Historical information

The ticket documents a Royal Concert held during the 1963 visit of the British monarch and consort to Australia, organised by the Government of Victoria with the Australian Broadcasting Commission, reflecting its civic and national significance. Hosted at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, the event required large-scale crowd management, evidenced by the printed access map on the ticket. The named bearer and fixed, non-transferable seating indicate controlled attendance and heightened security appropriate to a royal event.

Significance

This item has local historic significance for Broadmeadows and Campbellfield, providing primary evidence of major industrial development and civic engagement in Victoria during the 1960s.This item is of historic and social significance as tangible evidence of civic life, monarchy-related public events, and state-organised cultural programming in Victoria during the early 1960s. It documents public engagement with royal visits and the ceremonial relationship between Australia and the British Crown in the mid 20th century.

Physical description

Single sheet of pale pink paper, printed in black ink, folded vertically. The recto contains formal event text and seat information. The verso contains a printed location map and directional diagram.

Inscriptions & markings

Recto (front): “In the presence/of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness/The Duke of Edinburgh”/“Royal Concert”/“arranged by/the Government of Victoria”/“in association with the Australian Broadcasting Commission”/“at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl”/“on Sunday, 24th February, 1963”/“at 2.30 o’clock p.m.”/“Admit… Mr C. Mutton” /
“This Ticket is issued to the bearer and is not transferable”/“SECTION 3”/“ROW X”/“SEAT 69”
Verso (back): “From Linlithgow Ave”/“King George V Memorial”/“Swan St Bridge”/“Alexandra Ave”/“To Sections 2 & 3”/
Hand-applied label: “WI-4242”