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Opening of Australia’s first federal Parliament in Melbourne
Duke of Cornwall and York opens the first federal parliament in Melbourne at noon before a packed 12,000 seat hall. Royal procession, telegraph signal, and choir mark the ceremony with prayers, oaths, and Britain’s anthem as guards, ministers, and dignitaries attend.
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