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#23051 - Invitation to the Opening of the Commonwealth Parliament

Resource ID
Location
23051
Map Room, drawer 1
Title/subtitle
Invitation to the Opening of the Commonwealth Parliament
Format
Object
Identifier
Object O-125
Physical description
Paper, coloured copy of original document
Summary
Invitation from the Government of Victoria to Mr and Mrs C.S. Halkyard at the celebrations in Melbourne in connection with the opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia by his Royal Highness, the Duke of Cornwall and York
Availability
Not for loan
Notes
Invitation was issued to Mr & Mrs Charles Samuel Halkyard by the Victorian Government. Parliament opened in Melbourne on 9 May 1901. June Lawrence, wife of the donor Tom Lawrence, was the granddaughter of the Halkyards.