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Australasian Gazette: The Duke and Duchess of York are welcomed at Farm Cove, Sydney
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Australasian Gazette: The Duke and Duchess of York are welcomed at Farm Cove, Sydney
NFSA ID
1108
Year
1927
Courtesy
Australasian Films
The royal barge from the HMS Renown motors into Farm Cove, Sydney. The official welcoming party for the Duke and Duchess of York includes Governor-General Lord Stonehaven, NSW Governor Sir Dudley de Chair, Prime Minister Stanley Bruce, NSW Premier Jack Lang and Sydney Lord Mayor John Mostyn.
This black-and-white Australasian Gazette newsreel clip from 1927 is the last part of a newsreel special based on the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York to Sydney on 26 March 1927.
It begins with the Duke and Duchess of York arriving at Farm Cove, Sydney on the royal barge. The official party salute their Royal Highnesses as they disembark from the barge. A decorative platform was made especially for the occasion and hundreds of thousands of Sydneysiders watched on with great excitement.
The Lord Mayor of Sydney, JH Mostyn, then extends a welcome on behalf of the citizens of Sydney.
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