FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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Queen in Australia, The Out Takes Compile

A record of the visit to Australia by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh in 1954.
Year : 1954 | Total Duration : 68 Minutes | Producer : Stanley Hawes, Jack S Allan (Associate Producer)
Director : Colin Dean |
Cinematographer filming a welcome sign made of flowers hanging above the street. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip being presented with items by a Lord Mayor. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip standing on the back of a moving vehicle. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip standing on the back of a moving vehicle.
Officials waiting on dock including Governor General Sir William Slim and rear view Prime Minister Robert Menzies. CU large Union Jack flag adorns David Jones building in Elizabeth Street with tilt to crowd lining streets. Gun fires salute. High shot of Royal liner Gothic cruising into Sydney Harbour Heads. VS and aerials of harbour with Gothic and welcoming craft, cityscapes. (3 February 1954)
Access No. 41094 | 58 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Australian flag flying. Titles. Sydney street scenes, pedestrians, Union Jack flag on facade of David Jones store, people in park, decorated city, crowds gather, Union Jack flags, army marching through street, decorated streets, people on George Street waiting for Queen's arrival (3 February 1954).
Access No. 125945 | 1 min 36 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Royal liner Gothic in harbour, Sydney Harbour Bridge, decorated boats and pleasure craft, some aerials. Royal barge to wharf motoring between rows of boats. CU of crowd waving. (3 February 1954)
Access No. 125947 | 41 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on barge headed towards wharf. Guns salute and RAAF fly over. Queen and Prince alight from barge greeted by Governor General Sir William Slim and Prime Minister Robert Menzies. Large crowds on footpath.
Access No. 125948 | 46 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Pan rural Queensland. Sugar cane fields. Pan rural Victoria. Reservoir. Man digging in peach orchard. Forest in Western Australia. Two men chopping tree with axes. Tree falling. NSW Blue Mountains. Barge on river. South Australia vineyard. CU bunch of grapes. Ship building. Tasmania dam and scenic.
Access No. 125949 | 1 min 14 secs | 1950s | Qld, Australia, Vic, Australia, WA, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia, SA, Australia, Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Kangaroos amongst trees, bound away across scrub. Row of emus walking in scrub. Koala climbing up eucalyptus tree. Young men picking apples. Black cattle being herded by drovers. Sheep herded. WS of steel works with steam train.
Access No. 125950 | 1 min | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Naval Guard of Honour stand to attention. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, approach accompanied by Governor of NSW, Sir John Northcott. HAS large crowd. CU hand tuning in mantle radio. Lord Mayor of Sydney makes speech welcome Queen. Queen speaks in return intercut with shots of crowds. (3 February 1954)
Access No. 125951 | 1 min 54 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's procession through streets of Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart, Launceston, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne in open topped cars. Ticker tape, flag waving, crowds, children dressed in crowns. Royal Standard flag flying.
Access No. 125952 | 2 mins 32 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Adelaide, SA, Hobart, Launceston, Tas, Brisbane, Qld, Perth, WA, Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
HAS Canberra. Royal aeroplane Constellation taxies to halt, crowds gathered. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip walk down steps of plane. Guard of Honour salute. WS Parliament House, Canberra. Gardeners planting and digging. Glass house of flowers.
Access No. 125953 | 58 secs | 1950s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Crowds gathered, view across heads including many holding periscopes, umbrellas and flags. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip walking, crowds waving . Small girl presents bouquet of flowers to Queen and curtsies. Street procession and crowds in Canberra on Queen's drive to Parliament House.
Access No. 125954 | 50 secs | 1950s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip out of car, greeted by Prime Minister Robert Menzies and Pattie Menzies. Queen wearing Coronation dress. Up red carpeted steps of Parliament House. Gun salute. The Queen and Prince watch display on grass of children forming letters ÒOur QueenÓ. The Queen is seated in the Senate. Prime Minister Menzies stands to speak.
Access No. 125955 | 1 min 24 secs | 1950s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Queen and Prince Philip outside Parliament House in pouring rain standing under sheltered platform. They watch a march past of British Commonwealth defence troops. spectators watch perched high in tree.
Access No. 125956 | 1 min 26 secs | 1950s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Fireworks, VS illuminated buildings and decorations (ER, crowns etc) at night for Queen's visit. Taxi with Union Jack flag on aerial, female passenger gets out. Driver tunes in car radio. Man by camp site and horse and buggy in bush setting with portable radio. Men in suits gathered in club tuning radio. Night shot yacht, captain looking through binoculars. People on deck dancing. They stop to listen to Queen's speech.
Access No. 125957 | 1 min 43 secs | 1950s | © NFSA | Colour |
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrive at Legacy House. Crowds line footpath as open topped royal car drives past. The Queen with Lord Mayor walk towards out door stage. Blue Mountains in BG. Queen and Prince with Lord Mayor of Sydney are presented to line of judges. HA George Street Sydney with Royal motorcade and crowds on footpath. Streamers and balloons adorn buildings. Queen and Prince wave from car.
Access No. 125972 | 4 mins 4 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU of Queen Elizabeth. Queen arrives and greeted at Cathedral. Queen and Prince seated on platform. Queen presented with bouquet. CU Royal flag. CU Prince Philip saluting alongside Queen at Duntroon military college. VS of Queen in Royal car led by horsemen at Randwick racecourse. Crowds cheer. War veterans presented to the Queen.
Access No. 125973 | 4 mins 3 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |