This collection consists of archives relating to the City's involvement in organising:
-coronation celebrations for kings and queens
-commemorative tablets and plaques for coronations
-structures to commemorate coronations.
The coronation of Queen Victoria was in 1838, prior to the date the City Council was established. The records in this collection include the coronations of King Edward VII in 1902, King George V in 1911, King George VI in 1937 and Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
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Coronation Celebrations and Commemorations [CN-0384]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 06 Dec 2023, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1949026