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STATE FUNERAL PASSING ALONG ST KILDA ROAD AFTER COMPLETION OF THE FUNERAL SERVICE AT ST PAULS CATHEDRAL. THE PROCESSION IS APPROACHING PRINCES BRIDGE. THE FUNERAL WAS FOR EIGHT PEOPLE KILLED IN THE CRASH OF A RAAF LOCKHEED HUDSON AT CANBERRA. THE EIGHT PEOPLE CONCERNED WERE BRIGADIER G.A. STREET (MINISTER FOR THE ARMY), GENERAL SIR BRUDENELL WHITE (CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF), LIEUTENANT COLONEL F. THORNTHWAITE (ARMY LIAISON OFFICER), MR J.V. FAIRBAIRN (MINISTER FOR AIR), SIR HENRY GULLETT (VICE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL), MR R.E. ELFORD (SECRETARY TO AIR MINISTER), FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R.E. HITCHCOCK, RAAF (AIRCRAFT CAPTAIN), PILOT OFFICER R.F. WIESENER, RAAF (SECOND PILOT).TWO OTHER RAAF CREW MEMBERS KILLED IN THE CRASH WERE CORPORAL J.F. PALMER WHO WAS BURIED AFTER A SEPARATE MELBOURNE CEREMONY AT ST PATRICKS CATHEDRAL AND AIRCRAFTMAN C.J. CROSDALE WHO WAS BURIED AT CESSNOCK. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE)
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Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
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Photograph
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Colour: Black & white
Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate
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This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
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Copyright expired - public domain
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