Picnic grounds at Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River.

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Identifiernot specifiedDateOctober 1936Photographernot specifiedDescriptionPicnic grounds at Brooklyn.

The impressive avenue of palms that today line the entry to McKell Park were planted to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales (later the Duke of Windsor) who came to Brooklyn as part of his Australian royal tour on the 24th of June 1920.

The second photo was taken recently to show how tall the trees have grown.Physical FormatBrooklyn

Location

Building NameRoyal visitBrooklynMcKell ParkPalm treesStreet:StreetView:&enabled=1&fov=22&heading=316&pitch=0&zoom=16

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CollectionS1310675002

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External Link<Donation from Cessnock Library>

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Picnic grounds at Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River.