ProvenanceProgramme of celebrations for the opening of first parliament of the commonwealth of Australia during visit of Duke and Duchess of York. Kept by William Admans, who attended the event.SignificanceThis programme is part of a collection of documents related to William Admans and the creation of the Commonwealth parliament in 1901. Admans was a member of the Commonwealth parliamentary reporting staff, known as Hansard. He served Federal Parliament as Second Parliamentary Reporter from 1901 to 1932; and covered the events around the creation of the Commonwealth parliament in 1901.DescriptionBooklet made of stapled pages, black text on white pages. Some discolouration. Cover is brown print on cream paper with an image of a woman pointing below the heading on the front cover, and a map of Australia on the bottom of the front cover.Creator (person)Creator (organisation)AcknowledgementDate of CreationDate of UsageMaterialPaper Accession NumberHT 2004.0904
