The Visit to Victoria of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh

Description: A unique record of an outstanding historical event, the arrival at Essendon Airport on 24 February 1954, of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh and their subsequent tour of the State of Victoria. Photographed by a large team of professional cameramen, in privileged positions, the film contains such exclusive scenes as the opening of State Parliament and the Royal Command Performance at the Princess Theatre, visits to Hamilton, Benalla, Sale, Traralgon, Yallourn and Mildura; races at Flemington; Flinders Naval Depot; and The University of Melbourne. The film captures all the excitement of the great occasion and shows many interesting sidelights of the Royal progress throughout the State.