Australasian Gazette – Arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York
Clip 1: The Duke and Duchess of York arrive in Sydney
1 min 4 sec
Taken from the newsreel Australasian Gazette – Arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York (1927)
Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G
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Please note: this clip is silent
Curator’s clip description
The HMS Renown, carrying the royal passengers, the Duke and Duchess of York, arrives through the Heads of Sydney Harbour. An aerial greeting is given by the Royal Australian Airforce.
Curator’s notes
The newsreel cameraman has used a combination of camera angles including some aerial shots of the Royal Airforce and a stunning shot of the HMS Renown as it enters with the sun behind it. As the newsreel is silent, intertitles have been used to describe what is visible on screen and to link the segments into a chronological sequence that tells us the story of the Duke and Duchess’s arrival.
Elizabeth Taggart-Speers, curator
