Australia Remembers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1394
Date Released
20 Feb 1956
Date submitted
15 Feb 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ice Bound Continent
  2. 2Ice Bound Continent
  3. 3Ice Bound Continent
  4. 4Ice Bound Continent
  5. 5Weather Balloon Protest
  6. 6Screen Sharpshooters
  7. 7Australia Remembers
  8. 8The Royal Nigerian Tour
  9. 9The Royal Nigerian Tour

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen’s Visit Commemorated. DESCRIPTION: At a special ceremony in Sydney, Governor General, Sir William Slim welcomed Prime Minister, Menzies. The Governor General was to unveil a table commemorating the start of the Australian Tour, it records the occasion in February 1954 when Her Majesty stepped ashore at Farm Cove. SHOTLIST: Various scenes of the Governor General in Sydney, Sir William Slim welcoming Prime Minister Robert Menzies. The Governor General unveiled a table commemoration recording the occasion in February 1954 when Her Majesty was the first British Sovereign to set foot on Australian soil. Library Material of the Queen’s 1954 visit. LS Sydney Bridge, pan shot down to plaque showing where the Queen stepped ashore.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ceremonies
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
66022
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
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