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King William Street [PRG 631/2/52] • Photograph

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Summary

King William Street looking south towards Victoria Square during the visit of the Duke of York, 1901. The Royal visit occurred between 9th and 15th July 1901. The Governor at the time was Tennyson and the Mayor of Adelaide was A.W. Ware. Addresses were given at the Town Hall to welcome the Royal couple to Adelaide after their arrival at Port Adelaide, Adelaide Railway Station en route to Government House. To mark their arrival 1,200 homing pigeons were released from Victoria Square to convey the good news to many parts of the State. The photograph shows crowds lining Victoria Square and the various military personnel including Mounted Rifles, Machine Gun Corps., Field Artillery, Naval Brigade, Garrison Artillery, 1st and 2nd Battalion Infantry, Cadets and Defence Rifle Clubs. The parade is turning from Victoria Square into Wakefield Street at the highly decorated statue of Queen Victoria.

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Physical description

Photograph;

Dates / Publication details

1901

Photographer

Gall, Ernest

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of E Collection

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

26/10/2017

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

24,318 x 30,559 pixels (743.1 MP)

Size

743.16 MB

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