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Waterford Royal visit, King and Queen on Grand Stand steps

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Niall McAuley said:
    From Wikipedia 1903:19–27 July - First visit to Ireland as monarch of King Edward VII,[1] landing at Buncrana.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    No, not that one: 1904: In 2nd May 1904 King Edward visited Waterford. He travelled from Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin via Kilkenny, arriving at Waterford North Station at 12:50 p.m. The station was decorated in crimson and a salute was fired by the HMS Aeolus, which was stationed in the river along three other ships. The King was entertained by the mayor James A. Power at a reception in City Hall. The Royal party then visited the Waterford Show. The Royal party proceeded to the Waterford South Station to take the 16:05p.m train to Lismore. Before departing the King knighted the Mayor on the platform. The King then took the train to Lismore where he was greeted by the Duke of Devonshire and other dignitaries.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    That Grandstand looks like a permanent structure, was the Show at a racecourse? I see one in Tramore...
  • BultacoFan said:
    "Date: between ca. 1901 and 1954" Shall we say it's rather unlikely to have been anytime after May 1910? 8-)
  • Ilia Alshanetsky said:
    Tremendous Work!

Queen Alexandra (wife of King Edward VII) viewing the Queensland gem display in the Australia Pavilion at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908

from State Library of Queensland

Two young ladies standing next to a tennis net, 1947

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Some interesting facts: Tennis arrived in Australia in the 1870’s and soon became a popular social game. Courts began springing up across the country from the big cities to the countryside. Originally partaken by women in Europe it was immediately popular with both sexes in Australia. And since 1900 Australian players have been ranked as some of the best on the world scene. From the early days tennis was instantly popular with women although there was no financial support to help with overseas travel to attend tournaments. However, with the aid of fundraising, Daphne Akhurst made the finals of Wimbledon in 1928. Ten years later, Nancy Bolton was the first Australian woman to play in a USA Championship final. In 1963 and 1964, Lesley Bowery won the French Open Singles titles being the first Australian woman to do so. And in 1961 and 1967 she also won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon. Source: www.chatswoodtennis.com.au/the-history-of-australian-tennis/