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Film: the royal couple at Patea, 1954

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Film clip: The royal couple at Patea

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Royal car Queen on platform Queen talking to crowd from platform

The Royal couple and Prime Minister Sidney Holland walking among the people of Patea.

This silent colour film was made using an 8mm camera by amateur cameraman Mr Edwin Nitschke. We are most grateful to Mr Nitschke's family for making this available to us.

How to cite this page: 'Film: the royal couple at Patea, 1954', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/video/the-royal-couple-at-patea, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 31-May-2007

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