| Accession Number | RC03435.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | Souvenirs 10 Collection (Autographs and Autograph Books) 1/1/1 |
| Collection type | Published Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Souvenir |
| Maker |
Various |
| Date made | 1924 |
| Conflict |
Period 1920-1929 |
Young Australia League World Tour 1924
Description
An autograph book kept by Chas A. Brough (Director) during the Young Australia League World Tour of 1924. It contains both a farewell and a welcome home message from the Lord Mayor of Sydney, David Gilpin as well as other signatures, including:
Baron Forster, Governor General of Australia, and his wife Rachel
Charles Richmond Glover, Lord Mayor of Adelaide and his wife Elizabeth
Governor of New South Wales, Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair
His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (as he then was)
His Majesty, King George V
Her Majesty, Queen Mary
Emery, Prefet de la Somme
Mayor of Leicester
Mayor of Nottingham
Lord Mayor of Sheffield
Lord Mayor of Leeds
Lord Mayor of Leeds
Vice-Chairman, Imperial War Graves Commission
Lord Mayor of Manchester
Lord Mayor of Birmingham
Mayor of Oxford
Lord Mayor of Bristol
Mayor of Cambridge
Commander of HMAS Adelaide
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
Acting Prime Minister, Province of Ontario
Mayor and Mayoress of Suva
The collector's initials are engraved on the album cover.