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Duke of Edinburgh [B 11237] • Photograph

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Summary

Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, spent three week visiting South Australia in 1867. After travelling on to Melbourne and Tasmania he arrived in Sydney, There he was wounded in the back by a revolver fired by an Irishman. After his complete recovery he returned to England. He visited Australia again in 1869 and 1871. Melbourne and Sydney both have hospitals commemorating his escape from death (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital)

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Physical description

Photograph;

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1860

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Alfred, Duke of, 1844-1900

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Digitisation information

Date

05/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,140 x 3,364 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.63 MB

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