Royal Visit to Open the First Commonwealth Parliament

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Royal Visit to Open the First Commonwealth Parliament
Based onDocumentary
CinematographyJoseph Perry
Production
company
Release date
  • May 1901 (1901-05)
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent

Royal Visit to Open the First Commonwealth Parliament was a 1901 Australian documentary film made by the Limelight Department of the Salvation Army in Australia.[1]

The first Commonwealth Parliament was opened by the Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V) in Melbourne on 9 May 1901.[2]

The film included the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York at St Kilda pier on 6 May and external views around the opening of Federal Parliament on the 9th.[1] Other activities were shot during their visit, such as the Duke laying the Boer War Memorial Foundation Stone in Ballarat.[1]

Minimal footage still survives today.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Royal Visit To Open The First Commonwealth Parliament". Wayback Machine: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "The First Commonwealth Parliament 1901". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

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