Opening Australia House - Part 1 (1918)

Opening Australia House - part 1. London. Ceremony for opening of Australia House in London; ca 1918(?). Opens with shot of wide street; coaches lined up beside big grand building. Then a little procession of priests; etc. walking under awning. Australian troops lined up in street; while a couple of the soldiers walk along. CU some soldiers talking. Then Shot of part of the building; with statues attached and a balcony on which several people stand; too small to see well. Anzac salutes in street; then King George V & some officers approach. Looking down rows of Anzacs in street with rifles & bayonets pointed up. Front diag. same. CU King & Queen Mary; with priests. Long half-circle pan past military band; Anzac troops in street. Then; King & others review troops. King stops to talk to soldiers. Rifle drill. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.