WORD the recently crowned Queen Elizabeth II was visiting Bulli quickly spread around the coalmining communities of northern Illawarra in 1954. The coronation of a young and beautiful queen just the year before captured the imagination of the Australian public and thousands would gather for a glimpse of the new reigning monarch during her visit. A surprise decision was made for the Queen to make the return journey to Sydney by Royal Train, causing a flurry of activity and panic from Bulli Railway Station staff. Eighty four-year-old Ken Henson had clear memories of when the Queen unexpectedly dropped into Bulli on February 12 1954 when interviewed for this story in 2004. He was working as relief station master at Bulli, filling in for his station master dad, Jack.
The Queen at Slacky Flat, Bulli 1954
By MICK ROBERTS ©
Ken Henson on Bulli Railway Station in 2004, with a couple of old sanitary pans that were disguised as pot plants during the Queens visit 50 years prior.
WORD the recently crowned Queen Elizabeth II was visiting Bulli quickly spread around the coalmining communities of northern Illawarra in 1954.
The coronation of a young and beautiful queen just the year before captured the imagination of the Australian public and thousands would gather for a glimpse of the new reigning monarch during her visit.
A surprise decision was made for the Queen to make the return journey to Sydney by Royal Train, causing a flurry of activity and panic from Bulli Railway Station staff.
Eighty four-year-old Ken Henson had clear memories of when the Queen unexpectedly dropped into Bulli on February 12 1954 when interviewed for this story in 2004…
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