THE PRINCE OP WALES AND AUSTRALIA.
The London correspondent of the Sydiiey Daily Telegraph writes : — "It was inevitable as soon as Lord Carrington's appointment as Governor of New South Wales was announced that rumors, absolutely without any. foundation in fact, should be sent abroad to the effect that the Prince of Wales would visit Australia during his friend's vice-royalty. Of course this was a highly probable guess to make. Those who considered how extremely onerous are the duties of His Royal Highness, as well as the age of the Queen and her precarious condition of health, were, however, not too eager to accept these easily-made surmises. It seems, however, as if, after all, there is some likelihood of the Prince actually going out to Australia. This is said to be Lord Carrington's real reason in taking out with him a staff of 30 servants, as well as carriages, horses, and postilions, with most of which he would have dispensed but for the expected visit cf royalty. The Priiice of Wales has only two objections to going out to Australia. One is, of course, the length of time necessary to compass the journey, and the other an eminently characteristic one — his fear of the heavy and in a measure purposeless cost to which it would put the colonists."
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5334, 31 October 1885, Page 4
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THE PRINCE OP WALES AND AUSTRALIA.
Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 5334, 31 October 1885, Page 4
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