#OnThisDay 17 May 1893 Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrived in Sydney for a private visit. His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este was on a world tour on board the SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth. He spent much of his time in Australia hunting in the NSW outback near the towns of Nyngan and Narromine.
The Archduke's assassination in 1914 was one of the catalysts for the beginning of World War I.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald. (1893). Archduke Franz Ferdinand d’Este
Related
There are two letters in the Colonial Secretary's Papers (1893/4198 and 1893/6195) and two telegrams in the correspondence of the Governor (2 May and 8 May in 4/1389) relating to the royal visit.
- See the Colonial Secretary's Correspondence
- See more information about the Governor (Agency #1767) in the catalogue
