Sydney. A Wonderful Welcome!

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
819-1
Date Released
5 May 1927
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Mississippi Floods
  2. 2The ‘Royals’
  3. 3Sydney. A Wonderful Welcome!
  4. 4Terriers’ Big Noise
  5. 5Baseball Beauties from ‘Broadway’
  6. *York’s Scroll of Fame

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "The Duke and Duchess of York greeted on their arrival in Australia by the Governor-General, Lord Stonehaven, and the Prime Minister." Ships in Sydney harbour decked with flags as Duke and Duchess come alongside in a small boat and are greeted as they step onto the quayside. They drive away in an open car followed by an escort on horseback.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Vehicles
Length of story (in feet)
97

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
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Address
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London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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