Physical description
Book, bound in red leather-look fabric. The book features facsimiles of the addresses made to the Duke and Governor-General, signatures of mayors, councillors and town clerks, views of municipal buildings, and the replies sent by the Duke and Governor-General.
Publication type
non-fiction
Inscriptions & markings
Incised on front cover in gold writing: ADDRESSES/ TO/ HRH The Duke of Cornwall & York/ AND/ His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL/ The Earl of Hopetoun/ FROM/ THE MUNICIPALITIES OF VICTORIA.
Summary
Book titled 'Addresses to His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall and York and to His Excellency the Governor-General From The Municipalities of Victoria', published by the Municipal Association of Victoria to commemorate the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. It was printed by McCarron, Bird & Co in Melbourne. The addresses were made on the occasion of the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York's visit to Melbourne in May 1901; they were in the city for the opening of Federal Parliament which took place at the Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens on 9 May 1901.
Keywords
References
- Index to the local government office-holders who signed the Loyal Addresses to H.R.H. The Duke of Cornwall & York and to His Excellency The Governor General The Earl of Hopetoun upon the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia, 1901. State Library Victoria: Research by: Colin Holt ; data input: Howard Mills
