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The Butter Arch in Market Street, Melbourne, decorated to commemorate Australian Federation Celebrations

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

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  • Swordscookie said:
    These appear to have been common practice around that time. The National Library of Ireland had a similar shot of a similar triumphal archway that looked just like that without the sun:-)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    Thanks Swordscookie! Any ideas National Library of Ireland on The Commons?
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons Ahoy, yes! This is the photo that Swordscookie means, I'd imagine - erected to celebrate the 1903 visit of Edward VII to Dublin. In the course of research, as is their wont, our Flickroonies discovered this 1900 arch, erected for Queen Victoria's 1900 visit...
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    National Library of Ireland on The Commons Hello! And thanks for the links :)
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Butter Arch, Market Street, Melbourne, May 1901 (Australian Federation Celebrations) -

Tom Roberts working on the painting the "Opening of the First Parliament ca. 1903

from State Library of New South Wales

Over the Conservatorium, Sydney 1901

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

  • beachcomber australia said:
    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.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    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 -

  • GrenadierGuardsDmr said:
    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.