Queen Victoria's son, Prince Alfred, was the first member of the British Royal Family to visit Australia. Let's just say, the Aussie's didn't exactly make a great first impression...

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/first-royal-visit

https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/2056

https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/the-first-royal-visit/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_tours_of_Australia

https://www.discoverbritain.com/history/icons/queen-victorias-children/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_in_Britain_by_length_of_reign

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_O%27Farrell#References

https://dictionaryofsydney.org/blog/mr_parkess_mongoose

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-254956466/view?partId=nla.obj-254978611#page/n6/mode/1up

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