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Robert Menzies filming at the Agra Fort during a visit to India in 1950

Robert Menzies filming at the Agra Fort during a visit to India in 1950

Robert Menzies first visited India in December 1950 en route to London for the British Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference. While there, he met with the Governor-General Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. He also visited the Taj Mahal and made a broadcast over All India Radio in which he said, 'We must learn to think together and to act together. India, Pakistan, Great Britain, Australia, and all the nations of the Commonwealth must fit themselves for friendship based on common interests and mutual understanding.'

Sources

'Australian Prime Minister in Delhi: First visit to Indian capital,' Times of India, 27 December 1950, 7.

'Menzies's call to empire,' Sydney Morning Herald, 29 December 1950, 3.

'Menzies in New Delhi: Talks with Nehru,' Sydney Morning Herald, 27 December 1950, 3.

'Mr Menzies to be in India for Christmas,' Canberra Times, 9 December 1950, 4.

'Nehru gives state banquet for Menzies,' Sydney Morning Herald, 28 December 1950, 3.

Images

Title: Chakravarti Rajagopalachari shaking hands with Robert Menzies in India.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Group near the Agra Fort.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Group near the Agra Fort.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Group putting on protective footwear at the Taj Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Guests at a state dinner at Government House in India.
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Date: 26 December 1950
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Title: Heather Menzies, Rajendra Prasad, Pattie Menzies, Robert Menzies and Jawaharlal Nehru in India.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and another man at the Taj Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in India.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and Jawaharlal Nehru in India.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and Jawaharlal Nehru in India.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others at the Indian Prime Minister's house.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others at the Indian Prime Minister's house.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others at the Taj Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others at the tomb of Gandhi.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others in front of an aeroplane in India.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others in front of the Agra Fort.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others in front of the Taj Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others in India.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others in the grounds of the Indian Prime Minister's house.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others inside the Agra Fort.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others inside the Taj Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others leaving a room at the Agra Fort.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies and others on departure from India.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies at Itmad Ud Daulah's tomb.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies at the Agra Fort.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies at the Agra Fort.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies at the Taj Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies at the Taj Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies at the Taj Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies broadcasting in India.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies entering the Taj Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies in front of the cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies inside the Taj Mahal.
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Date: December 1950
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Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies inspecting troops in India.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies on arrival in New Delhi.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: Robert Menzies speaking to an Indian drummer.
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Date: December 1950
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Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies speaking to Kamala Nehru in India.
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Date: 26 December 1950
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Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies speaking to the press in New Delhi.
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Date: December 1950
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Title: An unidentified man shaking hands with Jawaharlal Nehru.
Type: Image
Date: December 1950
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Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Menzies on Tour is the product of research by Caitlin Stone and Jim Berryman.

The project uses the Online Heritage Resource Manager, a tool developed by the eScholarship Research Centre, part of the University of Melbourne Library.

Published by the eScholarship Research Centre
The University of Melbourne, 2014
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