''Royal Visit To Open The First Commonwealth Parliament'' was a 1901 Australian documentary film made by the

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of the Salvation Army in Australia. The first Commonwealth Parliament was opened by the Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V) in Melbourne on 9 May, 1901. The film included the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York at St Kilda pier on May 6 and external views around the opening of Federal Parliament on May 9. Other activities were shot during their visit, such as the Duke laying the Boer War Memorial Foundation Stone in Ballarat. Minimal footage still survives today.

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* 1900s Australian films Australian documentary films 1901 films 1900s documentary films Black-and-white documentary films 1901 in Australia Australian silent short films Limelight Department films {{Australia-documentary-film-stub