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Photograph, City of St Kilda Centenary 1990 - images collection #2, 02/12/1990

  • A man is facing a white wall that is partly obscured by a drawn curtain. He is holding a cord that will draw open the curtain. Another figure looks on.

    Governor of Victoria Davis McCaughey unveiling the Commemorative Plaque, St Kilda Town Hall #1

  • A man listening to a small group of people who are mainly obscured. On the wall behind him is a large plaque and a drawn curtain.

    Governor of Victoria Davis McCaughey unveiling the Commemorative Plaque, St Kilda Town Hall #2

  • A man is standing on a stage behind a podium, addressing a group of people who are seated in front of him. Some people are also seated behind him on the stage.

    Govenor of Victoria Davis McCaughey addressing the meeting at St Kilda Town Hall

  • A man is standing on a stage behind a podium, holding a framed document. He is addressing a group of people who are seated in front of him. Some people are also seated behind him on the stage.

    Cr John Callanan making a presentation to the Govenor of Victoria, Davis McCaughey, at St Kilda Town Hall

  • A man is facing a white wall that is partly obscured by a drawn curtain. He is holding a cord that will draw open the curtain. Another figure looks on.
  • A man listening to a small group of people who are mainly obscured. On the wall behind him is a large plaque and a drawn curtain.
  • A man is standing on a stage behind a podium, addressing a group of people who are seated in front of him. Some people are also seated behind him on the stage.
  • A man is standing on a stage behind a podium, holding a framed document. He is addressing a group of people who are seated in front of him. Some people are also seated behind him on the stage.

Historical information

St Kilda was declared a city on 2/12/1890 by the Governor of Victoria The Right Hon. John Adrian Louis Hope, the Earl of Hopetoun, GCMG (28/11/1889 - 12/07/1895). This event was commemorated 100 years later, on 2/12/1990, by the unveiling of a plaque by the current Governor Dr J. Davis McCaughey AC (18/02/1986 - 22/04/1992).
Also in commemoration of the centenary, a conservatory in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens was opened that day by the Mayor, Cr. Melanie Eagle.
Four years later, in 1994, the City of St Kilda was amalgamated with the cities of South Melbourne and Port Melbourne to form the City of Port Phillip.

Physical description

Colour photograph

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