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Street decorations in George Street during the visit to Sydney of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, June - July 1920, photograph: b&w. The 1867-68 visit of the little-known Prince Alfred to Australia was the very first by a member of the British Royal family. ...
Cathy Freeman, with the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games identity logo. Photograph courtesy of Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. The XVIII Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne from 15 to 26 March 2006. ...
The Federation Kiosk, Centennial Park, Sydney at the Proclamation of Federation, 1 January 1901. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. The movement had begun to gather real momentum after Henry Parkes wrote to the other premiers in 1889 an...
The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia represents the monarch of Australia - currently Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The functions and roles of the Governor-General include appointing ambassadors, ministers and judges, giving Royal Ass...
The Great Depression (1929–32) was a time of extreme hardship for people in Australia. Even before the devastating stock market crash on Wall Street (the centre of stock market trading in New York, United States of America), unemployment in Austral...
Military bands have accompanied Australian ceremonies, parades, church services, mess dinners and performed at concerts on innumerable occasions since then. Band musicians and band music owe a great deal to Australia's Salvation Army. Other Australian p...
This reflected the rights of women to vote and seek election in South Australia and to vote in Western Australia, rights granted in 1895 and 1899 respectively. Indigenous women were not granted suffrage in federal elections until 1962, although Aborigina...
Organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) have been established to bring these important health services to remote and regional Australian communities. The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides free emergency and medical care to people w...
Blue Lake, Kosciuszko National Park. Australia has over 500 national parks. Most of our national parks are managed by the States and Territories of Australia; however the Commonwealth of Australia manages six national parks and a further 13 marine parks...
Street decorations in George Street during the visit to Sydney of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, June - July 1920, photograph: b&w. Their visit took in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and We...
The Encyclopedia of Australian Science brings together Bright Sparcs and Australian Science at Work. See the background page for more information. This site is still under construction and will be changing and improving in the coming months....
The Princess Royal visited the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery on 29 September 2005. A short service was conducted during which the Princess Royal laid a wreath at the Cross of Sacrifice in memory of the 3821 Australian and Allied service personnel bu...
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>User keywords, or 'tags', are words added to object records by other users to enhance their discovery. >P3462 Booklet, 'The Royal Visit and You', paper, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra, Australia, 1954 (OF). The Museum continues to update and ...
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>User keywords, or 'tags', are words added to object records by other users to enhance their discovery. Decorative Metalwork > Sugar spoons>>+ 95/76/3 Sugar spoon, silver, Rhoda Wager... >H8331 Souvenir sugar spoon, Royal Visit 1954, EPNS, England, c. ...
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