame. Typed message on rectangular paper by Lord Northcote.
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References
- Northcote, Henry Stafford (1846–1911) by Chris Cunneen In July 1903 Northcote was appointed governor-general of Australia to succeed Lord Tennyson. He was sworn in on 21 January 1904 in Sydney and was appointed G.C.M.G. A spare little man with a dark weather-beaten face and a bushy moustache, to Sir John Forrest he seemed 'slow'. But he became close to the prime minister Alfred Deakin who later praised his 'tactful, patient friendliness and modesty'...
