News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

39/47

Date Released

12 Jun 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Trooping the Colour
• 2. King and Queen Tour Western Canada
• 3. Salvaging the "Squalus"
• 4. Indianapolis Car Crash
• 5. Sydney University
• 6. New South Wales Golf Championship

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

Greeted by the Canadian Indians at Calgary, then off to the Rockie Mountains where they spend a quiet weekend accompanied by Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Then on to Vancouver, and British Columbia where the King presents Colours to the Royal Canadian Navy, the first time this has been performed outside Britain by a reigning monarch.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Ceremonies; Military

Length of story (in feet)

342

Story extras:

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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