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Queen Elizabeth II reads a speech in Sydney, 1954. Since 1867, the British royal family has visited Australia over fifty times, with only six visits before 1954. Elizabeth II was the first reigning monarch of Australia to have set foot on Australian soil; she first did so on 3 February 1954, when she was 27 years old.
The Queen became the first reigning Australian monarch to set foot on Australian soil when she arrived in Sydney on 3 February 1954. In 1953, it was announced that, subject to royal assent , the northern approach to the newly constructed Fitzroy Bridge would be called Queen Elizabeth Drive to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II .
Queen Elizabeth herself visited Australia 16 times, the first trip coming in 1954, when she became the first reigning monarch of Australia to step foot on Australian soil. During that visit, the ...
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The Australian Grand Prix was held at Southport and won by Lex Davison driving a HWM Jaguar; Tennis. Australian Open men's singles: Mervyn Rose defeats Rex Hartwig 6-2 0–6 6-4 6-2; Australian Open women's singles: Thelma Coyne Long defeats Jenny Staley Hoad 6-3 6-4; Davis Cup: Australia is defeated by the United States 2–3 in the 1954 Davis ...
Lady Pamela Hicks has served as witness to key moments in British royal history. ... adjusts Queen Elizabeth’s stole at the Royal Ball, in Melbourne, Australia, 1954. The AGE - Getty Images ...
A Queen's World Tour (1954) Royal New Zealand Journey (1954) The Queen in Australia (Australia) (1954) The Sceptre and the Mace (Canada) (Short documentary) (1957) Life of a Queen (Short documentary) (1960) The Royal Tour of India (1961) Queen Elizabeth II in Pakistan (Short documentary) (1961) The Queen Returns (Australia) (1963)
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