The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Swearing-In of H.R.H The Duke of Gloucester as Governor-General of Australia. The Chief Justice, Sir John Latham, in full bottomed wig is seen administering the Oath of Allegiance to His Royal Highness, stood behind the desk. On the Duke's left is H.R.H. The Duchess of Gloucester and on her left is Mr. John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia. Mrs. Curtin is on the right of the Duke. The Naval officer in white uniform in foreground is Captain L.S. Bracegirdle R.A.N., Official Secretary to the Governor-General. Stood at the rear are, left to right:- Mr. I. Emerton, Usher of the Black Rod, and members of the Duke's staff, Captain Wynter, Major Hawkins, Brigadier Schrieber, Lieutenant-Commander Robertson, (almost obscured), and Captain Ramsay. The ceremony took place in the Senate Chamber of Parliament House, Canberra.
On 30 January 1945 the Duke of Gloucester took the Oath of Office as the 11th Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia at a ceremony held at Parliament House, Canberra. The swearing in was wi
CANBERRA, ACT. 1945-01-30. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MR J CURTIN, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, (1), SIGNING PAPERS ON THE OCCASION OF THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF HRH THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER AS THE GOVERNOR
H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester, when Governor-General of Australia made constant flights from State to State during the war period, invariably accompanied by H.R.H the Duchess of Gloucester. Their retu
CANBERRA, ACT. 1945-01-30. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER, (2), AND (3), AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, WHILE HRH THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER IS SWORN IN AS THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA. THE RIGHT HONOURABL
ATHERTON TABLELAND, QLD. 1945-02-14. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA, (1), WATCHES N TROOP, 12 BATTERY, 2/3 TANK ATTACK REGIMENT AT GUN DRILL. THE DUKE'S ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-07-05. PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE FROM PIVA AIRSTRIP AFTER VISITING TROOPS IN SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (1)
