The Opening Of Canberra, Australia's Capital City

Title:
The Opening Of Canberra, Australia's Capital City
NFSA ID
43907
Year
1927
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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.