TRH's Duke and Duchess of York Cruise in HMS 'Ophir' - March to November 1901. Plate 89, Lord Wenlock throwing the Boomerana.

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TRH's Duke and Duchess of York Cruise in HMS 'Ophir' - March to November 1901. Plate 89, Lord Wenlock throwing the Boomerana. Long Caption: An informal photograph of Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock, about to throw a boomerang in the grounds of Government House [?], Brisbane. He was Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales (future George V), appointed in March 1901. Standing to the left is a bearded Australian Aboriginal man in dark shorts looking on. Three other European men are watching. The print has a caption: 'Lord Wenlock throwing the boomerang'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Object: ALB0319.89 Artist: unknown Date: 1901 Medium: paper; photographic reproduction Size: 410 mm x 508 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.