01742ctc a2200289 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025019001300066035001700079035001200096040001600108045001000124245008500134260001000219300001900229500004300248506004300291520069300334545012201027600007301149600009701222610002801319650002501347650003201372650003101404984001701435102717620030822170708.0981106s1927 vp neng d1 a14231348 9000014231348 93419379 aANL:MSbeng0 bd192704aThe Royal Cruise, January 6th-June 27th 1927,f1927 Jan. 6-May 23h[manuscript]. c1927. a1 cm.a(35 p.) aManuscript reference no.: NLA MS 9252. aAvailable for reference. Not for loan. aHandwritten by a crew member, possibly a steward, the journal describes the events on board HMS Renown during the Royal Cruise of 1927. The Duke and Duchess of York left Plymouth, England, 6 January 1927, on a voyage to Australia to open Federal Parliament in the new Parliament House, Canberra. The route and ports of call via the Carribean Islands, Panama Canal, Pacific Islands, New Zealand and the arrival in Sydney are described. Everyday activities and social life on board, shore visits and receptions for the royals and crew are discussed in detail. In Australia the ship visited Sydney and Melbourne with the departure from Fremantle on 23 May 1927 being the final journal entry. aAuthor an unidentified member of the crew of HMS Renown. The back cover of the journal folder bears the name L. Owen.00aGeorgebVI,cKing of Great Britain,d1895-1952xJourneyszAustralia.00aElizabeth,cQueen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain,d1900-xJourneyszAustralia.20aRenown (Battle cruiser) 0aVoyages and travels. 0aVisits of statezAustralia. 0aRoyal visitorszAustralia. aANLcMS 9252