The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Sydney during their whirlwind tour of Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. Excited crowds in Sydney gathered to see the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall during their one-day visit as the Queen’s representatives for the Diamond Jubilee on Friday, 9 November…
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Diamond Jubilee Visit to Australia
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are visiting Australia from Monday, 5 November to Saturday, 10 November 2012, as the Queen’s personal representatives during the Diamond Jubilee year. Their Royal Highnesses will visit Longreach, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Sydney and Canberra where they will meet farmers, members of emergency services and young people during…
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Sutherland Railway Station, Royal Visit 1954
Sutherland Railway Station was decorated for Queen Elizabeth II’s visit in 1954 when she and the Duke of Edinburgh passed through on the Royal Train. [tapview] This article was written to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee was originally published on 15 August 2012 on the 2ssr997fm blog, which has now been deleted.
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Queen Elizabeth II visits the Sutherland Shire, 1954
In 1954, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip briefly visited the Sutherland Shire during their Australian visit. The royal couple arrived in Sydney aboard the Gothic on Wednesday, 3 February, as the First Field Regiment fired 21-gun salute from North Head, and thousands cheered. Sutherland Shire President Arthur Harper and his wife were present when Governor-General William Slim, NSW Governor John Northcott, Prime Minister Robert…
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James Cook puts Sutherland Shire on the map
Carolyn Cash on the history of the Sutherland Shire. Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook was credited for definitely putting Australia on the map, especially the east coast. He himself never made this claim, he knew other Europeans had visited, he used their incomplete charts and maps. This unknown southern land was known as Terra Australis, since Roman times, although Aboriginal people lived in…
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A Miscarriage of Justice
Pilliga farmer Ruth Downey’s four-year battle for justice against a corrupt RSPCA ended on Friday, 11 March 2011. Her application to have her case heard in the High Court was rejected and she now faces losing her home and property. The RSPCA shot 48 cows belonging to Mrs Downey on 14 June 2007. At least…
