Significance

Yields information about the Royal Visit to Ballarat and the tram decorated for its visit along with other arrangements.

Physical description

Set of three eight digital images taken of Queen Elizabeth II to Ballarat 6/3/1954 by W. J. Llewelyn.



.1 - Street view of Sturt St looking East at St Patrick's church, with No. 38 in the background and the wooden crowd control barriers stacked by the footpath.

.2 - Crowd waiting at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St.

.3 - Crowd waiting in Sturt St, with soldier's, outside Myers Store

.4 - Crowd and guard of honour waiting at the station.

.5 - The Queen and Duke in the official car in Sturt St.

.6 - ditto with Myer Store in the background.

.7 - Scottish unit marching at the intersection of Bridge St and Grenville St with he Bucks Head Hotel in the background. Note the sign on the hotel pointing to the Floral Carpet at the Alfred Hall.

.8 - Band at the City Oval.



Date obtained from http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Royal_Visit_1954,_Locations_for_Visiting_Municipalities,_Ballarat (accessed 11-6-2017)