| QUEEN'S TOUR CONTINUES Queen Elizabeth visits Hamilton and Rotorua. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5755 |
| Catalog #: | 77723 | |
| Clip Number: | 77723-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 54/5 | |
| Timecode: | 01:34:24 - 01:38:27 | |
| Location: | New Zealand | |
| Year Shot: | 1954 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: Maori ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ethnic / Cultural ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Ethnic / Cultural GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Geyser INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: State Visits, Royal Tour LOCATIONS/PACIFIC OCEAN: Oceania, New Zealand ROYALTY: British, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth II (Princess Elizabeth) | |
| Description: | QUEEN CONTINUES TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND. New Zealand GV. Parade of thoroughbred Livestock at Hamilton show ground & SV. SV. World champion Godfred Bowen shearing sheep. SV. Queen Elizabeth II looking on. SV. Bowen shearing. GV. Thermal Region at Rotorua (Wairakei ?) & LV. SV. Queen and Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by Chief Gende Rangi, Crossing Bridge they stop to watch boys drive for pennies. LV. Boys diving for pennies. SV. Duke looking down and pointing. Top view boys swimming about in water. GV. Royal party arriving to look at the Geysers. SV. Royal party looking at Geyser. SV. Geyser in action. CU. Mud Boiling. SV. Royal party proceeding on tour. GV. Column of steam from Thermal Pool. & SV. LV. Queen and party looking at thermal pool (nicknamed "Champagne Pool.") CU. Champagne Pool Bubbling. LV. Towards and Pan Queen and Duke driving to Arawa Park. GV. Ground. LV. Queen and Duke with Minister of Maori affairs awaiting the arrival of chief. SV. Chief approaches the Queen. SCU. Chieftain dancing before the Queen. SV. Queen and Duke walk forward to meet chief. SV. Chief walks forward and places a dart on the ground in front of the Queen and then retires (This is an ancient custom to discover whether she is a friend or an enemy). Angle shot Maori looking out from top of Tower. GV. Queen and party walking to dais as Maoris press forward. SV. Pan Queen passing Maoris SV. Queen mounting steps to Dais. SV. Bishop of Aotearoa walks to Queen with cloak of Hula Feathers. SV. Bishop drapes Queen with cloak. CU. Queen sits down wearing cloak. SV. Duke receives his cloak & CU. SCU. Four year old Esther Fawcett talking to Queen and sits on floor. SV. Queen talking to officials and smiling. GV. Combined Poi Dance. Side view Combined Poi dance. SV. Women dancers. & CU. LV. Queen on dais with child on floor watching. SCU Child watching. SV. Pan, Dancers etc. CU. Woman chanting. LV. Dancers. SV. Women dancers laying on back. SCU Queen watching. Maori dancing. SV. Queen leaving dais and walking amongst Maoris. | |


