Royal Tour of Australia

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2135

Date Released

4 May 1970

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour. DESCRIPTION: Australia’s Captain Cook bicentenary celebrations coincide with the last stages of the Royal Tour. Sailing ships in Sydney Harbour for the festivities; the Queen unveils a scale model of Captain Cook’s ship - The Endeavour - and Princess Anne visits the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme. SHOTLIST: GV 4 shots Argentinian Navy training ship, TV Queen unveils replica of Captain Cook’s Endeavour. 3 SVs Queen looking at model in glass cabinet, group - Queen, Philip & others, pan from group to replica. GV road to snowy mountains, SV pan Princess Anne arrives to tour Hydro Electric project. GV truck rails on slope, SV pan from truck rails to Princess Anne with official on bridge. SCU Anne & official, SV pan ditto - walk from door and along, SV 2 shots ditto, walk towards & past, SCU Anne with different official. GV quarry, SV Anne & official looking. GV lake.

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Environment; Celebrations and festivals; Industry and manufacture; Mining; Ceremonies; Navy; Military

Locations

Sydney; Canberra; Snowy Mountains

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

95880

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

125

Story extras:

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