Queen Mother in Australia

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1499A

Date Released

27 Feb 1958

Date submitted

25 Feb 1958

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Queen Mother in Australia. DESCRIPTION: Beginning her tour of Australian State capitals in Queensland, the Queen Mother drove through Brisbane, receiving a huge welcome. At the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds, she went to watch the Bushman’s Carnival and Rodeo. Another engagement at the same place was the reception of the Queen Mother by some six thousand school-children. SHOTLIST: MS Queen Mother’s car. CU crowd. Back shot car. CU crowd. Queen Mother walks to inspect mounted police. Closer same. GV stadium in pouring rain. MS Queen Mother arrives. GV Rodeo. CU man on horse. CU Queen Mother watching. MS timber chopping contest CU Queen Mother smiling. Slip pan to GV school-children. LS Queen Mother in Land Rover. Closer same. Crowd. CU Queen Mother waves. LS same. Close same. Crowd. CU Queen Mother.

Keywords

Royalty; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Weather; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals; Animals

Locations

Sydney; Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

72700

Credits:

Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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