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Rockhampton prepares for the arrival of The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh from State Library of Queensland uploaded February 2023
Victoria Bridge 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Illuminations in Queen Street, Brisbane, ready for the royal visit in 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
United Service Club, Brisbane, 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Brisbane residents decorate a cottage in preparation for the Royal Visit, March 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Workmen decorate their building from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Decorations for the Royal Visit in 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
St. Stephens Cathedral, Brisbane, 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Queen Street, Brisbane, with decorations for the royal visit in 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Church decorations in Vulture Street, South Brisbane for the royal visit in 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Brisbane prepares for the Royal Visit from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Preparing Brisbane City Hall for the royal visit in 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Waiting to see Queen Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh on their visit to Brisbane in 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Decorated main street of Bundaberg for the Royal visit from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
Scene at Mackay Showgrounds during Queen Elizabeth's Royal Visit from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
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At the tumultuous Civic Welcome at the Exhibition Grounds, Brisbane
- Vesna Verencevic said:
Cane growers and graziers welcome Queen Elizabeth II in South Brisbane
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Vesna Verencevic said:
‘In Brisbane’s sunshine’ Thousands of Queenslanders greeted the Queen with great enthusiasm and informality. Through speeches and exhibitions, Queensland was portrayed as rich in natural resources and agriculture with great potential for long-term prosperity. At a parliamentary luncheon held in Brisbane on 10 March, the Premier talked of the major rural industries of Queensland including wool, sugar, beef, and dairy, as well as the coalfields of Blair Athol and the Callide Valley. Although the Royal couple were in the State for only nine days they covered a significant distance and the areas they visited displayed the resources and achievements of that region. In Toowoomba, prized livestock of the district was paraded for the Royal couple at a reception at the Athletic Oval. At a Civic Ball held at the Brisbane City Hall on 10 March, flora and fauna of Queensland were brought directly to the Royal pair where a representation of a rainforest, complete with flowers, foliage and waterfall was set up. The simulated gum tree provided a temporary home for nine koalas. Source: www.qhatlas.com.au/content/queen-queensland-1954
Part of Brisbane's decorations for Queen Elizabeth II
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Vesna Verencevic said:
St Edward's Crown is widely used as a heraldic emblem of the United Kingdom, being incorporated into a multitude of emblems and insignia. As the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a responsible government, the crown can also symbolise "the sovereignty (or authority) of the monarch." It can be found on, amongst others, the Royal Cypher; the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom; the Royal Badges of England; and the badges of the police forces of England and Wales, NHS ambulance services, Her Majesty's Coastguard, the British Army, the Royal Marines, the Royal Air Force, and HM Revenue and Customs. It also forms the logo of Royal Mail, the United Kingdom's postal service.[9] (In Scotland, the Crown of Scotland may appear in place of St Edward's Crown). Edward VII intended to revive the tradition of being crowned with St. Edward's Crown in 1902, but on coronation day he was still recovering from an operation for appendicitis, and instead he wore the lighter Imperial State Crown.[27] Jewels were hired for use in the crown and removed after the coronation until 1911, when it was permanently set with 444 precious and semi-precious stones. Imitation pearls on the arches and base were replaced with gold beads which at the time were platinum-plated.[6] Its band was also made smaller to fit George V, the first monarch to be crowned with St Edward's Crown in over 200 years, reducing the crown's overall weight from 82 troy ounces (2.6 kg) to 71 troy ounces (2.2 kg).[27] It was used to crown his successor George VI in 1937, and Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, who adopted a stylised image of the crown for use on coats of arms, badges, logos, and various other insignia in the Commonwealth realms to symbolise her royal authority. In these contexts, it replaced the Tudor Crown, which had been instated by Edward VII in 1901. The use of the crown's image in this way is by permission of the monarch. On 4 June 2013, St Edward's Crown was displayed on the high altar in Westminster Abbey at a service to mark the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II's coronation, which was the first time it had left the Jewel House at the Tower of London since 1953. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Edward%27s_Crown