The Royal Military College, Australia’s army officer training establishment, was officially opened in Duntroon, Canberra on the 27th of June, 1911.
Governor-General, Lord Dudley presided over the ceremony. The college was built on the land surrounding the Campbell family homestead.
The college was so new at the outbreak of the First World War that the first officers had not completed their training when Australia joined the conflict in early August, 1914.
These images, taken by H. Allison & Co. Photographers and dated the 3rd of August, 1911, show life in rural County Armagh, Ireland.
Now part of Northern Ireland, this is the predominantly Catholic area of Derrynoose, specifically the townland of Tivnacree.
The Victoria Memorial, which stands outside Buckingham Palace at the end of The Mall in London, was unveiled in a ceremony on the 16th of May, 1911.
The monument honours Queen Victoria, whose long reign had come to an end with her death a decade earlier.
The ceremony was presided over by both by King George V and his first cousin, Wilhelm II of Germany. Both men were grandsons of Victoria.
Following the ceremony it was revealed the memorial’s sculpture, Thomas Brock, was to be knighted.
Today is Labour Day in the Australian state of Queensland, though the holiday falls on different dates in other parts of country. The image below, from Queensland’s State Library’s collection, is of a Labour Day parade in 1911.
This photograph shows Italian sailors arriving in Tripoli, the capital of the North African land of Libya, on the 5th of October, 1911.
Italy and Turkey fought a war in the region from late September, 1911 until October, 1912. The conflict resulted in an Italian victory, and the Kingdom of Italy captured what was to become known as Italian Libya.
Italy lost control of Libya in 1943, when losing ground to the Allies in the Second World War.
On the 27th of June, 1911, the Royal Military College, Duntroon – located in what is now Canberra, Australia’s capital city – opened its doors.
The college is the training centre for officers in the Australian Army, and sits adjacent to the Australian Defence Force Academy, which trains members of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
The coronations of George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, and his wife, Mary of Teck, took place at Westminster Abbey in London on the 22nd of June, 1911. The ceremony was held more than a year after the death of George’s predecessor and father, Edward VII.
The Coronation Annexe was built in front of Westminster Abbey, designed to blend in with the Abbey’s Gothic features.
The Coronation Ceremony of His Most Gracious Majesty King George V in Westminster Abbey. 22nd June 1911 by John Henry Frederick Bacon.
Following the coronation, the King and Queen went on a tour that included Ireland and India.
King George ruled until his death in January of 1936.
A major heatwave struck the east of North America in July 1911, killing 380 people over eleven days. Beginning on the 4th of July, in New York City alone, 146 people and 600 horses died.
The temperature in Boston reached a record high, which still stands today.
The first Monte Carlo Rally took place on the 21st of January, 1911. Twenty-three cars participated.
French driver Henri Rougier won the race amidst some controversy, as judging was not only based on driving skills, but also on the elegance and comfort of the car.
In this picture, Henri Rougier and his mechanic prepare for the race:
American racing car driver Bob Burman photographed on the 25th of May, 1911.
He would be killed in April, 1916, when his car rolled. The crash also killed three others and seriously injured five more.
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