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Film: Queen's arrival in Waipawa, 1954

Film clip: arrival in Waipawa

Still shots and description

Royal car drives by crowdsQueen wavesEcstatic children

The royal train pulls up at the station and the waiting crowds cheer wildly. The Queen is greeted by local dignitaries.

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    Royal Visit of 1953-54

Keywords

queen elizabeth
waipawa
Credit

This silent colour film was made using an 8-mm camera by amateur cameraman Mr Edwin Nitschke. We are most grateful to Mr Nitschke’s family for making this film available to us.

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'Film: Queen's arrival in Waipawa, 1954', URL: /media/video/queens-arrival-in-waipawa, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Oct-2013

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