Historical information

Program for the first opening of Parliament after Federation.
Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert (1865–1936), Duke of Cornwall and York was the second son of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The visit was part of an Empire tour and a tribute to the response made throughout the Empire during the Boer War. On their return to Britain the couple were proclaimed Prince and Princess of Wales and, on the death of Edward VII in 1910, became George V and Queen Mary.

Physical description

White coloured folded program, printed in purple

Inscriptions & markings

Front page/cover:
UK Coat of Arms
In Celebration of the Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. To meet their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. Reception by His Majesty's Ministers of State for Australia, at the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, on the 9th May, 1901.
Middle pages:
Programme (items listed)
Back page/cover:
Refreshments Will be Served all the Evening on the Ground Floor and in the Galleries