Aussies Greet The Queen (1954)

Sydney, Australia. AV Sydney, pan down to ’Gothic’ steaming in. SV crowd on bank watching. LV & SV ’Gothic’ steaming towards Sydney Harbour. CU bows. GV & SV sailing towards small sailing craft. Aerial shot, ’Gothic’ escorted by small craft. LV ’Gothic’, Sydney bridge in background. SV ’Gothic’. CV small craft, Sydney bridge in background. SV Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh walk across deck. Bosun’s pipes start, Prince Philip and Queen walk down gangway. GV aerial shot, lane formed by small sailing craft. SV Royal launch leaving ’Gothic’ and approaching lane of small craft. SV pan, royal launch underway. GV Royal launch sailing along lane. SV pan, yachts. GV launch through lane. SV pan, royal launch. LV launch arriving at jetty. SV Queen and Duke step ashore, Queen greeted by Governor General Sir William Joseph Slim who greets Duke, Prime Minister Mr Robert Gordon Menzies steps forward greets Queen. Premier of New South Wales Sir John Northcott greets Queen, whilst Menzies shakes hands with Duke.
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