Dictionary of Sydney

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Royal Tour 1954

Tour by the newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II who became the first reigning monarch to set foot on Australian soil, accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. During the tour the Queen and the Duke spent February 3-13 in New South Wales, about half of it in Sydney.

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Date of event
03 Feb 1954 - 01 Apr 1954
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