Royal Visit Tasmania (1970)

Newsreel coverage of the 1970 Royal Tour of Tasmania, with commentary. Includes footage of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, Prince Charles and Princess Anne as well as many Tasmanian public figures. Features a knighting and award ceremony in Hobart, apple farming in the Huon Valley, the opening of the newly built North-East wing at the Royal Hobart Hospital, the Royal yacht 'Brittania,' and a derby at the Mowbray Racecourse.
Produced by Tasfilm.
Also view images relating to Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Visits to Tasmania in the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office's Flickr photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/tasmania...
Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office: Film -- Royal Visit 1970 -- (sound and colour) 21 minutes 38 seconds, 1970 (Reference: AB869/1/2324)

[@rodneymcgiveron]

I am watching this 52 years later and two days after HM passed away ..We travelled from a little country town (St.Marys) about 130 km from Launceston on a steam train that day and we were in the crowd at Town Hall . I was ten years old then.. I will never forget that day..God Bless Elizabeth ll

[@davidlogan4329]

Brilliant coverage of a memorable royal tour to Tasmania by Her late Majesty and her family.

[@craigweston4873]

I was in Elizabeth Street that Day with my Mum. Princess Anne stop and talked to my Mum, and said something to me 😆

[@GoodnessoGracious]

During the state reception at the Hobart Town Hall the Lady Mayoress tripped on her ball dress as she was presented to Her Majesty and fell flat on her face at the Queen's feet. The ABC quickly swerved the cameras away from this disaster but the poor Queen had a very difficult time keeping a straight face and the rest of the official party almost suffocated from the effort of trying not to laugh.

[@MrBrindleStyle]

Gosh!!

[@not-pc6937]

I was at the Batman bridge when she opened it !! Unbeknown to me my future wife was on the other side of the road !!!!

[@ProMonarchyGenius]

God Save The Queen

[@SmallWonda]

Obviously wasn't here then, so fascinating to see, shame they never got up here to the North I bet Charles & Phillip would have been fascinated by the agriculture - although I don't suppose the ports were as pretty as they are now, in 2020...