Historical information

HRH Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester came to Australia in late 1934, and to Victoria in time for the Centenary Celebrations (of pastoral settlement of the Port Phillip District, beginning with the Hentys settlement at Portland Bay on 19 November 1834).
From Trove - 20 November 1934
Historic Portland was the scene yesterday of unprecedented celebrations when the Duke of
Gloucester arrived from Tasmania to join in festivities marking the beginning of Victoria's second century. A great crowd estimated at more than 60,000 people watched the re-enactment of the landing of Edward Henty, Victoria's first permanent settler, on November 19, 1834.

Physical description

Black and white photograph rows of men in formal dress with white jodhpurs, dark coats and white hats. Five rows in all, with one man at the front. Buildings in the background.
Police escort for Duke of Gloucester, Portland, 1934

Inscriptions & markings

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Back: Police escort for Duke of Gloucester Portland 1934