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Saltbush Bill, Knight of the Stockwhip gives performance to Royal Family at Buckingham Palace.

SMH 1912 Wed 27 March Saltbush Bill performs at Buckingham Palace for the Queen[1].pdf

Born in Victoria, Saltbush Bill was dubbed â€˜Knight of the Stockwhipâ€™ and travelled throughout Australia performing feats with the stockwhip. The royal family invited him to perform for them in London at Buckingham Palace, which he did.…

Tags: Australian bush, boomerang, Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Palace Performance, bush, knight, Knight of the Stockwhip, knighthood, popular culture, Royal family, Saltbush Bill, stockwhip, stockwhip king, William Mills

The Illuminations of Melbourne - the General Post Office

Image of the Melbourne General Post Office at night. The building was illuminated to celebrate the arrival of Queen Victoria to Australia. The lights on the building read "God Save the Queen" and "Long May She Reign." It was a medieval custom to…

Tags: English sentimentality, General Post Office, God Save the Queen, illuminations, lights, Melbourne, queen, Queen Victoria, Royal family, Royal visit, Victoria

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