| OPENING AUSTRALIA HOUSE - Part 2 Ceremony to open Australia House. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5132 | |
| Catalog #: | 366356 | |
| Clip Number: | 366356-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 100 K | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:17 - 01:25:29 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1918 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: State LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MILITARY: Army, Australian ROYALTY: British, George V (Duke of York) ROYALTY: British, Queen Mary WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY: Misc. | |
| Description: | See also catalog # 512076 Ceremony for opening of Australia House in London; ca 1918(?). Opens with shot of wide street; coaches lined up beside big grand building. Then a little procession of priests; etc. walking under awning. Australian troops lined up in street; while a couple of the soldiers walk along; collecting blankets - well; that's what it looks like. CU some soldiers talking. Then Shot of part of the building; with statues attached and a balcony on which several people stand; too small to see well. Anzac salutes in street; then King George V & some officers approach. Looking down rows of Anzacs in street with rifles & bayonets pointed up. Front diag. same. CU King & Queen Mary; with priests. Long half-circle pan past military band; Anzac troops in street. Then; King & others review troops. King stops to talk to soldiers. Rifle drill. DS street;lined with many people carrying umbrellas. First shots of street with people and a few vehicles moving about; then cleared for procession. | |
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