030408 Accession Number: 030408

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At Sea. 1953. The wives of King Neptune and members of his staff pose for their photograph at the conclusion of the 'Crossing the Line' ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney, carrying members of the Australian and New Zealand Coronation Contingent to England for the coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

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Accession Number
030408
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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