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The Web of Empire; a Diary of the Imperial Tour of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York in 1901

1902

The unexpected deaths of the Duke of Coburg and his son and the narrow escape of the Prince of Wales from the bullet of a foreign anarchist were significant reminders of the uncertainty of human life. [...] Chamberlain informed the Governors of the Colonies concerned :—THE BEGINNINGS OF THE TOUR 7 Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to assent on the recommendation of the Marquis of Salisbury to the visit of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York to the Colonies of Australia in the spring of next year. [...] His Royal Highness selected also with the aproval of the Admiralty the officers of the ship.' Suddenly in the midst of the preparations the whole project threatened to collapse. [...] The parade-ground is reported to be a quagmire and the General in command of the Artillery declares that in the galleries the mud is ankle-deep and the water is trickling from the roofs. [...] After luncheon the Duke receives no less than seven deputations representing the Chapter and Clergy the elected members of the Government Council the Nobility the University the Bar the Chamber of Commerce and the Medical Profession.
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Pages
670
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.144400
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Prefatory Note
i-xiv Donald Wallace view
Part I How the Tour Was Brought About
i-12 Donald Wallace view
Part II from Portsmouth to Malta March 15-28
13-42 Donald Wallace view
Part III from Malta to Ceylon March 28 to April 16
43-84 Donald Wallace view
Part IV from Ceylon to Australia April 16 to May 5
85-x Donald Wallace view
Part V Melbourne May 6-18
115-160 Donald Wallace view
Part VI Brisbane and Sydney May 18 to June 6
161-x Donald Wallace view
Part VII Auckland and the Maoris June 7-15
213-viii Donald Wallace view
Part VIII Wellington Christchurch Dunedin June 16 to July 2
261-296 Donald Wallace view
Part IX Tasmania South Australia and Western Australia July 3 to August 3
297-330 Donald Wallace view
Part X Mauritius and South Africa August 4 to September 12
331-xxii Donald Wallace view
Part XI Canada: the Westward Journey September 13 to October 2
359-402 Donald Wallace view
Part XII Canada: the Eastward Journey October 3-20
403-428 Donald Wallace view
Part XIII Homeward Bound October 21 to November 2
429-448 Donald Wallace view
Part XIV Colonial Patriotism and Imperial Federation
449-464 Donald Wallace view
Appendices
465-i Donald Wallace view
Index
489-502 Donald Wallace view

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