Royal Visit To Open The First Commonwealth Parliament
Royal Visit To Open The First Commonwealth Parliament was a 1901 Australian documentary film made by the Limelight Department of the Salvation Army in Australia. The film included the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York at St Kilda pier on May 6 and external views around the opening of Federal Parliament on May 9. Other activities were shot during their visit, such as the Duke laying the Boer War Memorial Foundation Stone in Ballarat. Minimal footage still survives today. Royal Visit To Open The First Commonwealth Parliament Royal