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Naming of the Federal Capital of Australia: The Ceremony (1913)

Director Raymond Longford, best known for his silent feature film The Sentimental Bloke (1919), documents the naming of Australia’s capital city, Canberra, in 1913.

Length: 19 mins

Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (Academy full frame)
Original classification rating: not rated

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National Film and Sound Archive

NFSA title number: 9382

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