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Presentation ceremony at Unley [PRG 280/1/9/106] • Photograph

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Summary

A presentation ceremony led by Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia, with an audience of invited guests. Galway is standing behind the table (wearing his dark British uniform); Thomas Hyland Smeaton is standing to his left; with the Governor's Aide-de-camp, Major B.S. Connor, seated on the far right of the photo.The occasion was the presentation of 'the Christmas gift of Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary to the men of the 74th Infantry who were actually on military duty on December 25, 1914, as a momento for services rendered to His Majesty the King. The gift consisted of an ornate gilt box, in which was a neat cartridge-case pencil and the message, "With best wishes for a victorious new year, from the Princess Mary and friends at home" ' (piles of the boxes can be seen on the table). Other photos from this event were published in 'The Critic', Wednesday 12 January 1916, page 4; an article about it appeared in 'The Journal', Saturday 18 March 1916, page 2.

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Physical description

photograph; 15 x 20 cm

Dates / Publication details

1916

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Galway, Henry, Sir, 1859-1949
Governors -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

21/11/2002

Format

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Resolution

3,000 x 2,224 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

6.68 MB

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