Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at BHP steelworks, Newcastle, NSW, February 9, 1954.
Queen Elizabeth visits Newcastle, 1954
On Tuesday, February 9, 1954, the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II visited Newcastle with her husband, Prince Philip. It was part of a nationwide tour - the first visit to Australia by a reigning monarch. To say Newcastle was excited would be an understatement. These following colour slide images, by the late John Stedman, show some of the efforts the city and its traders went to to mark the occasion with vivid decorations and night-time lighting. Newcastle City Hall Hunter Street Hunter Street Watt Street Hunter Street Winns store by day Winns at night The Store,…