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Photograph, Queen Mother visit 1958 - images collection, 1958

  • Smiling woman wearing a calf length frock, elbow length gloves, a hat and a pearl necklace carries a handbag over one arm and waves with the other.

    The Queen Mother at St Kilda Town Hall

  • A crowd of women stand aside as they watch a woman holding a bouquet of flowers walk among them. All are wearing a calf length dress, a pair of gloves and a hat and are carrying a handbag over one arm.

    The Queen Mother with the Mayor's wife attending a ladies lunch at the St Kilda Town Hall

  • A young girl in frock hands a bouquet of flowers to a woman. Another woman and a young boy in a kilt watch on. A group of women and a man in ceremonial robes observe from a distance.

    The Queen Mother being presented with a bouquet at St Kilda Town Hall, with the Mayor and his wife in attendance

  • Smiling woman wearing a calf length frock, elbow length gloves, a hat and a pearl necklace carries a handbag over one arm and waves with the other.
  • A crowd of women stand aside as they watch a woman holding a bouquet of flowers walk among them. All are wearing a calf length dress, a pair of gloves and a hat and are carrying a handbag over one arm.
  • A young girl in frock hands a bouquet of flowers to a woman. Another woman and a young boy in a kilt watch on. A group of women and a man in ceremonial robes observe from a distance.

Historical information

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and the widow of King George VI. King George took the throne in 1936, at which time she became the first British-born Queen consort since the Tudor times. She visited Australia on 14 February – 7 March 1958 to attend the British Empire Service League Conference in Canberra. She travelled to the Australian Capital Territory, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania, Adelaide and Perth, as well as many regional and rural areas.

Physical description

black and white photograph, unmounted, original, fair condition

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