In honour of our Queen. His Worship the Mayor has proclaimed Tuesday 22nd June a general holiday and Wednesday 23rd June a half holiday ... pyrotechnic display upon a scale of unparalleled magnificence never before attempted in New Zealand ... [1897].

In honour of our Queen. His Worship the Mayor has proclaimed Tuesday 22nd June a general holiday and Wednesday 23rd June a half holiday ... pyrotechnic display upon a scale of unparalleled magnificence never before attempted in New Zealand ... [1897].
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Date
1897
By
Wanganui chronicle (Newspaper)
Reference
Eph-E-ROYAL-1897-01
Description

An arrangement of text with the crest of Queen Victoria at the top. Announces that there will be special church services on Sunday 20 June, and a burning of the old hospital together with a general decoration of the town on Monday 21 June. On Tuesday 22 June, there will be a Royal salute, pipe bands, brass bands, groups of Maori warriors, friendly societies, school children; and an avenue of English oak trees will be planted along the road between the cemetery and the new hospital.

Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Wanganui Chronicle Co. Show Printers

Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Letterpress, on poster 890 x 295 mm.

Additional description

Alternative form available: File print and colour transparency available in Ephemera Room.

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Format
1 colour photo-mechanical print(s), Ephemera, Photolithographs, Posters, Timetables, Letterpress, on poster 890 x 295 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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