Ailsa Duce portraying Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI, for Bundamba State School, coronation re-enactment, Ipswich, 1937

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TitleAilsa Duce portraying Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI, for Bundamba State School, coronation re-enactment, Ipswich, 1937Date CreatedNovember 1937StudioWhitehead Studios

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City & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

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DescriptionThe Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth took place on 12 May 1937 at Westminster Abbey. To celebrate this event the students of Bundamba State School performed a miniature ceremony at the National Theatre, Booval on 11 November 1937, during their annual ball, with Ailsa Duce as Queen Elizabeth.

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EventsCoronation People & FamiliesAilsa DuceKing George VI (1895-1952)Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002)SchoolsBundamba State SchoolCurated CollectionsRoyal EventsDefining Tulmur | IpswichAdversity & Resilience: Growing Up

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SubjectsCostumesRe-enactmentsHistoric events

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Reference IDqips-2016-03-10-009Asset TypeImages - JpegImages, Maps and Artefacts (Trove mapping field)imageColour or Black & White ImageHand TintedOrientationPortraitPhysical DescriptionPrintCopyright NoticeCreated prior to 1st January 1955 and as such copyright has expired. Moral rights subsist and the item should be correctly attributed and its integrity preserved.

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Adversity & Resilience: Growing Up

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Ailsa Duce portraying Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI, for Bundamba State School, coronation re-enactment, Ipswich, 1937