National Archives of Australia
Queen Victoria Terrace
Parkes ACT 2600
Sportsman, soldier, prime minister, international statesman and visionary – Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883–1967) promoted his country’s interests on the international stage for over half a century.
A decorated war hero, Bruce served as Australia’s eighth Prime Minister from 1923 to 1929. Bruce and his beloved wife Ethel were the first prime ministerial couple to live at The Lodge. From 1933 to 1945 Bruce was High Commissioner in London, in 1947 he became a British peer, and in 1951 the first chancellor of the Australian National University.
Drawing on the extensive collection of the Archives, Stanley Melbourne Bruce provides a window into the life of the man Robert Menzies referred to as ‘probably the outstanding Australian of our time’.
A series of photographs depicting the installation of the Stanley Melbourne Bruce exhibition can be viewed on our Flickr site.
The exhibition catalogue may be purchased via our e-shop.
The National Archives’ Imaging Services team have taken multiple digital images of each object, which were then brought together to make one complete digital file. This digital file lets you explore the object from all sides. You can explore the following objects in 3D if you have QuickTime installed on your computer. Simply click and drag on the image you want to view.
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