Smoke Box Decorative Crest
Production date
1934
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
Cream painted white disk with crest of Duke of Gloucester painted on top. This is a lion and unicorn either side of a crest, lion on top of crown, all standing on mound of grass
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways
Maker
Production date
1934
Production place
Measurements
25 x 545
Media/Materials description
Indeterminate (Woods), Paint (Surface Treatments)
History and use
This crest was mounted on the front of the locomotive used during the Queensland leg of the visit to Australia by the Duke of Gloucester in 1934. It was mounted on the front of the smokebox of the locomotive that pulled the Vice-Regal carriage used for the visit.
The Duke of Gloucester was later named as Governor-General of Australia (the first member of the British royal family appointed to that post) serving from 1945-1947.
The Duke of Gloucester was later named as Governor-General of Australia (the first member of the British royal family appointed to that post) serving from 1945-1947.
Registration number
R1111
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