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Newspaper

Benalla Ensign

Location

Benalla, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jun 14, 1951

Page

10

Opening of the Commonwealth Parliament by the Duke of York

The Duke of York and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrive in Melbourne for the federation era ceremony. Naval guards line streets as a seven mile procession winds to the new Parliament Building, where the King’s Proclamation opens the assembled Parliament with prayer and a royal reading.

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Parliament Is Born Amid Royal Pageantry And Glowing Civic Cheers

The ceremony marks the birth of a new Commonwealth Parliament with the Duke of York delivering the king’s resak and the Governor General presiding. Crowds fill the halls as the Duke and duchy figureheads attend, chorus and orchestra performing as 12 000 attendees witness the historic opening.

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Funeral of Field Marshall Blamey draws vast crowd

Reported crowd exceeded half a million as the funeral proceeded with military honors. Officers and civilians attended while wreaths and a floral spray adorned the casket. The service honored Field-Marshal Blamey and the late general's esteemed service.

Field-Marshal Blamey

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