CORONATION OAKS
Planting Ceremony at Windsor LONDON, June 20. An unprecedented ceremoiiy at vshidi all parts of the Empire wero repres'ented was tho planting of a Coronation oak grove of sixty trees in Windsor Great Park opposito tho Eoyal Lodge, their Majesties' eountry home. Each tree was planted in a position corre1 sponding to the geographicol portion of the Empire represexxted In its relation to Britaiu. Their Majesties and Ihe little Prinuesses slxuok kands xvith the Empire representativea after which the »vixxg shovelled eartk rouud tho first tree. Thea 8ir Samuel Hoare planted tlis United .Kingdom tree, Mr. Snvage the New Zealand tree, and Mr. Bnxee the Australian tree. Their Majesties later entertained the Empire represenfUTives . at tea.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 132, 21 June 1937, Page 7
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