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The statue commemorates Queen Victoria.
Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.
Victoria reigned for 63 years and 7 months and her Golden and Diamond Jubilees were times of public celebration.
The ceremony of unveiling the statue of Queen Victoria today, presented to the City of Adelaide by Sir Edwin Smith, one of our most liberal and colonists, will be formed with appropriate military and civic display. This will make the third statue presented to Adelaide for adornment of the city, apart from those that make our National Gallery so attractive.
The proceedings will be opened by Lord Kintore asking Lady Smith to unveil the statue, and upon her doing that the Royal Standard will be unfurled, the Militia Band playing and the children singing the National Anthem, and a royal salute will be fired by the Artillery on the North Park Parade-ground. The military forces will present arms, the Town Hall bells burst out with joyous peals, cheers will be given, and Sir Edwin will formally hand the statue over to the Mayor and Corporation of Adelaide.
South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA), 11 August 1894.
Location
| Address: | Victoria Square, Adelaide, 5000 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.928639 Long: 138.59995 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Imperial |
| Monument Designer: | Charles Bell Birch ARA (1893) |
| Monument Manufacturer: | Messrs Fraser & Draysey (stonemasons) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 11th August, 1894 |
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VICTORIA R.I.
Presented by HON. SIR EDWIN THOMAS SMITH K.C.M.G., M.L.C.
1894
