Name/TitleThe Sun News Pictorial : Centenary celebrations review, December 11, 1934
About this objectSpecial edition of the newspaper, No. 3817 with photographs of the all the events and people.
Contents : The Duke of Gloucester's triumphal entrance into the city [crossing Princes bridge] -- Children give great display for Duke [17,000 children gather at MCG] --- Royal Show expressions and impressions -- Champion cyclists clash in Centenary 1000 -- Duke leaves Melbourne to make country tour -- Here come the Grenadier guards -- Famous pilots prepare for Centenary Air race -- Caulfield Cup -- Magical nights in Centenary Melbourne -- Planes speed across world in great Air Race - Scott's comet wins thrilling air ace -- Heroes who fought out finish of air race [KLM plane being pulled out of mud at Albury] -- City's amazing welcome to air race heroes - Cars in thrilling speed test for Grand prix -- Melbourne Grammar wins Centenary School sports -- Melbourne stages its greatest [floral] pageant -- Natures stages a brilliant pageant too [Centenary Horticultural Show] -- How Victorian Scots celebrated Centenary -- Flying hoof and flying sticks in polo tourney -- Naval pageant gives brilliant picture of past -- 80,000 people hear Centenary Choir of 2000 voices -- Duke makes billy tea on one of country tours -- Duke visits state's provincial cities -- Derby ushers in rich racing carnival -- Champion schoolboy athletes meet in intra-empire games -- 100,000 line Yarra banks for gay Henley Carnival -- Noted Anglicans at all-Australian assembly -- Women show their polo skill in first interstate game -- Bowler's Centenary tourney -- Some last minute plungers on Cup eve -- Pictures tell the story of Centenary £10,000 cup -- Peter Pan and how he won the Melbourne Cup -- What women wore at the race fashion parades -- "In grateful memory I dedicate this shrine" [Duke dedicates the Shrine of Remembrance] -- Famous golfers in Centenary events -- American golfers show the way its done -- The state's Pioneers honored at Centenary functions -- Hentys land again in vivid Portland pageant -- English women's test team plays Victoria -- Papal legate opens the Eucharistic congress -- 150,000 choir sings at candlelight service -- Papal legate gives final benediction [from balcony at Mt St Evin's Hospital]
Period1930-1940
PublisherThe Sun News-Pictorial
Publication Date1934
Publication PlaceMelbourne, Vic.
Subject and Association KeywordsNewspapers
Subject and Association KeywordsCentenary of Victoria
Subject and Association KeywordsMacRobertson International Air Race (1934)
Subject and Association KeywordsSchools
Subject and Association KeywordsPortland (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsDuke of Gloucester
Subject and Association KeywordsRoyal Melbourne Show
Subject and Association KeywordsShrine of Remembrance (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsHorse racing
Subject and Association KeywordsCycling
Named CollectionLibrary
Object TypeBooklet
Object numberBOOKLET 143
Spine LabelBooklet 143
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved