- List of official openings by Elizabeth II in Australia
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During her many visits to Australia, Queen Elizabeth II has opened sessions of parliament and unveiled various buildings, venues and other things. They include:
Venue Location State Date Parliament of New South Wales Sydney NSW 4 February 1954 King George V and King George VI Memorial Hyde Park, Sydney NSW 5 February 1954 Remembrance Driveway Sydney–Canberra NSW/ACT 5 February 1954 Parliament of Australia Canberra ACT 15 February 1954 Australian-American Memorial Canberra ACT 16 February 1954 Sesquicentenary Memorial Hobart Tas 20 February 1954 Parliament of Tasmania Hobart Tas 22 February 1954 Parliament of Victoria Melbourne Vic 25 February 1954 Additions to the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne Vic 28 February 1954 Parliament of South Australia Adelaide SA 23 March 1954 Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Vic 25 February 1963 University of New South Wales, Wallace Wurth School of Medicine and the School of Biological Sciences Sydney NSW 4 March 1963 Australian National University, R.G. Menzies Building Canberra ACT 13 March 1963 Council House Perth WA 25 March 1963 University of Western Australia Golden Jubilee Celebrations Perth WA 25 March 1963 National Carillon Canberra ACT 26 April 1970 Captain James Cook Memorial on Lake Burley Griffin Canberra ACT 25 April 1970 Royal Hobart Hospital North East Building Hobart Tas 3 April 1970 Sydney Opera House Sydney NSW 20 October 1973 Parliament of Australia Canberra ACT 28 February 1974 Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre Brisbane Qld 10 March 1977 High Court of Australia Canberra ACT 26 May 1980 HMAS Coonawarra Darwin NT 6 October 1982 Mount Druitt Hospital Sydney NSW 11 October 1982 National Gallery of Australia Canberra ACT 12 October 1982 1982 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony Brisbane Qld 9 October 1982 Parramatta Stadium Sydney NSW 5 March 1986 Carrick Hill Springfield SA 9 March 1986 Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame Longreach Qld 29 April 1988 World Expo 88 Brisbane Qld 30 April 1988 Darling Harbour Sydney NSW 4 May 1988 State Library of New South Wales annexe Sydney NSW May 1988 Parliament House, Canberra Canberra ACT 9 May 1988 Parliament of New South Wales Sydney NSW 20 February 1992 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2002 Coolum Qld 2 March 2002 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne Vic 15 March 2006 Rain Bank, Rainforest Green, South Bank Parklands Brisbane Qld 24 October 2011 The New Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Vic 26 October 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011 Perth WA 28 October 2011 Photo gallery
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1954, 1992 - Parliament of New South Wales.
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1954, 1974 - Parliament of Australia.
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1954 - Australian-American Memorial.
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1954 - Parliament of Tasmania.
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1954 - Parliament of Victoria.
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1954 - Additions to the Shrine of Remembrance.
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1954 - Parliament of South Australia.
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1963 - Council House, Perth.
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1970 - National Carillon.
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1973 - Sydney Opera House.
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1982 - High Court of Australia.
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1982 - National Gallery of Australia.
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1988 - Parliament House, Canberra.
See also
External links
- "Speeches Presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Australia, 1954-1992". National Library of Australia. http://www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/9174.html. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
Categories:- Elizabeth II
- Australia-related lists
- Monarchy in Australia
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