MS 9174
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Title
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Speeches presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Australia
- Date Range
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1954-1992
- Collection Number
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MS 9174
- Extent
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0.14 metres (various)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a set of speeches made by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Australia.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn198664).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Speeches presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Australia, National Library of Australia, MS 9174, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Provenance
Presented to the Library by Government House, Canberra.
Arrangement
This list, and the collection, is arranged chronologically within each tour.
Item Descriptions
Series [unnumbered]. 1954 Tour, February 3-April 1
Welcome by Lord Mayor to Sydney, 3rd February (File)
Opening of Parliament of New South Wales, 4th February (File)
Women's Luncheon, Sydney, 4th February (File)
State banquet, Sydney, 4th February (File)
Unveiling the King George V and King George VI Memorial, Sydney, 5th February (File)
Children's Assembly, Sydney, 5th February (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Newcastle, NSW, 9th February (File)
Children's Assembly, Newcastle, 1954, 9th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Lismore, NSW, 10th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Casino, NSW, 10th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Dubbo, NSW, 10th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Wollongong, NSW, 11th February (File)
Assembly of Children, Wollongong, NSW, 11th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Bathurst, NSW, 12th February (File)
Assembly of Children, Bathurst, NSW, 12th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Katoomba, NSW, 12th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Lithgow, NSW, 12th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 13th February (File)
Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council, Citizens' Reception, Canberra, 13th February (File)
Opening of the Australian Parliament, Canberra, 15th February (File)
Government House, Canberra, meeting with representatives from the Australian Territories, 15th February (File)
Unveiling of the Australian National Memorial to America, Canberra, 16th February (File)
School children's gathering, Canberra, 16th February (File)
State Banquet, Parliament House, Canberra, 16th February (File)
Presenting of new Colours to the Corps of Staff Cadets, Royal Military College, Canberra, 17th February (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Hobart, Tasmania, 20th February (File)
School Children's demonstration, North Hobart Oval, 20th February (File)
Unveiling of Sesquicentenary Memorial, Hobart, 20th February (File)
Opening of Parliament of Tasmania, Hobart, 22nd February (File)
Official welcome, Devonport Municipality, Tasmania, 23rd February (File)
School children's demonstration at Devonport Oval, Tasmania, 23rd February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Launceston, Tasmania, 24th February (File)
School children's demonstration at York Park Oval, Launceston, Tasmania, 24th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor at Essendon, Victoria, 24th February (File)
Welcome at Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Victoria, 24th February (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Melbourne, 24th February (File)
Opening of Parliament of Victoria, Melbourne, 25th February (File)
Official welcome, Shire of Dundas, Victoria, 26th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, City of Hamilton, Victoria, 26th February (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Mount Gambier, South Australia, 26th February (File)
State Banquet, Melbourne, 27th February (File)
Dedication of additions to Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, 28th February (File)
Women's Organisations Luncheon, Melbourne, 2nd March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Sale, Victoria, 3rd March (File)
Official welcome, Traralgon, Victoria, 3rd March (File)
Official welcome, Warragul, Victoria, 3rd March (File)
Children's display, Melbourne Cricket Ground, 4th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Bendigo, Victoria, 5th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Benalla, Victoria, 5th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Echuca, Victoria, 5th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Shepparton, Victoria, 5th March (File)
Official welcome, Tatura, Victoria, 5th March (File)
Official welcome, Rochester, Victoria, 5th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Castlemaine, Victoria, 5th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Shire of Tullaroop, Victoria, 5th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Geelong, Victoria, 6th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Ballarat, Victoria, 6th March (File)
State Reception at Parliament House, Brisbane, 9th March (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Brisbane, 9th March (File)
Display of school children, Exhibition Grounds, Brisbane, 10th March (File)
Parliamentary Luncheon, Brisbane, 10th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Bundaberg, Queensland, 11th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Toowoomba, Queensland, 11th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Townsville, Queensland, 12th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Cairns, Queensland, 13th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Mackay, Queensland, 15th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Rockhampton, Queensland, 15th March (File)
Reception by Women's Organisations, Brisbane, 17th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Broken Hill, NSW, 18th March (File)
Address over the Flying Doctor Network from Broken Hill base, 18th March (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Adelaide, 19th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Whyalla, S. Aust, 20th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Port Lincoln, S. Aust, 20th March (File)
Opening of Parliament of South Australia, Adelaide, 23rd March (File)
Children's demonstration, Adelaide, 23rd March (File)
State Banquet, Adelaide, 23rd March (File)
Women's Reception, Adelaide, 24th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Renmark, S. Aust, 25th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Mildura, S. Aust, 25th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Boulder, WA, 26th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Kalgoorlie, WA, 26th March (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Perth, 27th March (File)
Parliamentary Reception, Perth, 27th March (File)
Women's Reception, Perth, 29th March (File)
Official welcome, Busselton, WA, 30th March (File)
Official welcome, Albany, WA, 30th March (File)
Official welcome, Northam, WA, 31st March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, York, WA, 31st March (File)
Speech broadcast in lieu of speech at Children's Demonstration at Claremont, WA, 1st April (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Fremantle, WA, 1st April (File)
Queen's farewell broadcast to Australia, 1st April (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1963 Tour, February 18-March 27
Ten speeches presented in New Zealand at the beginning of the 1963 tour of Australia, 7-17th February (File)
The Queen's reply to speeches of welcome, Parliament House, Canberra, 18th February (File)
Civic Welcome , Adelaide, 20th February (File)
Welcome by Premier of South Australia, Royal Music Festival, Adelaide, 20th February (File)
Official Welcome, Elizabeth, S. Aust, 21st February (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Melbourne, 25th February (File)
Opening of Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, 25th February (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Hobart, 27th February (File)
Welcome by Premier of Tasmania, Royal Hobart Regatta, 28th February (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Sydney, 2nd March (File)
Welcome by Premier of New South Wales, Sydney, 2nd March (File)
Welcome, University of New South Wales -- Opening of Wallace Wurth School of Medicine and the School of Biological Sciences, 4th March (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Brisbane, 6th March (File)
Welcome by Premier of Queensland, Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, 6th March (File)
Unveiling of stone, Bulwer Island to commemorate the discovery of oil, 6th March (File)
Canberra Jubilee Celebrations, 12th March (File)
Opening of R.G. Menzies Building, Australian National University, Canberra, 13th March (File)
Welcome by Administrator of the Northern Territories, Alice Springs, NT, 14th March (File)
Address over Flying Doctor Network from Alice Springs, NT, 15th March (File)
Welcome, Kununurra, WA, 17th March (File)
Address to the People of the Outback from Britannia, 18th March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Darwin, 18th March (File)
Welcome by Manager, Yampi, Australian Iron Steel Pty Ltd, Cockatoo and Coolan Islands, 20th March (File)
Official welcome, Broome Shire, WA, 21st March (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Geraldton, WA, 24th March (File)
Opening of Council House, Perth, 25th March (File)
University of Western Australia Golden Jubilee Celebrations, 25th March (File)
Farewell broadcast from Britannia, 26 March (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1970 Tour, March 30-May 3
State Reception, Hobart, 2nd April (File)
Opening of the North East Building, Royal Hobart Hospital, 3rd April (File)
Opening of the Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Exhibition of Australian Art, Melbourne, 6th April (File)
Presentation of the Royal Warrant granting new Armorial Bearings to the City of Melbourne, 6 April (File)
Opening of the Arthur Rylah Institute of Environmental Studies, Melbourne, 8 April (File)
Opening of the Newcastle International Sports Centre, NSW, 10 April (File)
Naming of the bulk container ship Darwin Trader in Newcastle, NSW, 10 April (File)
Opening of the new District Courts Building, 13th April (File)
Welcome by Premier of Queensland, Royal National Showground, Brisbane, 14th April (File)
Broadcast over the Flying Doctor Service network, from Mount Isa, 16th April (File)
Giving assent to the James Cook University of Northern Queensland Bill, Townsville, Queensland, 20th April (File)
Opening of the James Cook Historical Museum and Joseph Banks Garden, Cooktown, Queensland, 22nd April (File)
Commonwealth Government Reception, Canberra, 23rd April (File)
Inauguration of the Captain Cook Memorial, Canberra, 25th April (File)
Presentation of the Canberra Carillon, 26th April (File)
Broadcast on radio and television to the Australian Nation, from Canberra, 26th April (File)
Presentation of new Colours to the Royal Military College, Duntroon, 27th April (File)
Re-enactment of the landing of Captain Cook at Kurnell, Botany Bay, NSW, 29th April (File)
Opening of the restored Old Government House as a museum, Parramatta, NSW, 30th April (File)
Opening of the Goodwin Village for Retired People, Woollahra, NSW, 1st May (File)
Opening of the new Sydney Airport International Terminal, 3rd May (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1973 Tour, October 17-22
Parliamentary Luncheon, Parliament House, Canberra, 18 October (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Civic Reception, Sydney, 20th October (File)
Opening of the Sydney Opera House, 20th October (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1974 Tour, February 27-28
Opening of the Second Session of the 28th Parliament, Canberra, 28th February (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1977 Tour, March 7-30
Reception, Parliament House, Canberra, 8th March (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Brisbane, 9th March (File)
Welcome by Premier of Queensland, Brisbane, 9th March (File)
Naming of Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre, Nathan, Queensland, 10th March (File)
Naming of fountain in Brisbane River, 11th March (File)
Opening of Peel-Cunningham County Council Building, Tamworth, NSW, 11th March (File)
Opening of Newcastle Art Gallery, 11th March (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Sydney, 13th March (File)
Opening of Bridgewater High School, 15th March (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Melbourne, 16th March (File)
Welcome by Premier of Victoria, and unveiling of Jubilee Art Acquisition at State Reception, National Gallery of Victoria, 17th March (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1980 Tour, May 24-28
Presentation to the Queen of the Silver Jubilee gift of a racehorse, Government House, Canberra, 26th May (File)
Opening of the High Court of Australia, Canberra, 26th May (File)
Welcome by Premier of New South Wales at State Reception, Sydney, 27th May (File)
Welcome by Mayor, Bankstown, NSW, 27th May (File)
Opening of Civic Square, Melbourne, 28th May (File)
Welcome by the Premier of Victoria, at State Reception, National Gallery of Victoria, 28th May (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1981 Tour, September 26-October 21
State Government Reception, Melbourne, 2nd October (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, Hobart, 5th October (File)
Welcome by Premier of Tasmania, State Reception, Hobart, 5th October (File)
State Reception, Adelaide Festival Centre, 9th October (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1982 Tour, October 5-13
Opening of the new Darwin Naval Base, 6th October (File)
Welcome by Lord Mayor, City Hall, Brisbane, 7th October (File)
Welcome by Premier of Queensland, State Reception, Queensland Art Gallery, 8th October (File)
Opening of Mount Druitt Hospital, Sydney, 11th October (File)
Opening of the Australian National Gallery, Canberra, 12th October (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1986 Tour, March 2-13
Unveiling of plaque, National Naval Memorial, Canberra, 3rd March (File)
Parliament House Reception, Canberra, 3rd March (File)
Welcome by Premier of New South Wales, Sydney, 4th March (File)
Opening of the Parramatta Stadium, 5th March (File)
Presentation of new Colours to RAAF Richmond, 5th March (File)
Speech given at Ballam Park Technical School, Frankston, Victoria, 7th March (File)
Presentation of new Colours to HMAS Cerberus, 7th March (File)
Opening of Carrick Hill, South Australia, 9th March (File)
Civic Reception, Adelaide, 11th March (File)
Opening of the Whyalla Foreshore Development, S. Aust, 12th March (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1988 Tour, April 19-May 10
Speech to Outback children over the School of the Air, from Kalgoorlie, 22nd April (File)
ANZAC Day Parade and Service, Hobart, 25th April (File)
Opening of the Exhibition 'First Impressions : the British Discovery of Australia', Melbourne, 28th April (File)
Opening of the Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach, Queensland, 29th April (File)
Opening ceremony of World Expo 88, Brisbane, 30th April (File)
Opening of Darling Harbour, Sydney, 4th May (File)
Opening of the new Parliament House, Canberra, 9th May (File)
Presentation of new Colours, Corps of Staff Cadets, Royal Military College of Australia, Canberra, 10th May (File)
Series [unnumbered]. 1992 Tour, February 18-25
150th Anniversary of the incorporation of Sydney as a city, Sydney Town Hall, 20th February (File)
Opening of the Second Session of the Fiftieth Parliament of New South Wales, Sydney, 20th February (File)
Civic welcome, Dubbo, NSW, 21st February (File)
Welcome by Premier of South Australia, Adelaide Town Hall, 25th February (File)