The Queen In Australia

On this day 60 years ago, 3rd of February 1954, Queen Elizabeth II set foot on the shores of Sydney Harbour and so commenced her first tour of Australia. Made by The National Film Board and directed by Colin Dean this film is the official record of that trip. The Queen in Australia is a landmark in Australian history. It not only records the first visit by a reigning monarch to Australia, it was also the first colour, feature-length film made in this country. This historic program provides nationwide coverage of the 1954 Royal Tour by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh - a two-month journey that took in every facet of Australian life: garden parties at Government House, dancers at the Tivoli, racing at Randwick, tennis at Kooyong with Rosewall and Hoad, cricket with the Don, even a meeting with Papua New Guinean tribal chiefs. The young royals visited every state in the nation, and this film captures it all. The result is a remarkable and revealing insight into our nation in the 1950s.

See a production still from this film here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nfsa/8700283227/in/set-72157633267709143

Read more about the film on NFSA here: http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/the-queen-in-australia/notes/

Видео The Queen In Australia канала NFSA Films