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Titles tagged with ‘Queen Elizabeth II’

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Australia Post – Royal Tour sponsored film – 1954

As this program amply illustrates, an excited Australian public turned out in droves to see the Queen in 1954. For the PMG, her visit represented a coming of age.

The Fourth Wish television program – 1974

An obstinate single father struggles to grant his terminally ill son three wishes.

Jubilee and Beyond documentary – 1977

Eighteen thousand schoolchildren greet Her Majesty the Queen in 1977, giving a sense of the relationship between Australia and the UK at this time.

Menzies RG: Our Coronation Tour home movie – 1953

This home movie filmed by Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, captures the official ceremonies for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Menzies RG: Our Royal Visitors home movie – 1954

Sir Robert Menzies recorded the royal visit of 1954 and the pomp, ceremony and excitement that surrounded it.

The Queen in Australia documentary – 1954

The first colour feature made in Australia, documenting the first visit of a reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1954.