Lord Carrington appointed Governor of NSW, 1885
On 12 December 1885, Charles Robert Carrington, Lord Carington, commenced his tenure as Governor of New South Wales, a role he held until 3 November 1890.
His appointment was described by the Sydney Morning Herald on 11 June 1885 as ‘most auspicious,’ noting that
Lord Carrington is a nobleman, a friend of the Prince of Wales, a cousin of Lord Rosebery, and a personage at Court’.1
Arriving in Sydney on the RMS Cathage on 11 December 1885, Lord Carrington and his wife, re-established the splendour of Government House and the prestige of the office of the Governor. Together, they presided over major public celebrations, including Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 and the 1888 centennial celebrations.
The significance of Lord Carrington’s appointment inspired much ceremony throughout New South Wales, leading to the creation of elaborately decorated illuminated addresses and photograph albums presented to him as official tributes.
Carrington albums – illuminated addresses
On 2nd January 2014 State Records NSW received 22 Presentation albums from the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
*The Carington family name is spelled with one ‘r’ while the title Lord Carrington is spelt with two ‘r’s.
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Footnotes
- 1885 ‘NEWS OF THE DAY.’, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), 2 December, p. 11, viewed 12 May, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13605432
- Rollo Gillespie, Viceregal Quarters: An Account of the Various Residences of the Governors of New South Wales from 1788 until the Present Day, Australia, Angus and Robinson Publishers, 1975, p 195
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