The Opening Of Canberra, Australia's Capital City
1927
The Opening Of Canberra, Australia's Capital City
1927
- NFSA ID4GA2TH8N
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormDocumentary
- GenresHistorical
- Year1927
Federal Parliament House in Canberra was opened with much ceremony on 9 May 1927 by the Duke of York, later King George VI. Included in the proceedings was the singing of the national anthem, 'God Save the King’, by Dame Nellie Melba. This official film of the event was originally silent but the NFSA commissioned a musical accompaniment, devised and performed by Elaine Loebenstein.
Federal Parliament House in Canberra was opened with much ceremony on 9 May 1927 by the Duke of York, later King George VI. Included in the proceedings was the singing of the national anthem, 'God Save the King’, by Dame Nellie Melba. This official film of the event was originally silent but the NFSA commissioned a musical accompaniment, devised and performed by Elaine Loebenstein.
- NFSA ID4GA2TH8N
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormDocumentary
- GenresHistorical
- Year1927
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