proclamation · 1873
Proclamation (Government Gazette Extraordinary, Melbourne, 31 March 1873): Sir George Ferguson Bowen, having taken the oaths before Acting Chief Justice Sir Redmond Barry, proclaims that he has assumed the administration of the Government of the Colony of Victoria under Her Majesty's commission of 23 January 1873, following the departure (1 March 1873) of the Governor, Viscount Canterbury (Sir John Henry Thomas Manners Sutton). Countersigned by Chief Secretary J. G. Francis.
WHEREAS Her Majesty was graciously pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great …
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Recorded in this notice
RoleHer Majesty
GovernorViscount Canterbury
PlaceColony of Victoria
GovernorViscount Canterbury
OfficialChief Justice
OfficialSenior Judge
AdministratorSir George Ferguson Bowen
PlaceIsle of Wight
GovernorViscount Canterbury
PlaceMelbourne
Victoria Government Gazette, No. 23, 31 March 1873.
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People in this noticeSIR JOHN HENRY THOMAS MANNERS SUTTON · Sir George Ferguson Bowen · Sir Redmond Barry, Knight
Elsewhere in this issueSIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN · G. F. BOWEN · All 2 notices in this issue
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