Royal Visit To Open The First Commonwealth Parliament

Royal Visit To Open The First Commonwealth Parliament
Royal Visit To Open The First Commonwealth Parliament
Based on	Documentary
Cinematography	Joseph Perry
Production; company	Limelight Department
Release date	May 1901;
Country	Australia
Language	Silent

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 film included the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York at St Kilda pier on May 6 and external views around the opening of Federal Parliament on May 9.^[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[]

^ ^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.

External links[]

"Opening of the Australian Parliament by the Duke of Cornwall" at IMDb

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[ABC-1] "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.

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