Showing posts with label Melbourne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Melbourne. Show all posts

Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Sunday, 30 November 2008

The First Parliament

This painting, by Tom Roberts, shows the opening of the first Australian Parliament on 9 May, 1901. The location was the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, which was apparently the only place that could fit the massive number of guests. The man in the cocked hat is George V, still technically the Duke of Cornwall and York.

Wednesday, 26 November 2008