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Royal Visit, 1954
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Alternative nameRoyal Tour, 1954Description
This collection contains a small selection of archives relating to preparations for and the visit of Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arriving in Sydney on 3 February 1954. This was the first visit of Elizabeth to Australia as Queen after the death of her father, King George VI, in February 1952.
A number of the black and white photographs are from a donated album of photographs primarily taken by Barbara Schey.
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CollectionRoyal Visits
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Royal Visit, 1954 [CN-0383]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 31 May 2025, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1949023