Lucinda chair

Lucinda chair

This chair comes from the SS Lucinda paddle steamer used to convey the Governor of the Queensland, members of parliament and other dignitaries to coastal towns in central and northern Queensland. Queensland Premier Sir Samuel Griffith chaired the committee which drafted the Federal Constitution while on board the Lucinda in 1891 on the Hawkesbury River. 

Item ID: 
H25296
Dimensions
Depth: 
430mm
Height: 
850mm
Width: 
490mm
Publisher: 
Queensland Museum
Rights: 
Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010
Theme:
Distinctiveness, Quintessential Queensland
Related items: 
Distinctiveness
Related items: 
Distinctiveness: how Queensland is a distinctive landscape and culture
Keywords:
boat, constitution, federal, Federation, furniture, government, governor, paddle steamer, politics, transport
Location: 
Australia
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Date captured: 
23 November 2010