Duke Opens Graving Dock (1945)

Full title reads: “DUKE OPENS GRAVING DOCK“. Sydney, Australia. Duke and Duchess of Gloucester on bridge of an Australian warship entering the Captain Cook Dock in Sydney. The bows of the warship cut the tape to open the dock. Top long shot of the in the graving dock. Duke and Duchess of Gloucester disembarking and being greeted by Senator Collins, Minister of the Interior for Australia, large crowd watching the ceremony. Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, speaking and declaring the graving dock open (natural sound). Duchess speaking and naming the dock Captain Cook Dock (natural sound). Crowd applauding. (Mute & Track Negs.) FILM ID:1151.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from