Occasion of the Inauguration of the City of Canberra
1930
Occasion of the Inauguration of the City of Canberra
1930
- NFSA IDFP5QFP46
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormSpoken word
- Year1930
Following the laying of the foundation stone in 1913, about 400 guests attended a banquet in a marquee that had been erected on Kurrajong Hill, now Capital Hill. Speeches were made by Prime Minister Fisher and Minister O’Malley. This recording of the Governor-General Lord Denman’s speech delivered at the banquet was possibly first recorded in the 1930s by a radio engineer in Melbourne, who also invited O’Malley and Lady Denman to recreate their speeches from the naming ceremony.
Following the laying of the foundation stone in 1913, about 400 guests attended a banquet in a marquee that had been erected on Kurrajong Hill, now Capital Hill. Speeches were made by Prime Minister Fisher and Minister O’Malley. This recording of the Governor-General Lord Denman’s speech delivered at the banquet was possibly first recorded in the 1930s by a radio engineer in Melbourne, who also invited O’Malley and Lady Denman to recreate their speeches from the naming ceremony.
- NFSA IDFP5QFP46
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormSpoken word
- Year1930
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