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Carnival of Flowers, Toowoomba (1953)

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clip The floral queen education content clip 1

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Clip description

A voice-over introduces the crowning of the floral queen which takes place in front of a large crowd. Young girls from the Toowoomba Youth Centre, dressed in pastel dresses, help the queen on stage and carry her trail of flowers. After the crowning, girls holding baskets of flowers partake in ‘floral dances’ prior to the departure of the floral queen.