duchess

Maybe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Hamilton,_Duchess_of_Abercorn

rjones0856--It looks likely that this is Rosalind Hamilton Duchess of Abercorn, wife of James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn. We will add this information to the description when we update.

Almost certainly taken by Henry William Mobsby, as I have seen another almost identical shot, but the ladies behind are looking towards the camera. The photo is at the Fryer Library, in the Mobsby Collection - UQFL181 Box 1 Folder 13. You can see it here on page 128: espace.library.uq.edu.au/data/UQ_418596/HenryWMobsby_biog...

Thank you Kaye. That is useful information. I will pass it on to our Description team.

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A small viewing gazebo with an ogee-shaped roof, stone base, open balustrades, pergola entrance, and housing a telescope was constructed c.1918. In 1927 the Duke and Duchess of York were photographed visiting Mount Coot-tha standing at the direction finder.[1] Source: www.wikiwand.com/en/Mount_Coot-tha_Lookout

" When Hugh Deviney became Park Ranger, after World War I, he and his sisters lived at the kiosk. The four Diveney sisters ran a successful catering business, selling home-smoked hams and home-baked cakes and pastries. For many local people, a special outing was the walk-up the mountain to the kiosk for an afternoon tea with sandwiches and scones. The Divenys were hosts to many VIPs, including the Duke and Dutches of York, who were later to be crowned King George VI and Queens Elizabeth. Two war veterans on horseback met them at the Reserve's gates and escorted them, one on either side of the car, to the kiosk, where Bille Deviney presented them with a bouquet of gum tips and Texas grass. The royal couple inspected the viewing dial and took tea in the kiosk. Brisbane's Mayor William Jolly took every opportunity to promote Brisbane and its tourist attractions. In 1927 he called on every citizen to help promote the city because every sector of the community benefitted from tourist expenditure." Source: History of Mount Coot-tha By Janet Spillman, 2013

The "View Over the Conservatorium" is of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) at the time of Federation. It was Monday 27 May 1901. Read all about it (SMH 28/5/1901 p.5 onwards) - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/1342562?zoomLevel=2 Photo taken from the top of the dome on the Chief Secretary's Building. Odd thing is that there are no crowds around.

There is a companion photo (later I think, see the tree shadows) which shows the Naval vessels firing off salutes to the Royals, as described in the SMH report link above -

I recognised the octagonal tower of the Government House gatehouse but couldn't work out why it was so close to Macquarie Street. Now I realise they must have relocated it 50 metres east when they built the Cahill Expressway approaches.