Queen Mother in Australia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1499A
Date Released
27 Feb 1958
Date submitted
25 Feb 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Queen Mother in Australia. DESCRIPTION: Beginning her tour of Australian State capitals in Queensland, the Queen Mother drove through Brisbane, receiving a huge welcome. At the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds, she went to watch the Bushman’s Carnival and Rodeo. Another engagement at the same place was the reception of the Queen Mother by some six thousand school-children. SHOTLIST: MS Queen Mother’s car. CU crowd. Back shot car. CU crowd. Queen Mother walks to inspect mounted police. Closer same. GV stadium in pouring rain. MS Queen Mother arrives. GV Rodeo. CU man on horse. CU Queen Mother watching. MS timber chopping contest CU Queen Mother smiling. Slip pan to GV school-children. LS Queen Mother in Land Rover. Closer same. Crowd. CU Queen Mother waves. LS same. Close same. Crowd. CU Queen Mother.
Keywords
Royalty; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Weather; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals; Animals
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
72700
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Queen Mother in Australia', British Movietone News Issue No. 1499A, 27 Feb 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22246 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)