Prince Charles Inaugurates Telescope

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2369

Date Released

28 Oct 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Strike Bound City
2. 2Uk5 Satellite Launch
3. 3Prince Charles Inaugurates Telescope
4. 4Duke of Edinburgh Receives Pandas
5. 5Sports Contest

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prince Charles Inaugurates Telescope. DESCRIPTION: At Siding Spring Observatory, near Coonabarabran, HRH Prince Charles inaugurates the new Anglo-Australian telescope. SHOTLIST: GV telescope on hill (exterior). SV Prince Charles greeted by Australian PM & officials. SV Gough Whitlam with Prince Charles, angle shot telescope. SCU Prince Charles speaks. TV applauding audience. CU veiled plaque unveiled at 60’ angle shot telescope pan down to LV Charles & officials look at telescope. SV Charles looking, SV telescope. SC Charles looking & pointing up. SV telescope. SV Charles shown controls. CU Prince Charles. CU Gough Whitlam. SCU Prince leaves control room. GV ditto looks at telescope, angle shot telescope. GV exterior telescope and dome. MUTE COLOUR VERSION - TAPE 314 IN: 02:04:29:00 OUT: 02:06:42:00

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Science and technology; Ceremonies; Space

Locations

Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

74/248

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

153

Story extras:

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