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Title
The Illuminations of Melbourne - the General Post Office
Subject
Royal visit, God Save the Queen, lights, illuminations, Queen, royal family, General Post Office, Melbourne, English sentimentality, Queen Victoria, Victoria
Description
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 decorate such things as streets, buildings and gates in honour of royal progresses, partly as a demonstration of loyalty to the monarch.
Creator
The Illustrated Australian News
Source
The Illustrated Australian News
Publisher
The Illustrated Australian News
Date
25 June 1887
Rights
The Illustrated Australian News
Format
Newspaper Article; Hyperlink
Language
English