The royal visit of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to all Australian states in 1963. Shows a respresentative selection of the engagements undertaken by the Royal couple, and the behind the scenes activities of the Australian Post Office related to the visit. Also shows some good archival footage of the “south bank” area in Melbourne before the complex was developed. Narrated by T. Horton.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007794
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Description and travel
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Visits of state
History → Australia - History - 1945-1965
History → Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
History → Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-
People → Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
People → Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)