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  1. Royal tours of Australia

    In the 1980s the Queen made short tours to open the new High Court of Australia building in 1980 as well the City Square in Melbourne, then again to open the new National Gallery of Australia in 1982 and the Parramatta Stadium in 1986. During the 1986 visit, at a ceremony held in Government House, Canberra, she signed a proclamation that brought into effect the Australia Act 1986, which ...

  2. In pictures: A look back at the Queen's visits to Australia

    The Queen is pictured on May 28, 1980 during a visit to Australia. Picture: News Corp Australia The Queen waves from a motor car passing the historic Exchange Hotel at Port Adelaide, on March 13 ...

  3. 1980 Royal Visit

    Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: ... 1980 Royal Visit program. In partnership with the National Library, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has shared digital copies of its collection of official Royal Visit programs.

  4. Royal Visits to Australia

    2011. Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 19-29 October 2011. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet published details of the Royal Visits to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022. More information about Australia's Platinum Jubilee celebrations is ...

  5. Queen Elizabeth II visits Melbourne City Loop, May, 1980

    Just over thirty years ago, Queen Elizabeth visited the almost completed Melbourne City Loop. The Queen and Prince Phillip visited what was then named Museum...

  6. Queen Elizabeth II's visits to Australia: How the Queen travelled, from

    In 1980, it was a quick four-day visit and Prince Phillip flew in on QF4 while the Queen arrived on an RAAF 707. ... The Queen's last visit to Australia was in 2011 and again she and the Duke ...

  7. A Look Back On Queen Elizabeth's Visits To Australia Over The Years

    Queen Elizabeth II had a long relationship with Australia and its people, having visited 16 times during her reign. We take a look back on the Queen's visits from being the first monarch to step foot in Australia in 1954 to her final trip in 2011. 1954. Queen Elizabeth II's first visit to Australia was in 1954 with her husband, Prince Philip ...

  8. From the Archives, 1980: Big crowds see the Queen open the City Square

    First published in The Age on May 29, 1980. World's best diplomat. In May 1980, during their Australian tour, the Queen and Prince Philip visited Melbourne, where the Queen opened the still ...

  9. In photos: Remembering Queen Elizabeth's royal visits to Australia

    The Queen's visit would be documented in Australia's first colour feature length documentary film. ... In 1980, the Queen and Prince Philip Duke arrived back in Australia.

  10. PDF THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA

    The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, will visit Australia next year. They will arrive in Melbourne by air from London on Saturday, 26 September, and will leave Australia from Adelaide on Monday, 12 October. The primary purpose of the Royal Visit is to enable the Queen, in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth to be present in ...

  11. PDF THE QUEEN'S VISIT

    QUEEN'S. I announced on 20 November 1980 that The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, would visit Australia in September and October 1981 to be present in Melbourne when the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is held there and to visit Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia. The Queen h as now approved a programme of ...

  12. The Queen's tours of Australia

    10:17am Sep 6, 2015. THE QUEEN'S TOURS OF AUSTRALIA: THE QUEEN MEETS AUSTRALIA. 1954, February 3 - April 1: A newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II toured Australia with The Duke of Edinburgh. The ...

  13. The time Queen Elizabeth II visited Museum station

    The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has a copy of the 1980 Royal Visit program - 30 minutes was allocated for the Queen to inspect Museum station. 3.10pm. Alight at La Trobe Street entrance. See selected features of the station. Her Majesty unveils a plaque naming "Queen Elizabeth Plaza". 3.40pm.

  14. Memories from Canberra, Queen Elizabeth II's most visited Australian

    Aspen Island was renamed Queen Elizabeth II Island in honour of the Platinum Jubilee in June of this year. Ten years later, in 1980, Queen Elizabeth II opened the High Court Building, planting her ...

  15. The Queen's tours of Australia

    The Queen's tours of Australia. Updated September 8 2022 - 12:18pm, first published 12:14pm. In 1954 Queen Elizabeth II was the first reigning monarch to open an Australian parliament, in NSW. (AP ...

  16. Her majesty the Queen's royal tours of Australia

    Queen Elizabeth II first visited in 1954 at the age of 27, the first of her sixteen trips to Australia, most recently in 2011. September 9, 2022 — 2.11pm. 1 / 53. On 17 March 1977, the Queen ...

  17. 25 May 1980

    The Queen arrived in Canberra last night at the start of a six-day visit to Australia. Security was tight at the Fairbairn ...

  18. Queen's 1980 Concert & Tour History

    Queen's 1980 Concert History. 68 Concerts. Queen is a British rock band formed in London in 1970. It emerged with Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass) at the helm and quickly became a pioneer of stadium and arena rock with hits like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock ...

  19. List of Queen concert tours

    The British rock band Queen was well known for its diverse music style in contemporary rock. Their large sound systems, lighting rigs, innovative pyrotechnics and extravagant costumes often gave shows a theatrical nature. Artists such as Bob Geldof, George Michael, David Bowie, Michael Jackson and Robbie Williams have expressed admiration for lead singer Freddie Mercury's stage presence. Queen ...

  20. 28 May 1980

    Newspapers & Gazettes. Browse. The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) Wed 28 May 1980. Page 9. THE QUEEN IN AUSTRALIA.

  21. 1988 Royal Visit

    Thursday 28 April 1988. Melbourne - Geelong. AM. (Separate program for The Duke of Edinburgh) Visit to Australian Ballet Centre, South Melbourne. The Queen opens "First Impressions - The British Discovery of Australia" Exhibition, Museum of Victoria. PM. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave Melbourne and arrive Geelong, Royal Train ...

  22. PDF THE 1982 ROYAL VISIT

    28 JULY 1982. THE. 1982 ROYAL VISIT. I announced on 4 November 198 1 that The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, would visit Australia to attend the XII Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. The Queen later accepted the Government'is invitation to extend her visit to include Canberra so as to open the Australian National Gallery and to ...

  23. queen visit australia 1980

    In the 1980s the Queen made short tours to open the new High Court of Australia building in 1980 as well the City Square in Melbourne, then again to open the new National Gallery of Australia in 1982 and the Parramatta Stadium in 1986. During the 1986 visit, at a ceremony held in Government House, Canberra, she signed a proclamation that brought into effect the Australia Act 1986, which .....