Significance

Yields information about the way Ballarat decorated the railway station to welcome the Queen on her visit to Ballarat in 1954.

Physical description

Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of No. 17 inbound in Lydiard St North, taken from the Railway station showing the decorations placed at the exit of the station for the Royal Visit to Ballarat. The queen arrived by train. Photo 9-3-1954 by Wal Jack.



See image i2 for rear of photograph.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear in ink "SEC Ballarat #17 in Lydiard St Nth, from Railway station. During Queens visit 9th March 1954." In top right hand corner is Wal Jack stamp but with no negative number written in.