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Film: the royal couple at Pātea, 1954

Film clip: The royal couple at Pātea

Still shots and description

Royal car Queen on platform Queen talking to crowd from platform

The royal couple and Prime Minister Sidney Holland walking among the people of Pātea, 8 January 1954.

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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: the royal couple at Pātea, 1954', URL: /media/video/the-royal-couple-at-patea, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 9-Feb-2015

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